Tag Archives: climate change

Energy Democracy: Inside Californians’ Game-Changing Plan For Community-Owned Power

Posted on December 31, 2015 by markt

The new Community Choice program is a model for communities that want greener, cheaper energy. By Al Weinrub Yes! Magazine (11/12/15) On September 21, Pa Dwe, a 16-year-old student at Oakland’s Street Academy, spoke out against the export of coal through the Port … Continue reading →

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Almost All Major Oil Companies Have Known About Global Warming Since The 1970s

Posted on December 27, 2015 by markt

Between 1979 and 1983, the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobby group, ran a task force for fossil fuel companies to ‘monitor and share climate research.’ (photo: Felipe Sasso/Albert Mock/Mike Mozart/Kristian Bjonard) By Lauren McCauley Common Dreams (12/26/15) … Continue reading →

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It’s Time To Transition To 100% Clean Energy: The Wind Is Now At Our Backs

Posted on December 25, 2015 by markt

By Mark Ruffalo The Guardian (12/20/15) he climate agreement reached in Paris is provoking a flurry of caveats, criticisms and cautions. Many of those criticisms are warranted and there’s a lot of work ahead to make sure countries live up … Continue reading →

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U.S. Fund To Fight Global Climate Change Is Less Than Annual Taxpayer Payout To A Single Corrupt For-Profit Corporate College

Posted on December 15, 2015 by markt

By David Halperin Republic Report (12/14/15) Last week, at a critical point in the Paris negotiations on global climate change, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States would commit $800 million annually to help developing nations adapt … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Naomi Klein Reports The Paris Climate Deal Will Not Save Us

Posted on December 14, 2015 by markt

The agreement will still raise global temperatures 3 to 4 degrees centigrade. By Naomi Klein The Nation (12/11/15) The climate deal that has been negotiated at COP21 crossed multiple red lines: Scientific red lines, equity red lines, legal red lines, and … Continue reading →

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Time To Get Real: Though Climate Change Is A Crisis, The Population Threat Is Worse

Posted on December 11, 2015 by markt

While the Paris climate summit focuses on global warming, the key issue is the prospect of 10 billion people on Earth. By Stephen Emmott The Guardian (12/4/15) The perennial cry: we need to talk about climate change. And this week,with world … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace Sting Exposes Sceptics Hired To Cast Doubt On Climate Science

Posted on December 10, 2015 by markt

Sting operation uncovers two prominent climate sceptics available for hire by the hour to write reports on the benefits of rising CO2 levels and coal. By Suzanne Goldenberg the Guardian (12/8/15) An undercover sting by Greenpeace has revealed that two prominent … Continue reading →

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Top Climate Expert: Crisis is Worse Than We Think & Scientists Are Self-Censoring to Downplay Risk

Posted on December 9, 2015 by markt

Democracy Now! (12/8/15) Ahead of the U.N. climate change summit in Paris, France, more than 180 nations pledged to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but many climate justice groups say far more needs to be done to keep global warming … Continue reading →

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Leaping To Somewhere Better Than Where We Are Now

Posted on December 9, 2015 by markt

“The resources required to rapidly move away from fossil fuels and prepare for the coming heavy wealth could pull huge swaths of humanity out of poverty, providing services now sorely lacking, from clean water to electricity. This is a vision … Continue reading →

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Climate Scientist James Hansen Warns World Is On Wrong Track To Prevent Runaway Global Warming

Posted on December 6, 2015 by markt

  www.pitprogram.com Democracy Now! (12/4/15) In 1988, James Hansen first warned about the dangers of climate change when he testified before Congress. At the time he was NASA’s top climate scientist. He would go on to become the nation’s most … Continue reading →

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Why Climate Skeptics Are Dead Wrong

Posted on December 5, 2015 by dennis

www.utne.com By Michael Shermer Scientific America (11/17/15) At some point in the history of all scientific theories, only a minority of scientists—or even just one—supported them, before evidence accumulated to the point of general acceptance. The Copernican model, germ theory, the … Continue reading →

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Study Exposes True Extent, Influence Of Climate Denial Media Echo Chamber For First Time

Posted on December 4, 2015 by markt

By Mike Gaworecki Desmogblog (12/1/15) Thanks to a recent poll from ABC News and the Washington Post, we know that nearly two-thirds of American adults think global warming is “a serious problem facing the country.” And now, thanks to a study … Continue reading →

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Earth Has Lost A Third Of Arable Cropland In Past 40 Years, Scientists Report

Posted on December 3, 2015 by markt

Soil erosion takes effect on Suffolk farmland in the UK. (Photograph: Alamy) Experts point to damage caused by erosion and pollution, raising major concerns about degraded soil amid surging global demand for food. By Oliver Milman The Guardian (12/2/15) The world … Continue reading →

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Capitalism vs. Climate: Naomi Klein’s New Film Takes Us From The Current Crisis To The World We Want

Posted on November 18, 2015 by markt

By Kate Aronoff Yes! Magazine (11/6/15) “What is the core problem?” Naomi Klein is in rural Greece, interviewing Mary Christianou against a backdrop that could have been pulled from a Gladiator dream sequence. Christianou looks surprised, letting out a slice of nervous … Continue reading →

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Vanishing Cod, Climate Change And Our Warming Oceans

Posted on November 5, 2015 by markt

Atlantic Cod. (penobscotmarinemuseum.org) By Tom Ashbrook On Point Radio (11/3/15) Global warming, ocean warming and the cod collapse in the Gulf of Maine. We’ll get the latest on climate change and the seas. Warm the planet and you warm the … Continue reading →

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