Environment & Climate
The Organic Revolution: Change the System, Not the Climate
What if there were an organic technology that could cut greenhouse emissions in half and literally suck down and sequester carbon dioxide in living soil - bringing the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere down to 350 ppm - the level scientists warn us we must acheive in order to avert a climate catastrophe?
Cook Organic, Not the Planet. Boycott Factory-Farmed Foods.
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September 1, 2006
It is not just the state of California that is bypassing the authority of the US government to take action on global warming.
The mayors of more than 300 cities across the country have signed a Climate Protection Agreement in which they have pledged to meet the emissions-cutting timetable laid down by the Kyoto Protocol - regardless of what the Bush administration decides.
Some of those cities, such as Seattle, which took the lead on drafting and lobbying for the agreement, are bastions of liberal politics and environmentalism, acting out their ideological convictions. Read more
The mayors of more than 300 cities across the country have signed a Climate Protection Agreement in which they have pledged to meet the emissions-cutting timetable laid down by the Kyoto Protocol - regardless of what the Bush administration decides.
Some of those cities, such as Seattle, which took the lead on drafting and lobbying for the agreement, are bastions of liberal politics and environmentalism, acting out their ideological convictions. Read more
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August 31, 2006
California Set to Pass Landmark Legislation on Global Warming.
By Mary Milliken,
Reuters,
August 31, 2006.
ÃCalifornia catapulted to the forefront of U.S. efforts to fight global
warming on Wednesday with an accord that will give the state the
toughest laws in the nation on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and
possibly spur a reluctant Washington to take similar action.
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August 31, 2006
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AUGUST 31, 2006
12:04 PM
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Sierra Club et al. Take Global Warming to the Supreme Court
Powerful Coalition Petitions Supreme Court to Order EPA to Obey the Law
Sierra Club, Nineteen States and Cities, and Numerous Others File Opening Briefs Seeking Enforcement of Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON - August 31 - Today a vast coalition of the Sierra Club, states, cities, political leaders, other environmental groups, and utilities filed opening briefs Read more
AUGUST 31, 2006
12:04 PM
CONTACT: Sierra Club
Josh Dorner
202.675.2384 (w)
202.679.7570 (m)
Sierra Club et al. Take Global Warming to the Supreme Court
Powerful Coalition Petitions Supreme Court to Order EPA to Obey the Law
Sierra Club, Nineteen States and Cities, and Numerous Others File Opening Briefs Seeking Enforcement of Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON - August 31 - Today a vast coalition of the Sierra Club, states, cities, political leaders, other environmental groups, and utilities filed opening briefs Read more
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August 31, 2006
Farmer Richard Randall doesn't believe in the notion of "peak oil," the argument that civilization will soon experience an acute -- and irreversible -- petroleum scarcity that will fundamentally alter our way of life. A 61-year-old wheat and sorghum grower from Scott City, Kan., Randall says he's seen high oil prices before, and that today's expensive petroleum is just part of a natural market cycle that will eventually adjust itself, leading to lowered fuel costs.
"I think there's plenty of oil there," Randall said recently. "I feel that if we allow the marketplace to work without Read more
"I think there's plenty of oil there," Randall said recently. "I feel that if we allow the marketplace to work without Read more
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August 29, 2006
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, August 29, 2006 (ENS) - One year ago today Hurricane Katrina ripped across Louisiana and Mississippi, killing at least 55 people immediately and forcing 750,000 families to flee their homes. The storm surge of up to 16 feet breached levees surrounding the city of New Orleans, allowing water from Lake Ponchartrain to flood nearly 80 percent of the city.
Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes to ever strike the United States.
The total number of fatalities directly related to the forces of Katrina is estimated to be about Read more
Katrina was the costliest and one of the five deadliest hurricanes to ever strike the United States.
The total number of fatalities directly related to the forces of Katrina is estimated to be about Read more
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August 30, 2006
New Hampshire Governor Calls for State Goal of 25 Percent Renewable Energy by 2025.
The Associated Press,
August 29, 2006.
“Gov. John Lynch today called on New Hampshire to set a goal of getting 25 percent of its energy from clean, renewable
Read more News
August 29, 2006
California Weighs New Tax on Oil Companies: Proposition 87.
By Daniel B. Wood,
The Christian Science Monitor,
August 29, 2006.
“This November, [California} voters decide whether to levy a new tax on
oil companies that drill in California and use the money for in-state
development of alternative fuels. The fight over Proposition 87 is no
small matter. Not only will the vote give Congress and other states a
first
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August 28, 2006
Frustrated by federal inaction, states and localities are increasingly suing companies and even each other in attempts to curb air and water pollution. Oklahoma, for instance, has filed suit against eight companies that operate chicken farms in neighboring Arkansas, charging that farm pollution is damaging a tourist-attracting lake. Kentucky is weighing whether or not to sue Virginia over a strip-mining operation that could pollute a fish-filled Kentucky reservoir that lures in tens of thousands of visitors a year. With Congress and the Bushies having dropped the ball on pollution enforcement Read more
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August 28, 2006
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Disaster-Prone China Takes Heed of Global Warming http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-08-28T052735Z_01_PEK286300_RTRUKOC_0_US-WEATHER-CHINA.xml&src=rss By Chris Buckley, Reuters, August 28, 2006.
"Storms, floods, aspx heat and drought that have killed more than 2,000 people in China this year are a prelude to weather patterns likely to become more extreme due to global warming, the head of the Beijing Climate Center said. China was braced for further hardship as rising Read more
Disaster-Prone China Takes Heed of Global Warming http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2006-08-28T052735Z_01_PEK286300_RTRUKOC_0_US-WEATHER-CHINA.xml&src=rss By Chris Buckley, Reuters, August 28, 2006.
"Storms, floods, aspx heat and drought that have killed more than 2,000 people in China this year are a prelude to weather patterns likely to become more extreme due to global warming, the head of the Beijing Climate Center said. China was braced for further hardship as rising Read more
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August 25, 2006
Stop Us If You've Heard This One
EPA must consult wildlife officials about pesticide use
Yesterday a federal judge overturned a two-year-old regulation that allowed the U.S. EPA to approve pesticides without consulting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about toxic impact on rare animals and plants.
Ruling in favor of nine environmental groups, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenor declared that the Bush administration had "plainly violated" the Endangered Species Act. The case is a bit of déjà vu: In 2001, the same green groups clashed with the same Read more
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