Vulnerable Nations at Copenhagen Summit Reject 2C Target

Published on Thursday, December 10, 2009 by The Guardian/UK Vulnerable Nations at Copenhagen Summit Reject 2C Target Alliance of Small Island States say any deal that allows temperatures to rise by more than 1.5C is ‘not negotiable’ by John Vidal in Copenhagen More than half the world’s countries say they are determined not to sign [...]

Papantonio: The Change Myth

Papantonio: The Change Myth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY2clsa_Pbk Excellent!!!

We Must Never Give Up Hope

We Must Never Give Up Hope Sometimes it is hard to keep believing that we can work out problems with friends.  Sometimes we just have to hold on to that hope that we will be able to talk things out and forgive each other and move forward in life.  I think we all have regrets [...]

For the Feds, Some Wall Street Firms Are Too Big — to Punish

Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by McClatchy Newspapers For the Feds, Some Wall Street Firms Are Too Big — to Punish by Chris Adams WASHINGTON – Forget too big to fail. In the eyes of federal regulators, many Wall Street firms are too big to punish. During the past three years, some of the [...]

No Slowdown of Global Warming, Agency Says

Published on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 by The New York Times No Slowdown of Global Warming, Agency Says by Andrew C. Revkin and James Kanter COPENHAGEN – The decade of 2000 to 2009 appears to be the warmest one in the modern record, the World Meteorological Organization reported in a new analysis on Tuesday.The announcement [...]

White House Wants Torture Suit against Yoo Dismissed

Published on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 by The San Francisco Chronicle White House Wants Torture Suit against Yoo Dismissed by Bob Egelko SAN FRANCISCO – The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing former Bush administration attorney John Yoo of authorizing the torture of a terrorism suspect, saying federal law [...]

Copenhagen Climate Summit in Disarray after ‘Danish Text’ Leak

Published on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 by The Guardian/UK Copenhagen Climate Summit in Disarray after ‘Danish Text’ Leak Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations, sideline the UN’s negotiating role and abandon the Kyoto protocol by John Vidal in Copenhagen The UN Copenhagen climate talks are [...]

Ring of Fire’s Weekly News with Pap and David Bender

Ring of Fire’s Weekly News with Pap and David Bender http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5Oafk4r-0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93fs_onQ5jc&feature=channel

Cap and Fade

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by The New York Times Cap and Fade by James Hansen AT the international climate talks in Copenhagen, President Obama is expected to announce that the United States wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to about 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. [...]

Copenhagen Climate Conference Opens to Dire Warnings

Published on Monday, December 7, 2009 by Agence France-Presse Copenhagen Climate Conference Opens to Dire Warnings by Richard Ingham and Marlowe Hood COPENHAGEN – A landmark conference on climate change opened in Copenhagen on Monday, with grim warnings of the apocalyptic dangers for mankind if world leaders fail to agree a way to stave off [...]