Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill Greenwashes Nuclear Power

Published on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Greenpeace USA Boxer-Kerry Climate Bill Greenwashes Nuclear Power by Jim Riccio Bowing to pressure from the pro-nuclear lobby, Senators Boxer and Kerry have included nuclear power into their bill to address climate change. In their proposed legislation, the Senators claim that “nuclear energy is the largest provider of [...]

Left Claims 218 Votes in Sight

Published on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by The Hill Left Claims 218 Votes in Sight by Mike Soraghan Liberal told House Democrats that they have nearly enough votes to pass their preferred version of health insurance reform. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, told a closed-door caucus meeting that the [...]

Copenhagen Talks Better Off Without US Version of Climate Action

Published on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Copenhagen Talks Better Off Without US Version of Climate Action by Sandy LeonVest If conventional media wisdom is to be believed, EPA Administrator Carol Browner’s admission in early October that there will be no climate legislation coming out of Congress this year pretty much dooms the upcoming [...]

New Report Urges Quick, Aggressive Action to Stem Carbon Emissions

Published on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by The Oregonian New Report Urges Quick, Aggressive Action to Stem Carbon Emissions by Abby Haight A group of economists have come up with a simple formula for climate stabilization: Pay now, or pay a whole lot more later. The sound way to deal with the threats of climate [...]

UN Warns of 70 Percent Desertification by 2025

Published on Sunday, October 4, 2009 by Agence France Presse UN Warns of 70 Percent Desertification by 2025 BUENOS AIRES – Drought could parch close to 70 percent of the planet’s soil by 2025 unless countries implement policies to slow desertification, a senior United Nations official has warned.   A partial view of the lenga’s [...]

Beekeepers Tell Pesticide Firm to Buzz Off

Published on Sunday, October 4, 2009 by the Herald Scotland Beekeepers Tell Pesticide Firm to Buzz Off by Rob Edwards One of the world’s biggest pesticide companies, Syngenta, has been accused of a “howling conflict of interest” for funding research into the disappearance of honeybees – a problem which some people claim it may have [...]

Rethink the Patriot Act

Published on Sunday, October 4, 2009 by The Baltimore Sun Rethink the Patriot Act Let’s restore constitutional safeguards, protect civil liberties by Susan Goering Remember the Patriot Act? How could librarian Peter Chase ever forget. In 2005, Mr. Chase, the director of the Plainville, Conn., public library and then-vice president of a consortium of 26 [...]

Arctic Seas Turn to Acid, Putting Vital Food Chain at Risk

Published on Sunday, October 4, 2009 by The Guardian/UK Arctic Seas Turn to Acid, Putting Vital Food Chain at Risk With the world’s oceans absorbing six million tonnes of carbon a day, a leading oceanographer warns of eco disaster by Robin McKie Carbon-dioxide emissions are turning the waters of the Arctic Ocean into acid at [...]

God Hates Injustice

I posted this quote on my blog tonight and I thought I would post it here because I wanted to write my thoughts about it. I know there is a God and that He hates injustice. I see the storm coming and I see His hand in it. If He has a place and a [...]

Greenhouse Emissions From Oil Sands Underestimated: Report

Published on Saturday, October 3, 2009 by The Toronto Star Greenhouse Emissions From Oil Sands Underestimated: Report by Petti Fong VANCOUVER – Alberta’s oil sands are emitting more greenhouse gas emissions than previously known by not calculating the impact of using forest and peatlands for production, according to a new report commissioned partly by Greenpeace. [...]