Archive for the ‘Global Warming’ Category

• Climate change displacement has begun

  And so the evacuation has begun. Just a few weeks ago the first five families from the Carteret Islands, a small coral atoll far off the coast from Papua New Guinea with a population of around 2600 people, abandon their …

• Watch: Al Gore gives a climate science update at TED Conference

  Nobel peace prize winner, former vice-president and climate crusader Al Gore gives a short (7 minutes) updated presentation on the state of our climate. Besides highlighting some of the latest climate science Gore also talks about the “clean coal” lie. …

• Genocide-denying, holocaust-denying Australia commits to Climate Genocide

  Last week Australia essentially committed itself to Climate Genocide – but the term has not been used and indeed is largely excluded from any mention in public discourse in Australia. The extreme right wing, pro-coal, pro-war Rudd Labor Australian Government …

• Climate experts are downplaying the science to avoid despair and inaction

  Photo credit: azrainman Global warming is exaggerated and is just hyped by climate scientists. It’s not a big deal. That is what you might think if you listen to the mainstream media and its misinformation, or if you believe in …

• Evangelical Christians in USA help spread climate denial and confusion

  A survey released this week by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that only 47% of people in the USA believes there is evidence of man-made climate change. Although a majority “believes” in climate change, over 20% …

• Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic – could result in the collapse of Wilkins Ice Shelf

  Just recently an ice bridge which linked a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped and melted away. Scientists say this is a result of man-made climate change and warns that this collapse …

• Costing CO2 abatement – renewables, geothermal and biochar

  “The World is running out of time but there is still hope that reason, science and rational risk management will prevail.” Before the global recession hit (and reduced the soaring price of fossil fuels), the “market cost” of the best …

• George Monbiot: “It’s over, now we must adapt to what nature sends our way”

  George Monbiot, Europe’s leading green commentator, says it’s all over. But argues we can’t afford to abandon our efforts to cut emissions. Because if we do “our prophecy is bound to come true”. “Quietly in public, loudly in private, climate …

• President of the Maldives: “Please don’t be stupid!”

  Message from the President of the Maldives from Age of Stupid on Vimeo. Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, gives this inspiring speech in light of the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference this December – the last chance we have …

• Is Earth Hour just a pointless publicity stunt?

  This past weekend it was Earth Hour, a global climate change event in which millions of people from around the world participate in by turning off their lights. For one hour. According to the campaigners of Earth Hour this will …