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TOYAKO, Japan (AP) -- A joint gathering of major developed and developing nations on Wednesday agreed that Climate change was "one of the great global challenges of our time" and pledged to back a United Nations effort to conclude new Climate pact by 2009. The major economies said they supported longterm and midterm goals for greenhouse-gas reductions, but endorsed no targets.... ...
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A round-up of this morning's must-read stories. THE PARTY IN POWER, RUNNING AS IF IT WEREN'T (Peter Baker, New York Times) The nominee’s friend described him as a “restless reformer who will clean up Washington.” His defeated rival described him going to the capital to “drain that swamp.” His running mate described their mission as “change, the Goal we share.” And that was at the incumbent party’s convention. After watching two political conclaves the last two weeks, it would be easy to be confused about which was really the gathering of the opposition. As Senator John McCain accepted the Republican nomination for president, he and his supporters sounded the call of insurgents seeking to topple the establishment, even though their party heads the establishment. This was, of course, part Mr. McCain’s nature and part political calculation. It was also part history. For the first time since 1952, the party holding the White House has nominated someone other than the sitting president or vice president, someone without a vested interest in running on continuity, and at a moment when the party finds it difficult to defend its record from the last eight years. GALVANIZED PARTIES HEAD TO HOMESTRETCH (Dan Balz, Washington Post) Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama will begin the final 60 days of their general-election campaign with a political Climate still more favorable for Democrats but with Republicans newly united and confident that th ... Source: www.thepetitionsite.com --- 5 days ago
http://www.wecansolveit.org/page/s/freeus We must rebuild our economy, lower fuel costs, free ourselves from our addiction to oil, and save ourselves from the Climate crisis. To do this, we need to demand that we Repower America with 100% clean electricity within 10 years. Meeting this ambitious Goal would create millions of new jobs, lead to lower energy costs for families and help America lead the fight against global warming. More than a million people are standing up for solutions. Please join them and sign our petition today: %u201CTo our leaders: We demand 100% clean electricity in 10 years.%u201D ... Source: forums.canadiancontent.net --- 59 days ago
G8 leaders have endorsed a Goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2050, but critics say the declaration is meaningless because... ... Source: gristmill.grist.org --- 8 days ago
By Grist Barack Obama. Photo: Alex Brandon / AP Thursday's much anticipated acceptance speech by Barack Obama was less like a political event than a rock concert. Except you've never seen people quite this excited at a rock concert. Obama took the stage before 75,000 fans waving flags, stomping, and screaming. Among the many issues he addressed in his long, winding oration, he pledged to confront the duel challenges of Climate change and energy independence. "For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear Goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East," he said. He criticized McCain's congressional record on energy . "Washington has been talking about our oil addiction for the last 30 years, and by the way John McCain has been there for 26 of them," said Obama. "In that time, he's said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investment in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Sen. McCain took office." Obama also criticized the push for more domestic drilling, which McCain has signed onto. "Now is the time to end this addiction, and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution. Not even close." As for Obama's own energy plan, he first touted not-so-green energies -- coal, nuclear, natural gas -- before moving on to promoting renew ... Source: www.elliottwave.com --- 10 days ago
The energy in-crowd spends more time watching changes in Climate patterns than Al Gore. Their main Goal: Spot “bullish” storm activity in oil producing regions that could damage supply and therefore, spark a rise in prices. Problem is, hurricane activity means hooey to oil's overall trend... ... Source: blogs.physicstoday.org --- 9 days ago
The Guardian : The British government will lose its leadership position on Climate change and risk scuppering a global deal to cut emissions if it presses ahead with a new generation of dirty coal power, say leading US scientists and environmental leaders. The heads of three influential groups, the Sierra Club, the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense Council, representing more than 2 million members, have written to the foreign secretary, David Miliband, warning that the UK proposals for up to eight new coal plants threatens the chance of the US joining a post-Kyoto international agreement to be agreed in 2009. A recent report by the IPPR said the European Union's Goal of reducing emissions from the power sector and heavy industry through its emissions trading scheme would collapse if the go-ahead were given to seven new coal plants in the UK and up to 75 across Europe./p> ... Source: blogs.physicstoday.org --- 6 days ago
Washington Post : Despite the current boom in green power, renewable sources such as the sun and the wind still provide just a tiny fraction of the U.S. electricity supply. The rest is mainly fossil fuels: coal, gas, oil. To replace one with the other over the course of a decade, energy experts say, would make the Manhattan Project look like a science-fair volcano. And even if we wanted to try Gore's plan to make the US 100% dependent on renewable energy in under 10 years, his Goal is likely to get more distant every year. That's because, even as Americans demand more action on Climate change, their laptops and flat-screen TVs are demanding more electricity every year -- and they're not asking whether it's clean or dirty. "This Goal is so far outside the realm of possibility," said Richard Newell, a professor of environmental economics at Duke University. "It would be practically infeasible, politically impossible and economically and environmentally unwise." ... Source: www.thelibertypapers.org --- 3 days ago
Both Obama and McCain suggest that with a cap-and-trade scheme, we can make headway against global Climate change. Without getting into the debate over whether Climate change is real or man-made, I think it’s clear that any Climate change avoidance techniques America engages upon will not make a lick of difference to what China and India do, nor to the rest of the developing world, and probably won’t really achieve any Goal of stopping the process. But let’s step back a moment. There’s another question to be had. Let’s posit that global warming is occurring but isn’t humanity’s fault. How do we deal with it? So… forget about AGW. If the oceans were to rise a meter for natural reasons, how would people respond? If ocean currents and wind patterns changed to bring lasting drought to Western Europe, what would Europeans do about it? If glaciers covered the NFC North as they did just 20,000 years ago, would we just surrender that territory without a fight? What kind of a fight would be feasible or even possible? The only thing constant about Climate is that it’s changing. Irrespective of the cause, is there any debate that can be had about how to deal with such change? I know my position (economic growth will make us better able to adapt and deal with it than economic restriction), but what do you folks think? ...
Source: www.anorak.co.uk --- 3 days ago
GLOBAL warming scientists and warmists are never wrong - and Michael Mann was most certainly not ever wrong about the Hockey Stick theory of global warming, which was, er, wrong: As EU Ref notes: When Michael Mann delivers his latest attempt to prove his “hockey stick”, cheer-leaders such as Richard Black, Environment correspondent for the BBC News website, roll over, wave their legs in the air and utter admiring gurgles , offering the immortal phrase: “A new study by Climate scientists behind the controversial 1998 ‘hockey stick’ graph suggests their earlier analysis was broadly correct.” Black clearly has neither the wit nor integrity to postulate that a so-called scientist who is already a three-time loser is not going to get it right on his fourth attempt and that, in pursuit of his mystic Goal of proving that the world is warmer now than it has ever been – at least, in the last 1300 years – that he might be a tad biased. Not that Black is alone of course. The warmist groupies on The Daily Telegraph are quick to follow in the wake of the Beeb, pronouncing: “Past decade hottest for 1300 years in northern hemisphere”, trotting out the unexpurgated doctrine of the sainted Mann, who sits at the right hand of Gore. Michael Mann - the director of Heat? ...
Source: app.feeddigest.com --- 10 days ago
If it’s suspense you want, you’re better off watching “Burn Notice” than the Democratic National Convention. But off camera, the gathering is proving a fertile venue for innovative ideas — especially in the arena of the new energy economy that Colorado has helped pioneer. The contest for the Democratic presidential nomination was settled months ago and even the number two position was awarded to Joe Biden before the convention opened in Denver. Thus, those DNC prime time telecasts are pageantry, not substance. In sharp contrast, the afternoon roundtables and work sessions that aren’t aired on television have probed serious issues ranging from the changing demographics and politics of The West, which The Post covered in an editorial Tuesday, and a lively and thoughtful “Rocky Mountain Roundtable on Energy and Climate Change” that ran more than two hours Tuesday. Not surprisingly, Colorado’s Bill Ritter had a central spot in Tuesday’s discussions, less because of his role as host governor than because of his success in selling the “the new energy economy” to the voters of this state. “Our voters took the lead in passing renewable energy standards at the ballot box,” Ritter noted. “Now, our major utility will reach its Goal about seven years ahead of time.” As a major economic sweetener, Ritter noted, wind energy leader Vestas has promised 2,500 new jobs in Colorado. Seattle mayor Greg Nichels outlined the efforts of his city and ot ...
Source: www.dailygalaxy.com --- 9 days ago
The Moon-Regan Trans Antarctic Expedition will cross the continent of Antarctica from the west coast to the South Pole, then heading north through the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Range to the coast at McMurdo, covering distance of around 3,000 miles. The team's Goal is to educate the world about Antarctica’s key role in Climate change.A bio-fueled Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) has been developed specifically for the expedition. Equipped with an ice radar, the un-manned CIV will lead the way and scan for hidden crevasses. Two larger Science Support Vehicles (SSVs) carrying the team and their equipment will follow the pilot vehicle. The original SSV was adapted by a team of engineers in Iceland, who dedicated 2,000 man hours to creating the perfect ice-busting expedition vehicle. They use a low emission, turbo-charged, fuel-injected, 7.3 litre, V8 (bio)diesel and will be equipped with solar panels to provide extra power. Unfortunately, Antarctica is much too cold for current battery technology, and this makes electric cars unpractical (not to mention the lack of charging stations). The biofuel-powered Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV), made by Lotus, a cross Between Skidoo and an ltralight plane will be used to raise awareness about "how Antarctica’s fate affects the whole environment." Live feeds and results from scientific experiments will be available on the web and used in classrooms around the world. The expedition will be using biofuel to see if ... Source: ethicsandanimals.com --- 3 days ago
posted September 1, 2008 I was sent this link by an Alaskan from MoveOn.org , one of the largest political action committees in the United States, whose Goal is to bring real Americans into politics to fight for a more progressive America and elect progressive candidates. Here is their page on the Sarah Palin, running-mate for John McCain. from MoveOn.org, Aug. 29, 2008 "Today is John McCain's 72nd birthday. If elected, he'd be the oldest president ever inaugurated. And after months of slamming Barack Obama for "inexperience," here's who John McCain has chosen to be one heartbeat away from the presidency: a right-wing religious conservative with no foreign policy experience, who until recently was mayor of a town of 9,000 people. Huh? Who is Sarah Palin? Here's some basic background: She was elected Alaska 's governor a little over a year and a half ago. Her previous office was mayor of Wasilla, a small town outside Anchorage. 1 Palin is strongly anti-choice, opposing abortion even in the case of rape or incest. 2 She supported right-wing extremist Pat Buchanan for president in 2000. 3 Palin thinks creationism should be taught in public schools. 4 She's doesn't think humans are the cause of Climate change. 5 She's solidly in line with John McCain's "Big Oil first" energy policy. She's pushed hard for more oil drilling and says renewables won't be ready for years. She also sued the Bush administration for listing polar bears as an endan ... Source: tyler.blogware.com --- 7 days ago
( NOTE: This Blogware blog has been moved to Wordpress. Please reset your links to www.cleanbreak.ca . I will post entries on both sites for the next week to allow for smooth transition, but as of September 1 this Blogware site will not be updated. All new entries will only be found at www.cleanbreak.ca . Thank you.) Okay, now I’m discouraged. If there was one place on the planet I thought drilling for oil would not happen, I would have pegged Iceland as the place. This is a country that powers itself on renewable geothermal and hydroelectric power. This is a country that, before all others, set a Goal of running all its cars and boats on hydrogen and fuel cells. It’s also a country that, historically, has proudly touted its renewable leadership. Just yesterday the tiny island country signed a pack with the United States and Australia to promote geothermal technologies, specifically enhanced or “engineered” geothermal systems. “This international collaborative will bind the U.S., Australia and Iceland to work together to accelerate the development of geothermal energy, bringing this clean, domestic and natural energy to the market in the near-term to confront the serious challenges of Climate change and energy security,” said Katharine Fredriksen, acting assistant secretary for policy and international affairs in Iceland’s energy department. Then I get this notice in my inbox, with the headline: “Potential oil fields being opened for e ... Find more results for Climate Goal on RSSMicro.com |
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Times staff writer Edward Silver posts this detailed look at Sen. Barack Obama's proposals on energy -- and which companies could benefit most from the candidate's blueprint if he wins the White House. For Barack Obama, Climate change is change we can believe in. Speakers at the Democrats’ convention this week, by and large, have taken as dim a view of fossil fuels as of the Iraq war. If you were quaffing your brew at each mention of "alternative energy" from the podium, you’d have a lot of recycling to do by now. The clean-energy theme climaxes tonight, as environmental hero Al Gore sets the stage for the candidate’s address. Since he launched his campaign, Obama has offered remarkably detailed green proposals and showed himself to be fluent in the language of energy and carbon. He promises a broad agenda aimed at growing green industries quickly. That means jobs and profits, but it’s a riddle when, or if, that growth would offset the financial costs of change. If he takes the helm, Obama’s blueprint may be welcomed by an admiring Congress. Then comes the hard part: implementing it. Like rival John McCain , Obama proposes a market in permits to emit greenhouse gases, commonly termed "cap and trade." His approach is stricter, however, and his final Goal -- an 80% reduction in gases from 1990 levels by 2050 -- more ambitious. Even though emissions limits are defined by the government, cap and trade is widely seen as a fair, market ...
Civil and environmental professor and ecopreneur-inventor Jack V. Matson, PhD. dedicates his life to practicing “intelligent fast failure,” an expression he coined to capture the essence of innovation. It’s captured in his irreverently titled book, Innovate or Die: A Personal Perspective on the Art of Innovation . As an ecopreneur, he started an environmental design firm, Matson & Associates Inc., housed in a green office building and personally holds two patents on water purification products. In Innovate or Die , Matson suggests that the Goal with intelligent fast failure is to move as quickly as possible from new ideas to new knowledge by making small and manageable mistakes — intelligent failures. By moving quickly, we can determine what works, and what doesn’t, without draining the bank account and energy devoted to developing the idea. With the increasing variability in Climate and rapidly changing global marketplace and social fabric, ecopreneurs are creating new business models, products and services that defy common conventions. Some will fail. The key is to keep learning and try to avoid letting your intelligent failures negatively influence your emotions and self-esteem. And by all means, fail falling forward. Given the widespread interest in producing biodiesel domestically, Matson launched the Green Biodiesel, LLC, a spinoff venture of Matson & Associates Inc., seeking to develop a new biofuel production process that ...
In the winter of 2005, Seattle began to see the potential consequences of global warming. Mountain snowfall reached dangerously low levels, jeopardizing the cities clean drinking water and hydroelectric power and increasing the chance of wildfires. In response, Seattle Mayor Greg Nichols launched a Climate change initiative that's earned him and the city high marks for innovation. "We faced an uncertain year of water supply," Nichols said. "I was concerned for my city, and I was worried about the future. And I was mad that my nation's government was sitting on its hands." The same year, President Bush rejected the Kyoto Protocol, one of the first international steps toward curbing global warming. One hundred and forty-one countries joined the Kyoto accord, agreeing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2012. But the United States was not one of them. "In the United States, we view ourselves as a great nation; a principled people with a history of rising to the challenge of the most serious international threats," Nichols told BBC News . "Yet there we were, responsible for 25 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions causing a global meltdown, but somehow incapable of doing anything about it." Tired of waiting for the federal government to act, Nichols launched Seattle's Climate Protection Initiative (CPI), which relies on individuals and large businesses to achieve its overall Goal of reducing the city's emissions. The campaign i ...
Principal Linda Loretz struggled to contain her happiness Monday. Halfway through the first day of the year for Eastford School, her wide smile and beaming eyes told the story of how glad she was to be back working with teachers and students. “Its really been great,” she said. “Everything really went like clockwork this morning.” “It’s wonderful. It always is the first day,” Superintendent Guy DiBiasio said. Now that such new activities as a gifted and talented program and preschool are in place, Loretz and DiBiasio can shift their focus a bit. The school’s two custodians spent the summer fixing up cabinets and painting. “Last year was the year for new things,” Loretz said. “This year, we’re working on those things and the building projects.” They’ll also be working on academic intervention to maintain the school’s high grade and test averages. By heavily monitoring students’ progress and performance, Loretz said teachers and administrators can step in to assess a student’s reasons for falling behind in certain areas. With only 188 students in the school, that seems like a very feasible Goal, Loretz said. “We’re small, but we’ve worked very hard to maintain an academic Climate,” she said, “but still have room for lots of fun and entertainment.” ...