 By Rick Fullerton | Bio
In church this weekend, I made a public announcement about the
International Day of Climate Action on October 24, a global initiative
to develop grassroots support for substantial agreement when world
leaders meet in Copenhagen this December. At stake is nothing less than
the future of life on planet earth. As of this morning, there were more
than 3,500 events planned in a total of 161 countries. For more
information or to join a group or announce your event, check out the
official Day of Climate Action website.[ Read More]
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By Rick Fullerton | Bio
Recently, I have been focusing more and more of my attention on
global warming and, in turn, on understanding my own reactions and responses to
what’s happening. The results so far have been both fascinating and
challenging. One aspect of the global warming conversation involves the role
of the media in reporting scientific evidence and projections regarding the
effects of carbon dioxide in heating the planet. In particular, I have learned
about
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By Adrienne Sharp The world is operating on a huge misconception that excessive garbage,
extensive use of fossil fuels and other forms of pollution are causing
global warming. I have discovered the true cause of global warming:
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A year ago, we were focused on Bali as 184 nations gathered to discuss the Kyoto Protocol. From
December 1st to 12th this year, we are now looking to the gathering of
over 10,000 delegates and staff from 190 countries in Poznan, Poland at
the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change
Convention (COP 14). This event, held in conjunction with the 4th
Conference
of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto
Protocol (CMP 4), continues the international conversation about
climate change. This conversation began over a decade ago with the
signing of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an
international treaty focused on considering what can be done to reduce
global warming and the inevitable consequences of increasing
temperatures.
The financial crisis will definitely impact the discussion at
Poznan regarding whether 'green' projects will help or hinder the
short-term economic
health of countries. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC,
spoke of the financial crisis as the main threat to the climate
protection agenda, in that investors will miss the "opportunity for
green growth" and focus on building cheaper and dirtier power sources
instead.[ Read More]
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I was in a conversation the other day with some friends. It wasn’t long
before we were bemoaning the ‘state of the world’. We moved from
politics in Washington DC to global warming and the Middle East, then
took on the environment, the media and the latest arrest of suspected
terrorists in Spain. In a few minutes, we were feeling a bit of despair
at the seemingly endless list of intractable problems, most of which
are threatening our quality of life—if not the future of our entire
species. Even though I am almost a professional optimist, I still sometimes feel
the ‘pull’ toward resignation, an almost irresistible urge to just
throw in the towel.[ Read More]
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Thomas Friedman’s great op-ed piece about global warming
definitively declares that, when faced with making decisions that have
life or death consequences, there is, at some point, no more time for
procrastinating, debating and analyzing. At some moment, to continue to
procrastinate or put off until tomorrow becomes a fatal decision. I love this idea that ‘later’ ceases to be an option when the stakes
are high enough. When this is the case, we are committed—no matter what
we choose. It is an ‘all-or-nothing’ kind of situation.[ Read More]
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