Shocking Rate of Carbon Dioxide Increase Never Before Experienced
Note from Dorothy, with update: There is no longer any question as to whether “the end is nigh.” It remains to be seen if we humans have the courage to face the reality of our potential extinction, and then, if we care enough about our survival, the energy to work to prevent this. I remain [...]
Russia Burning: The View From Above and at Ground Level
Note from Dorothy: As of today – Sunday, August 8 – there are 554 fires burning in Russia, in 190,000 hectares. On Friday, the air temperature in Moscow reached 37.3 C, beating the previous 1920 record by nearly 2 C. According to BBC World News, carbon monoxide was at six times the danger level. There [...]
A Great Champion in the Battle to Save Our Planet Has Died
Video of the late Stephen H. Schneider, a Stanford University climate scientist speaking on “Is the Science Settled.” Professor Schneider “for decades built the case that global warming, while laden with complexity, justified an aggressive response,” died of a heart attack on July 19. He was 65.
Gwynne Dyer Speaks About Climate Wars on Democracy Now
A new book by geopolitical analyst and columnist Gwynne Dyer imagines what the politics and demographics of the world might look like if temperatures continue to rise. Dyer writes ‘In this world our worries are not just hotter summers, bigger hurricanes, rising sea levels, and polar bears swimming for their lives. We’re trying to avoid megadeaths from mass starvation and quite possibly from nuclear wars and the odds aren’t good,” he writes.The June 1, 2010 edition of his book is called “Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats.”
Alarming Graph From PIOMAS of Arctic Sea Ice Volume and Trend
Arctic sees record sea ice shrinkage, as well as heading for record low volume
John Holdren talks to Climate Science Watch About Presidential Climate Policy
John Holdren, “Unless and until the US gets serious nationally about climate change – and we’re not serious until we put a price on greenhouse gas emissions – until we do that we’re not going to have the international agreement, we’re not going to have the mitigation that we need, and we’re not going to have the support for adaptation… It will be a lot easier to get people serious for adaptation when they see that we’re also serious about mitigation.
Video: UBC Professor William Rees on Humanity’s Need to Reduce Consumption
An eight part video of Dr. William Rees, professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, talking of humanity’s survival depending on an 80% reduction in energy use.
ET Meets IT: Video of TIME Magazine interview with Google
Video: Brian Walsh of TIME Magazine interviews Dan Reicher, director of climate change and energy initiatives at Google, who talks of what the Internet giant is doing in the clean energy sphere.
Jeremy Rifkin on the Race to Global Consciousness in a World of Crisis
Video: Jeremy Rifkin, author of “The Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World of Crisis,” talks with Google staff about his book.
World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
The Summit on Climate Change currently underway in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba is a ray of light and hope for those concerned with the environmental situation on the planet. It is also an alternative to the meeting that took place in Copenhagen, where rich countries conspired to come up with an agreement that exempts them of any responsibility regarding the climate world situation.
This meeting showed the world the true face of industrialized countries when it comes to issues related to the environment. In Cochabamba, civil society sectors are meeting to design a strategy to fight for the survival of mother Earth.
