http://westcoastclimateequity.org Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:20:52 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=6382 Dr. James Hansen's experience in Norway, including a letter to the Prime Minister and the government response, have been posted to Dr. Hansen's website. He condemns the Norwegian government for supporting Statoil's development of the Canadian Tar Sands.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/07/31/dr-james-hansens-report-from-norway-of-interest-to-canadians/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/17/limits-to-growth-for-big-oil-big-coal-big-fish-farms-and-our-big-economy-crucial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=limits-to-growth-for-big-oil-big-coal-big-fish-farms-and-our-big-economy-crucial http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/17/limits-to-growth-for-big-oil-big-coal-big-fish-farms-and-our-big-economy-crucial/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 16:19:04 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=5976 Our individual and collective human effort seems to have a momentum, a predictable trajectory that tracks a compulsive course from less to more and from little to bigger. In the progression from deep to deeper and from some to many, our technology increases in sophistication, our problems rise in complexity and our risks multiply in tandem. So far we have been able to race just ahead of catastrophe. But this basic strategy is an invitation to eventual calamity, as the blowout in the Gulf of Mexico attests, as our mining pollution proves and as our fish farm problems confirm. In the great scheme of things - should anyone feel confused about all that's happening these days - we are presently engaged in the search for a fundamental sense of proportion and balance. This arduous process begins with global awareness. But it's really about our inner growth and maturation, about our discovery of limits.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/05/17/limits-to-growth-for-big-oil-big-coal-big-fish-farms-and-our-big-economy-crucial/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/27/dr-james-hansens-proposal-the-peoples-climate-stewardship-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-james-hansens-proposal-the-peoples-climate-stewardship-act http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/27/dr-james-hansens-proposal-the-peoples-climate-stewardship-act/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:04:22 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=5844 The People’s Climate Stewardship Act proposed by Dr. James Hansen calls for a “simple, honest” carbon fee, collected from fossil-fuel companies upon the first sale at the mine, wellhead or port of entry. The money collected via this fee would be distributed to the public as a monthly “dividend” or “green check.” Distributing all of the revenue equitably to households will ensure that families can afford the energy they need during the transition to a clean energy future, and it should help win public support for a rising carbon fee.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/27/dr-james-hansens-proposal-the-peoples-climate-stewardship-act/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/04/ship-carrying-1000-tons-of-oil-hits-great-barrier-reef-at-full-speed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ship-carrying-1000-tons-of-oil-hits-great-barrier-reef-at-full-speed http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/04/ship-carrying-1000-tons-of-oil-hits-great-barrier-reef-at-full-speed/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:39:49 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=5509 on April 3, a 755-foot bulk vessel carrying about 72,000 tons of coal to China hit the Great Barrier Reef at full speed and is in danger of breaking apart. The ship, the coal carrier Shen Neng, ran aground on Douglas Shoals, off the coast of Queensland state in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.There are 1,000 U.S. tons of oil on board.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/04/04/ship-carrying-1000-tons-of-oil-hits-great-barrier-reef-at-full-speed/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/the-clear-act-a-clean-green-and-clear-choice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-clear-act-a-clean-green-and-clear-choice http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/the-clear-act-a-clean-green-and-clear-choice/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:29:40 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4917 It’s time for the climate movement to come together, right now, to defend the best option that we have to get decent, badly-needed legislation on climate passed this year, and to push back against the fossil fools. Passage of the CLEAR Act would be a definite step forward, a political tipping point, not the end game but a victory for sure.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/the-clear-act-a-clean-green-and-clear-choice/feed/ 2 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/is-cap-and-trade-really-dead-part-iii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-cap-and-trade-really-dead-part-iii http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/is-cap-and-trade-really-dead-part-iii/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:26:47 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4908 Different models of carbon cap legislation serve different interests. Videos of Parts 4 and 5 of The Real News Network's coverage of Carbon Cap Legislation. Paul Jay interviews Professor James Boyce of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who is also associated with the PERI Institute

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2010/02/16/is-cap-and-trade-really-dead-part-iii/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/25/a-holiday-gift-from-climate-scientist-james-hansen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-holiday-gift-from-climate-scientist-james-hansen http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/25/a-holiday-gift-from-climate-scientist-james-hansen/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:56:24 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4150 For new inspiration and knowledge, we would most like to recognise James Hansen, who with the publication of his book Storms of My Grandchildren has made climate science accessible and interesting to anyone with a high school education.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/25/a-holiday-gift-from-climate-scientist-james-hansen/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/04/james-hansen-says-whole-approach-at-copenhagen-is-so-fundamentally-wrong-that-it-is-better-to-reassess-the-situation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hansen-says-whole-approach-at-copenhagen-is-so-fundamentally-wrong-that-it-is-better-to-reassess-the-situation http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/04/james-hansen-says-whole-approach-at-copenhagen-is-so-fundamentally-wrong-that-it-is-better-to-reassess-the-situation/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:38:49 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4046 In an interview with the Guardian, James Hansen, the world's pre-eminent climate scientist, said any agreement likely to emerge from the negotiations would be so deeply flawed that it would be better to start again from scratch. "I would rather it not happen if people accept that as being the right track because it's a disaster track," said Hansen, who heads the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/12/04/james-hansen-says-whole-approach-at-copenhagen-is-so-fundamentally-wrong-that-it-is-better-to-reassess-the-situation/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:41:37 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=4011 Is it feasible to phase out coal and avoid use of unconventional fossil fuels? Yes, but only if governments face up to the truth: as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy, their use will continue and even increase on a global basis. Fossil fuels are cheapest because they are not made to pay for their effects on human health, the environment, and future climate. Intergenerational inequity is a moral issue.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/11/30/a-message-from-james-hansen-on-hope-of-cutting-global-carbon-emissions/feed/ 2 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/30/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/09/30/a-conversation-with-dr-james-hansen-the-earth-island-institute/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:30:59 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3734 The approach that Copenhagen is using to specify goals for emission reductions and then to allow offsets to accomplish much of that reduction is really a fake. For the general public, it actually makes sense to move more rapidly beyond fossil fuels. If world leaders won't act, civil resistance may have to be an option.

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