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DrumBeat: June 29, 2009
The Oil Drum —
... Nicholas's claim is may be debatable, but there is no doubting the urgency of tackling the problem. Climate change is simply a matter of life and death.
Rising sea prompts concern about sand replenishment
With global warming threatening to raise sea levels, environmental groups are challenging the wisdom of spending millions of dollars to put sand on area beaches ---- especially if it is only going to wash back out to sea.
Krugman: Betraying the Planet
A handful of these no votes came from representatives ...
Betraying the Planet
Peak Oil News —
... came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases. And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldnt help thinking that I was watching a form of treason treason against the planet. To fully appreciate the irresponsibility and immorality of climate-change denial, you need to know about the grim turn taken by the latest climate research. NY Times "
What's Happening: Shrinking Gulf Coast, Illegally Harvesting Rain, and more
Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine, from NRDC —
... Paul Krugman: "212 representatives voted no [to the Waxman-Markey climate and energy bill]. A handful of these no votes came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases. And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet." [New York Times] ...
The Climate Vote: What a Difference a Year Makes
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... that the effects of warming are already upon us and the MIT study cited by Paul Krugman this week that concludes earlier estimates of temperature increases were too conservative. The scientific consensus may not have persuaded some members of the House, but I can say with certainty that it has mobilized the environmental community and citizen activists, who in turn put the pressure on lawmakers. ...
Paul Krugman on Betraying the Planet
Resilience Science —
In his New York Times column economist Paul Krugman strongly criticizes climate change denial in the US congress:…we’re facing a clear and present danger to our way of life, perhaps even to civilization itself. How can anyone justify failing to act? Well, sometimes even the most authoritative analyses get things wrong. And if dissenting opinion-makers and politicians based their dissent on hard work and hard thinking — if they had carefully studied the issue, consulted with experts and concluded that the overwhelming scientific consensus was misguided — they could at least ...
Why climate change deniers love to hear they are committing treason
The Guardian | Environment —
... , the Nobel-prize winning Princeton economist, in his column for the New York Times this week. After watching the debate in the House of Representatives last week before the vote on the ...
Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason?
Environment —
Are climate-change deniers guilty of treason? By Eoin O'Carroll | 07.03.09 It seems as though the so-called skeptics have really gotten under Paul Krugman’s skin this time. Writing in his New York Times column Sunday, the Nobel Prize-winning liberal economist expressed outrage ...
Why We Can't Wait for a Perfect Climate Bill
Switchboard, from NRDC —
Right now, we are the closest the United States has ever come to confronting the crisis of global warming. The House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, and now the Senate will consider similar legislation. It will be a tough fight, but this is our best chance to bring clean energy solutions to America before it is too late.
ACES is a good bill that needs to be strengthened. NRDC is working relentlessly to achieve that as the bill moves through the Senate. And we will continue to bolster it even after it has passed into law.
But here is what we will not do: we will not sit this bill out. We ...
Notes from the North: Climate Change Is Accelerating
Switchboard, from NRDC —
A year ago, I traveled by ship through the Arctic Ocean, seeing the effects of global warming first hand. Now I have come to Winnipeg for a meeting of the Aspen Commission on Arctic Climate Change.
As I listen to scientists discuss their findings, I am astonished at how rapidly the Earth's climate is being altered--faster even then researchers thought 12 months ago. And I am struck once again by how urgent it is that America commit to curbing global warming.
The Arctic is melting at this moment, while our nation debates and delays. And while it may seem that the top of the globe is far from us, the monumental and ...
