Archive for October 5th, 2009
HOLD ON TIGHT
There is a native American Indian saying,
‘We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children’.
What is it that we borrow from them?
Their future is in our hands. Their safe future is in our hands.
From the time as parents that we bring them into the world our promise is made. Our [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, Green Living.
Tags: Children, parents, Safe Future
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Divisions in U.S. Over Emissions
NEW YORK — If anyone in the global community was still straining to see where the fault lines lay in the American debate over climate change, last week will have provided some clarity.
The very public departure of several large businesses from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which describes itself as “the world’s largest business federation [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: Climate Change, climate negotiations, global warming, greenhouse emissions, International negotiations, Obama administration, stop climate change
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Only 10 days left for climate deal, UN’s Ban says
Reuters, 3 October 2009 – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday negotiators had just 10 days left to secure a global climate deal and governments must not be hindered by domestic troubles.
The United Nations hopes to bring 190 governments together in early December in Copenhagen to finalise a deal on greenhouse gas emissions to [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations.
Tags: Climate Change, climate change emissions reductions, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, emissions reductions, global warming, greenhouse emissions, International negotiations, Obama administration
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Is 350 the new 450?
ClimateWire, 28 September 2009 – When it comes to fighting climate change, pick a number — any number.
Nearly 200 countries have signed a U.N. treaty pledging to avoid “dangerous” climate change. But lately, it seems, “dangerous” is lost in translation. Fifteen years since that agreement took effect, scientists and governments are still grappling with what [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, General, Negotiations, Tipping Points.
Tags: 350ppm, catastrophic climate change, climate negotiations, CO2 Emissions, CO2 levels, Copenhagen, global warming, International negotiations, Obama administration, science, stop climate change
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Could Carbon Capture & Storage save us, or has Elvis already left the building?
Ask yourself could it, or has Elvis left the building?
Excerpt from ZERO Greenhouse Emissions – The Day the Lights Went Out – Our Future World Chapter 4 – The Day Before
The coal industry and the political parties supporting them would have us believe they can continue with the fossilized carbon release and offer up for [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Technologies, Tipping Points.
Tags: Carbon Capture & Storage, CCS, Clean Coal Technology, CO2 Emissions, Coal Fired Power Stations, Coal mining, Energy generation, methane, Stop Coal
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Interview with an Activist – Heidi Taylor
Brief Bio;
Heidi Taylor was born in Australia. She is the Co-Founder of Tangaroa Blue Ocean Care Society with her husband Richard. She has been a PADI Dive Instructor for the last 10 years, teaching people about the ocean and ways we can protect it.
The Interview:
Bob – Heidi how did you become an activist?
Heidi -. I [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Green Living, Interviews with Activists, Nature.
Tags: activism, activist, activists, awards, conservation groups, eco-hero, Marine ecosystems, marine life, Waste cleanup
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The Climate of Discussion Must Change
Read this excellent article HERE
We, the people of the world, are even more powerful than this negotiating process. No one denies that achieving a global climate deal is a hard task, but to get there we must be at the forefront of demonstrating to our leaders that a safe future is the only future we [...]
Posted: October 5th, 2009 under Climate Change, Foundation News, General, Negotiations.
Tags: activism, activist, activists, Climate Change, climate negotiations, Copenhagen, global warming, green future, International negotiations
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