Posts Tagged ‘George Bush’

• Al Gore says Barack Obama has failed to tackle the climate crisis

  In an essay titled “Climate of Denial“, published by the Rolling Stone magazine, the former Vice-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore criticizes President Barack Obama for failing to do enough to tackle climate change. Gore does acknowledge the …

• 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 …

• Carbon cuts will only give us a 50/50 chance of saving the planet

  Photo credit: azrainman New research from the UK Met Office, one of the world’s leading providers of environmental and weather-related services, shows that the world’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions would only offer a 50-50 chance of keeping temperature …

• Tax cuts instead of public transportation in Obama’s stimulus package

  Just days after his inauguration it seems we will see the first letdown from President Barack Obama. In the stimulus package, proposed by Obama, which is designed to ease the financial crisis only 18% of the money will go to …

• More on Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  Jacob from the blog Force Change tells us that Sarah Palin supports mining in Bristol Bay, which could threaten salmon, bears, and caribou. He lists three other major anti-green policies from Sarah Palin and comes to the conclusion that her …

• Sarah Palin’s awful environmental record

  The photo shows Sarah Palin and John McCain during a political rally. Photo: Buddhakiwi. Last week the Republican presidential contender John McCain announced his choice for running mate and Vice President. John McCain selected a rather unknown 44 year-old women …

• Science Programme Launched by Bush Himself Says Humans Cause Climate Change

  The US Climate Change Science Program was created by the climate change denying Bush administration back in late 2002 “to review the validity of climate-change science before making policy decisions.” The science program was criticized by environmentalists for being used …

• Nearly 50% of the world’s primates face extinction report says

  According to a newly released report by the IUCN Primate Specialist Group says that “almost 50 percent of the world’s primates are in danger of extinction.” The report points out that habitat destruction and hunting are the two main threats. …

• Offshore drilling is not the answer to high gas prices

  There have been a lot of discussions about the high gas prices in USA the past months and what exactly should be done to curb this trend. Some politicians, like McCain, Bush, and Gingrich, are taking advantage of the situation …

• “Goodbye from world’s biggest polluter”

  Daniel Mittler, political advisor to Greenpeace International, said this when he was about to leave the G8 Summit in Toyako, Japan: There are a lot empty water bottles and even more coffee cups lying around the International Media Centre at …