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. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:20:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/21/president-obama-were-running-out-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-obama-were-running-out-of-time http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/21/president-obama-were-running-out-of-time/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:43:33 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1988 ‘We have only four years left to act on climate change – America has to lead’ by Robin McKie, Science Editor The Observer Published Sunday, January 18 2009 Click here to read this rare interview with Jim Hansen in New York, where ‘the grandfather of climate change’ explains why President Obama’s administration is the last chance [...]

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/21/president-obama-were-running-out-of-time/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/20/climate-change-outpaces-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-outpaces-predictions http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/20/climate-change-outpaces-predictions/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:47:58 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1961 Since the IPCC's latest assessment was released a mere 14 months ago, in November 2007, studies suggest that sea-ice melt, glacier retreat, and food insecurity are all more dire than the IPCC predicted.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/20/climate-change-outpaces-predictions/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/16/environmental-groups-to-obama-on-alberta-tar-sands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=environmental-groups-to-obama-on-alberta-tar-sands http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/16/environmental-groups-to-obama-on-alberta-tar-sands/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:22:24 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1923 While Canada must be advised to get serious about mitigating the worst impacts of the tar sands in the short term, the more exciting conversation lies in how energy trade between the U.S. and Canada can shift to renewable energy and technologies for energy efficiency. Both countries also have world-class expertise in energy efficiency that is waiting for widespread deployment. Studies show that there are more jobs created by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency than in fossil fuels

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/16/environmental-groups-to-obama-on-alberta-tar-sands/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/14/steven-chu-backpedals-on-coal-fired-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steven-chu-backpedals-on-coal-fired-power http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/14/steven-chu-backpedals-on-coal-fired-power/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:07:46 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1877 Steven Chu opposes a moratorium on new coal-fired plants that can't sequester their emissions, and supports "cap and trade" as a GHG reduction solution. "Cap and trade" may be the easiest solution, as it allows industry to continue emitting GHG's into our atmosphere. But it is not the best solution, and it may turn out not to be a solution at all, because "cap and trade" will take precious time, time we do not have.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/14/steven-chu-backpedals-on-coal-fired-power/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/13/a-canadian-mothers-letter-to-barack-obama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-canadian-mothers-letter-to-barack-obama http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/13/a-canadian-mothers-letter-to-barack-obama/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:09:07 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1873 Canadian mother writes to ask President Obama to impress on Prime Minister Harper the importance of making climate change a top priority, of making renewable energy a path to heal the economy and create jobs.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/13/a-canadian-mothers-letter-to-barack-obama/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/10/yes-we-can-canada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-we-can-canada http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/10/yes-we-can-canada/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:26:13 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1849 Clipped from US President-Elect Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Speech January 8. ” To finally spark the creation of a clean energy economy, we will double the production of alternative energy in the next three years.  We will modernize more than 75% of federal buildings and improve the energy efficiency of two million American homes, saving [...]

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2009/01/10/yes-we-can-canada/feed/ 3 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/12/21/a-gift-of-hope-from-president-elect-obama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-gift-of-hope-from-president-elect-obama http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/12/21/a-gift-of-hope-from-president-elect-obama/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:13:07 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1710 In the time of dangerous climate change, when the Earth's temperature anomalies have become so dramatic one might wonder if its axis has tipped, when the North American continent is experiencing record breaking winter storms and Siberia is so warm huge amounts of frozen methane are bubbling from the melting tundra, it is good to receive a present of good news. And the news is very good: Barack Obama has just announced his powerful science team and the end to Bush’s war on science

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/12/21/a-gift-of-hope-from-president-elect-obama/feed/ 0 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/30/obamas-recovery-package-can-shape-a-new-green-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obamas-recovery-package-can-shape-a-new-green-economy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/30/obamas-recovery-package-can-shape-a-new-green-economy/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:48:28 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1362 An enormous national commitment is necessary to transform our energy infrastructure and our economy as we shift to low-carbon-emission energy sources that include wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, hydro and other renewables, as well as fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/30/obamas-recovery-package-can-shape-a-new-green-economy/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/22/james-hansen-to-obama-decisions-should-be-guided-by-reason-and-evidence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=james-hansen-to-obama-decisions-should-be-guided-by-reason-and-evidence http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/22/james-hansen-to-obama-decisions-should-be-guided-by-reason-and-evidence/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:42:48 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1208 All of the slack in the schedule for averting climate disasters has been used up. The time has past for ‘goals’, half-measures, greenwashing, and compromises with special interests. We have already overshot the safe level of greenhouse gases. Things are just beginning to crumble – Arctic ice is melting, methane is bubbling from permafrost, mountain glaciers are disappearing. We must move onto a different course within the next year or two to avoid committing the planet to accelerating climate changes out of our control.

]]> http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/22/james-hansen-to-obama-decisions-should-be-guided-by-reason-and-evidence/feed/ 1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/18/obama-commits-the-us-to-climate-action/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=obama-commits-the-us-to-climate-action http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/11/18/obama-commits-the-us-to-climate-action/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:34:39 +0000 Dorothy http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=1191 Obama is the first American president who seems really willing to engage reality on this front, and reality comes with a number now: 350, the safe upper limit for C02 in the atmosphere in parts per million. Now that he's re-committed the U.S. to the international process, we hope President-elect Obama will help steer it towards this important 350 target.

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