Archive for the 'climate crisis' Category
Oil and the Moon (and Now Al Gore)
Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under Gore, climate crisis
Yesterday Al Gore laid out an ambitious agenda to make the United States electric grid carbon free within 10 years. It is a bold and audacious plan and one that will require the full energy and effort of America if it is to be achieved. In outlining his plan, Gore called for the use […]
Read More..>>Oil and the Moon
Posted on June 21, 2008 - Filed Under Elections, climate crisis
As the price of gas inches closer to $4.50 a gallon, its no wonder it has become a central issue in the Presidential election. The issue is how to best bring down the price. John McCain and Barack Obama have very different ideas on which is the best policy to pursue. […]
Read More..>>Earth Hour Arrives as Cities Go Dark
Posted on March 29, 2008 - Filed Under climate crisis
Earth hour, a program in its second year that asks cities to turn off their lights to make a statement about climate change, is currently underway around the world. Hopefully, this initiative will help to raise awareness on climate change, since clearly scientific fact doesn’t seem to be working. Too many governments and […]
Read More..>>UN Warns: Say Goodbye to Glaciers
Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under climate crisis
The UN announced today that in 2006 glaciers around the world shrank at a record rate and could all disappear within decades. This data provides fresh evidence that the climate crises is increasing. In 2006 alone, the average glacier shrank by 4.9 feet, while one in Norway dropped by 10.2 feet.
From 1980 through […]
Floods Declared National Disaster in Zambia; Media Largely Ignores Crisis
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Zambia, citizen journalism, climate crisis
The effects of global warming are felt differently in various parts of the world. In Zambia, sudden massive unseasonable flooding has created a disaster. Although a large number of families have been displaced and have lost their homes and possessions the story remains off the front pages and home pages of most major media […]
Read More..>>‘If you’re not willing to lead please get out of the way’
Posted on December 15, 2007 - Filed Under climate crisis
When was the last time Papua New Guinea helped to shape US policy? Probably a while ago. But it happened today in Bali. Members of the conference are speaking out about the powerful statement that came from the Papua New Guinea representative, and its impact on the conference and the climate debate.
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Read More..>>U.S. agrees to Bali compromise
Posted on December 15, 2007 - Filed Under climate crisis
I suppose its better than nothing.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the pact “a good beginning.” “This is just a beginning and not an ending,” Ban said. “We’ll have to engage in many complex, difficult and long negotiations.”
Yeah, no kidding. Especially when the US is against caps on greenhouse gas emissions. Maybe it will be best […]
Burning the Midnight Oil in Bali
Posted on December 14, 2007 - Filed Under climate crisis
Just yesterday it looked hopeless for an agreement to be reached at the UN sponsored conference on climate change in Bali. But there are reports emerging now from the conference that an accord, acceptable to the US, might be within reach. This is a major turn of events. Let’s hope […]
Read More..>>Congressman to Address Virtual Bali Conference
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under climate crisis, technology
Since he couldn’t make it in person to Bali, US Congressman Edward Markey is trying something new. He is going to address the conference not in “RL” but in “SL” - meaning not in real life, but in Second Life. The online 3-D virtual community will be the digital platform for Markey to deliver his […]
Read More..>>US Victory at Bali Conference
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under climate crisis
Victory is something normally to be celebrated. But not in this case. Today, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon conceded that the US was able to block a proposal that called on industrialized nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent to 40 percent by the year 2020.
Here is take from China’s news agency on […]