David Brooks: Shift in independents' opinions is rocking the Democrats' boat Nov 7, 2009
Americans have moved to the right on abortion, immigration and global warming. Over the past seven months, the number of people who say government is doing too many things better left to business has jumped from 40 percent to 48 percent, according to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
City set to defund bottled water use Nov 7, 2009
5 million tons of carbon dioxide, a major global warming gas. The resolution also mentioned that local businesses sell reusable water bottles that can help to reduce water use and are more environmentally friendly. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
U.N. Climate Talks Hinge on Rich Nations Nov 7, 2009
U.S. Among Industrial Countries Saying Global Warming Pact Can be Reached ... Negotiators from industrial nations including the United States on Friday said 11th-hour promises are possible and a global warming pact can be reached ... The deal may take the form of consensus decisions, including an overarching statement of long-term objectives, along with a series of supplemental decisions on technology transfers, rewards for halting deforestation, and building infrastructure in poor countries to... (CBS News)
Gone with the wind: rare flora and fauna force change of plan Nov 7, 2009
The trees clustering around the spinifex, nominated a year ago as endangered, are at the edge of their viability in this drought-stricken country and further global warming could wipe them out, Dr Benson said. If temperatures go up substantially, plants can't just pick up their legs and run,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Letters to the Editor Nov 7, 2009
The California Energy Commission's proposed efficiency standards for plasma and high- definition TVs will save California families $1 billion per year while also preventing more than 3 billion tons of global warming pollution. Energy efficiency is a no-brainer solution to rising energy costs and the threat of global climate change. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 7, 2009
But Congress is now in Democratic hands, and President Bush is cool to some Schwarzenegger initiatives, including his pushes on global warming and universal health coverage ... The governor also described his appeal to Democratic voters, even though he says he remains a loyal Republican "We are out there in a unique way, leading in health care reform and fighting global warming," he said. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Polarized News? The Media's Moderate Bias Nov 7, 2009
And you see moderate bias i.e., a preference for centrism whenever a news outlet assumes that the truth must be "somewhere in the middle." You see it whenever an organization decides that "balance" requires equal weight for an opposing position, however specious: "Some, however, believe global warming is a myth." (Moderate bias would also require me to find a countervailing liberal position and pretend that it is equivalent to global-warming denial. Sorry. (Time.com)
Al Gore sued for Global Warming fraud ? Nov 7, 2009
Forum : Al Gore sued for Global Warming fraud ... Cajunator wrote on Nov 6, 2009 11:52 AM:" Just curious... Can anyone tell me a few of the fundamentals on which the theory of man made global warming is based? And please be very specific. " ... Cajunator wrote on Nov 6, 2009 11:46 AM:" L.L.: Please be much more specific regarding your opinion of global warming. ". (New Iberia, LA)
Moons friends say no to future lunar crashes Nov 7, 2009
For example, Care2 posted petitions embrace support for climate action to protecting polar bears from global warming, as well as regulating toxic coal ash as hazardous waste. In this case, the moon petition tagged the NASA experiment as "a hostile act of aggression and a violent intrusion upon our closest and dearest celestial neighbor.". (MSNBC -- Technology)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Nov 7, 2009
But the greatest impact has come through global warming, with successive editions of the atlas showing shrinking ice fields and evaporating lakes. It reveals the rapid retreat of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, once the world's fourth largest lake and now the tenth. (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Ceal Andre Travels the World, Made a Difference at Home Nov 7, 2009
"I saw global warming for real," said Andre. "It make a difference if it is caused by man or a cycle, we have to do something about it - instead of fighting over whose fault it is.". (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Global-Warming Accord Deadline May Slide a Year as Nations `Play Games' Nov 7, 2009
5 percent to 1 percent of their economic output to help developing nations lower their emissions growth and adapt to the droughts and floods predicted by UN scientists to result from global warming. That amounts to $200 billion to $400 billion a year, based on the current economic output of the industrialized world, including the U.S., the EU, Japan, Canada, Russia and Australia. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Dogs vs. SUVs vs. the earth, debunked Nov 7, 2009
Global Warming - Salon ... The case is complicated, but not for those who believe human-caused global warming is a hoax, and that environmentalists who urge action restricting greenhouse gas emissions are just trying to impose their anti-capitalist Marxist agenda on society ... See, we told you global warming was a religion. (Salon)
Lightning's 'NOx-ious' Impact On Pollution, Climate Nov 7, 2009
There's a possibility that lightning could produce a feedback cycle that accelerates global warming. "If a warming globe creates more thunderstorms," Pickering noted, "that could lead to more NOx production, which leads to more ozone, more radiative forcing, and more warming," Pickering emphasizes that this is a theory, and while some global modeling studies suggest this is indeed the case, it has not yet been borne out by field observations. (Science Daily)
Fertilizer, exhaust tied to alpine lake pollution Nov 7, 2009
Nov. 6: Rachel Maddow talks to former Vice President Al Gore about how American legislators who deny global warming will be received at the climate change convention in Copenhagen. Environment slide shows. (MSNBC -- Environment)
The corporate takeover of U.S. intelligence Nov 7, 2009
The economy, global warming, the credit crisis, Middle East stalemate, the deficit, anti-Americanism abroad -- everything but swine flu. Wow, I look at that list and I think those are all things we should all blame Bush for, except swine flu. (Salon)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
" Not surprisingly, Goyette basically said yes, and a few minutes later, there was Liddy again, talking about how secure the stuff was. And the budget for my big retirement party, sometime in the early 2040s, got bumped up a bit. The gold mania didn't actually start with the ad boycott. The market value of the commodity has been since Obama took office back in January, and it's now trading for around the highest prices it's seen in 10 years, a bit more than $1,000 an ounce. Even the mutual fund... (Salon)
In ‘Crude World,’ a fuel for corruption, conflict, and addiction Nov 7, 2009
He calls for conservation, use of alternative energy sources like wind, and work toward reversing global warming; the world should be governed by the intent not of getting oil, but of getting off oil, he says. The conclusions are predictable, idealistic, and vaguely comforting. (Boston Globe)
Video game to help flood planners Nov 7, 2009
With global warming one of the world's biggest threats, Foresight's project was designed to inform government policy about how to protect valuable coastlines effectively, as well as devise better long-term flood defences. You lose if the public dislike you. (Yahoo News -- Game Consoles)
EU, India hope for FTA in 2010 but hurdles remain Nov 7, 2009
The EU has been seeking to include global warming, intellectual property rights and child-labour policies in the stalled negotiations but India has opposed the incorporation of what it calls "extraneous" non-trade issues ... "Here we are talking about trade and investment," Sharma said after both sides traded opinions about global warming ahead of UN climate talks in Copenhagen next month. (Yahoo! Asia News)
The Death of Deliberative Democracy Nov 7, 2009
performed an end-run around debate over her massive global warming bill on Thursday by using a "nuclear option" maneuver on the Senate Environment and Public Works. She and 10 Democrats rammed through the legislation without considering amendments and in defiance of GOP protests. (Human Events Online)
International police meeting in Beverly Hills Nov 6, 2009
The U.N. climate change chief says reaching a final global warming treaty will be impossible this year, but that the principles of that accord must be determined at a conference in December. Yvo de Boer says the treaty's details can be filled in over the next year, but the political deal must be struck at the Copenhagen conference and "time is running out.". (Fresno Bee -- State)
Emergency House Call Nov 6, 2009
A controversial climate change bill cleared its first hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Thursday, allowing President Barack Obama to tout progress in the run-up to next month s global warming talks in Copenhagen. Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee ignored a Republican boycott and used their majority to approve the legislation that would. (Fox News)
Can Closing the Ozone Hole Also Help Combat Climate Change? Nov 6, 2009
They all have relatively low or lower global warming potentials, exist in large quantities, and do not have unknown side effects ... It doesn't cause , has an extremely low global warming potential, and is predicted to be ready for commercial use midway through 2011. (Scientific American)
China says studying weaker framework climate deal Nov 6, 2009
Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said that there are serious challenges for the negotiations, which will be held in Copenhagen next month and were originally supposed to set out a new global framework to tackle global warming from 2013. In the face of massive disagreements between key players, including the United States and China, there has been a growing sense that ambitions might need to be scaled back. (AlertNet)
Climate change biggest health threat to children this century - Save the Children Nov 6, 2009
Launching a new report, 'Feeling the Heat - Child Survival in a Changing Climate', the international children's organisation called on world leaders to sign an ambitious climate change agreement in Copenhagen that helps the world's poorest children cope with the effects of global warming. According to the report, released at the Barcelona United Nations Climate Change talks, climate change will more than treble the number of people caught up in natural disasters in the next 20 years, with... (AlertNet)
Three Senators Out To Rescue Climate Bill Nov 6, 2009
But with a month left until 192 nations gather in Copenhagen to hammer out a new international treaty to slow global warming, the Obama administration and Democrats are under pressure to show movement on a climate bill. The House passed its version of the bill in June. (Newsmax)
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP Nov 6, 2009
Former Vice President Al Gore, in town to promote his new global warming book, "Our Choice," said in an interview with The Associated Press that he doubted Boxer's move would have any lingering consequences. "She clearly made the right decision and because the requested analysis is in fact going to be forthcoming ... it was obviously the right way to go," Gore said. (ABC News -- Wire)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Nov 6, 2009
Sweet is expecting bigger turnouts this time because of public dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and controversies over the administration's handling of terrorism suspects and its response to global warming. The group has focused recruiting in part on younger audiences. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
US climate bill not enough: Swedish PM Nov 6, 2009
Earlier in the week US Republican lawmakers 00004000 boycotted a committee meeting on the bill -- backed by President Barack Obama -- which some see as a sign of non-commitment that could stall negotiations already deadlocked over help for developing countries to fight global warming. Reinfeldt voiced uncertainty about whether the legislation would be ready before the December 7-18 UN summit, but said US input was important given its historical responsibility as a major polluter. (India Times)
Grassroots is all the go, but mind the buffalo Nov 6, 2009
The Darwin reporter dropped the traditional crocodile story to go with the latest news that there are more than 100,000 wild buffalo in the territory which, because of their solid diet of gas-producing grass, have been creating such a volume of belching from both ends that it is seriously adding to global warming. What a way for the world to end. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Getting warm Nov 6, 2009
How serious a threat is global warming to you and your family ... How serious a threat is global warming to you and your family ... How serious a threat is global warming to you and your family. (BBC News)
Video game to help flood planners Nov 6, 2009
With global warming one of the world's biggest threats, Foresight's project was designed to inform government policy about how to protect valuable coastlines effectively, as well as devise better long-term flood defences. You lose if the public dislike you. (Yahoo News -- Game Consoles)
Dems debate course after setback Nov 6, 2009
"Don't think people in my state are going to stand up and start cheering about Copenhagen," Rockefeller said, referring to the European city that will host a summit on global warming next month. Critics of the climat 00004000 e-change legislation before Congress say it would be a job-killer in states dependent on manufacturing and natural resources. (MSNBC -- Politics)
World first carbon billionaire Nov 6, 2009
Al Gore to become world's first 'carbon billionaire'- Global Warming-Environment-The Economic Times ... Global warming sceptics are not convinced about his "altruistic" climate change agenda. (India Times)
Global warming draws heat at board meeting Nov 6, 2009
A routine vote on a resolution on renewable energy for Rio Rancho Public Schools turned a little heated last Monday as the discussion turned to global warming. School board president Don Schlichte said he was uncomfortable passing a resolution that stated the dependence on fossil fuels contributes to global warming ... He said there was no need to strike the global warming phrase from Resolution No. 09-005, and said that the majority of scientists agree and confirm that fossil fuels have... (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
SU mulls rebuking WU for its stance on clean coal power Nov 6, 2009
When signaled, the protesters held signs saying Beyond Coal and wore police tape wristbands stating Global Warming Crime Scene. The students also dropped banners from the second floor railings saying We Need Wind Solar Geothermal and Coal is Never Clean. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
You, too, can be a campaign reporter! Nov 6, 2009
C. "You want to solve global warming? Elect Hillary president.". D. "You want to fix America's position in the world overnight? Elect Hillary president.". (Salon)
The Young Pro Nov 6, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Killing and selling women as "ghost brides" Nov 6, 2009
It's amazing to me that people who are so alarmed about global warming are so reluctant to adopt the obvious short-term solution -- the bridge until the day when we have affordable renewable energy -- of nuclear power. It seems to me intellectually dishonest. (Salon)
Peak oil? Don't worry -- Obama's on the job Nov 6, 2009
Future historians will inevitably judge all 21st-century presidents on just two issues: global warming and the clean energy transition ... What this means is that the accelerated production of oil sands is sure to be linked to environmental despoliation, pollution and global warming. (Salon)
The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
" Michael Casey reports: That campaign comes despite an International Energy Agency report released this week showing that OPEC revenues would still increase $23 trillion between 2008 and 2030 -- a fourfold increase compared to the period from 1985 to 2007 -- if countries agree to significantly slash emissions and thereby cut their use of oil.... The head of the Saudi delegation Mohammad S. Al Sabban dismissed the IEA figures as "biased" and said OPEC's own calculations showed that Saudi Arabia... (Salon)
Election official Pam Stanage checks the voting booths Tuesday at Lake Township Hall in Bridgman. Don Campbell / H-P staff Nov 6, 2009
Tony Milliken wrote on Nov 5, 2009 1:42 PM:" Johnny Reb,I am not a Obama Supporter, I worked hard to Defeat him as President...If you are worried about this Tax Increase you better start getting Involved if you are not in Stopping Obama Care and the Global Warming Bill.. This increase is nothing compared to what those 2 Proposals would do.... ". Submit a Comment. (St. Joseph Herald-Pallidium, MI)
And for entertainer of the year Nov 6, 2009
And yet, huge numbers of people believe that thousands of bits of information fed into computer programs can accurately predict global warming. Unionists never learn. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
200 Episodes of 'Philosophy Talk' Radio Show Illustrate Appetite for Thinking Nov 6, 2009
The hosts put a call out to their listeners asking them to weigh in on the topics and have already received a range of ideas from global warming and overpopulation to astrophysics and health care. Taylor expects that healthcare and the environment will rightly make the list. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gore's book a toolbox for fixing climate crises Nov 6, 2009
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY WASHINGTON With global warming taking center stage in world affairs, can't be far behind: The Nobel-Prize-winning former-vice president-turned-energy entrepreneur is releasing his plan to crack the climate conundrum ... A recent Pew Research Center poll found 65% of Americans view global warming as a serious problem, an eight percentage point drop from 2008, but still a majority. (USA Today -- Tech)
Al Gore: Climate Pirate Nov 6, 2009
With incredible chutzpah, Al Gore testified before the House last spring that he has no profit motive connected with his global warming activism ... Scalise, Gore accused the fossil fuel industry of lying for 14 years to Scalise and the American people about global warming. (Human Events Online)
Baucus only Demo to vote ‘no' on climate-change bill Nov 6, 2009
was the only Democrat Thursday to vote against a climate-change bill that Democrats rammed through a Senate committee but he said he still supports the effort to limit greenhouse gases causing global warming and pass a bill ... The measure would limit emissions that cause global warming, like carbon dioxide ... "As a member of the (Environment) and Agriculture committees ... and most importantly as a Montanan who wants our children and grandchildren to be able to enjoy the outdoors the way we... (Montana Standard, MT)
Changing the Debate: From Energy to Jobs and Economic Strength Nov 6, 2009
Senate Democrats are considering yet another global warming bill, optimistic that despite the current economic malaise a better sales pitch will increase support for their restrictive energy proposals. The legislations sponsors, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), thus have dubbed their supposed antidote to climate change the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" of 2009. Though the Senators rhetoric assures economic reward and national strength, Pete... (Townhall.com)
Empire State Building goes green the retro way Nov 6, 2009
Owners of the Empire State Building, meanwhile, are on a mission to slow global warming by taking an old building and making basic repairs ... Owners of the Empire State Building, meanwhile, are on a mission to slow global warming. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Must Saving the Planet Cost a Fortune? Nov 6, 2009
It's not that the 42-year-old patent expert denies global warming ... As he sought to do with his childhood Bible text, he is trying to shed light on weighty issues only this time it is not about the foundations of faith, but about how much developing countries from China to Tanzania should have to pay in the fight against global warming. (BusinessWeek)
Schumer Urges Obama to Block Stimulus Funds for Chinese-Backed Wind Farm Nov 6, 2009
The countries remain at odds over how far developed and developing nations should go in attempts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming ... Democratic senators including of Ohio sent a letter to Obama in August saying it would be extremely difficult to support a climate bill that doesnt include a tariff on products from countries such as China that dont impose limits on global warming pollution. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Al Gore to become world's first 'carbon billionaire' Nov 6, 2009
Global warming sceptics are not convinced about his "altruistic" climate change agenda. "Al Gore wants to become the first carbon billionaire and he is poised to do it," Marc Morano of climatedepot. (India Times, India)
City set to defund bottled water use Nov 6, 2009
5 million tons of carbon dioxide, a major global warming gas. The resolution also mentioned that local businesses sell reusable water bottles that can help to reduce water use and are more environmentally friendly. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Schwarzenegger visits state's Capitol Hill Dems Nov 6, 2009
But Congress is now in Democratic hands, and President Bush is cool to some Schwarzenegger initiatives, including his pushes on global warming and universal health coverage ... The governor also described his appeal to Democratic voters, even though he says he remains a loyal Republican "We are out there in a unique way, leading in health care reform and fighting global warming," he said. (Yahoo News -- Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Are The Alps Growing Or Shrinking? Nov 6, 2009
(May 7, 2005) While glaciers around the world are shrinking and disappearing, presumably due to global warming, two small glaciers in the Trinity Alps of Northern California are holding their own. Richard. (Science Daily)
Environmental adviser Enck moves to EPA Nov 6, 2009
"It has been a privilege to serve two governors in Albany who are deeply committed to protecting our environment and public health. Governor Paterson has been a leader on a number of environmental issues including global warming, brownfields, green jobs, the Bigger Better Bottle Bill, and protecting precious natural resources such as Long Island Sound and the Great Lakes," Enck said. Enck, a resident of Poestenkill, has nearly 30 years of experience in the environmental field. (Albany Times Union)
Heavy Metals Accumulate More In Some Mushrooms Than In Others Nov 6, 2009
Research Meteorologists found that the temperature changes brought on by global warming are significant enough to cause an increase in the occurrence. . (Science Daily)
1st Lady Filmmakers Film Festival C... Nov 6, 2009
The debate becomes progressively outrageous as they cover global warming, gay rights, religion, sports and urban myths. And yes, there is a lot of slapping involved. (Suite101.com)
Dems Reassess Party Agenda After Losses Nov 6, 2009
"Don't think people in my state are going to stand up and start cheering about Copenhagen," Rockefeller said, referring to the European city that will host a summit on global warming next month. Critics of the climate-change legislation before Congress say it would be a job-killer in states dependent on manufacturing and natural resources. (CBS News -- US)
Obama to Native Americans: ‘You will not be forgotten’ Nov 6, 2009
The partisanship threatened to cast a pall over the bill - one of President Obama s top priorities - as it makes its way to the Senate floor and as nations prepare to meet in Denmark next month to hammer out an international treaty to slow global warming. Senator Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Senate environment committee, had delayed the crucial vote for days because of a Republican protest over whether the cost of the legislation had been fully examined. (Boston Globe)
Petty bureaucracy is creeping totalitarianism Nov 5, 2009
Global warming is a farce, cyclists don't belong on the road because they stop ME from where I want to go. Everything is left up the individual to make the right choices and the government should stay the hell out. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Why Rush on Global Warming? Nov 5, 2009
Max Schulz : Why Rush on Global Warming ... Thursday, November 05, 2009 Why Rush on Global Warming ... Its that second partabout the need for swift passage of global warming legislationthat tells the whole story. (Townhall.com)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Nov 5, 2009
Sweet is expecting bigger turnouts this time because of public dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and controversies over the administration's handling of terrorism suspects and its response to global warming. The group has focused recruiting in part on younger audiences. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
Largest Farms Must Monitor Greenhouse Gases Starting Jan. 1 Nov 5, 2009
The EPA rule is part of an attempt to combat global warming. Its new reporting system, says the agency, will provide a better understanding of where GHGs are coming from and will guide (the) development of the best possible policies and programs to reduce emissions. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
