Now is the time to act on global climate change says Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon says Now Is the Time to Act on Climate ChangeClimate change has been one of my top priorities since the day I took office in 2007. I said then that...
View ArticleWorld's largest icesheets melting at fastest rate ever recorded - twice as...
Record decline of ice sheets: For the first time scientists map elevation changes of Greenlandic and Antarctic glaciers This doesn't look good. What is that expression? Â "This is not going to turn out...
View ArticleBeyond the Summit: Gorillas, Guerillas, Grit, and Green Energy
Dr. Emmanuel de Merode is Chief Warden of Virunga National Park in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has dedicated the past fifteen years of his career to protecting the National Parks...
View ArticleSeptember 21, 2014: A Silence For Now, For Then, For What Will Be
Once there was a moment poised in the middle of the middle of the middle, just like any other moment. Freeman Dyson: The destiny of our species is shaped by the imperatives of survival on six distinct...
View ArticleCan 100,000+ be heard past the crickets? Climate March in NYC right now ...
Around the globe, people have taken to the streets today to march for climate awareness and, even more importantly, Climate Action. Â Last count, Â 0957 EST, 2808 events in 166 countries with some...
View ArticleLive Blog: President Obama, World Leaders, speaking at UN Climate Summit
Empire State Building glowing green the night before the #Climate2014 Summit #CWNYC. Thanks @EmpireStateBldgpic.twitter.com/xiuE17zEVz— Climate Summit Live (@Climate2014Live) September 23, 2014This....
View ArticleWe stood for climate action: People's Climate March photo diary
Yesterday at the People's Climate March in New York City, there was a great turnout (310,000, we were told) and great energy. My group came from Oneonta, NY, getting on the bus (organized by Dr....
View ArticleThe Moment of Silence: A Trilogy
first, let me say there are no words. and, with that understanding, journey with me to the Moment of Silence.
View ArticleSpotlight on green news & views: What's next in climate change activism?
Idle No More contingent at People's Climate March. Many environmentally related posts appearing at Daily Kos each week don't attract the attention they deserve. To help get more eyeballs, Spotlight on...
View ArticleFor the Record II: Dailykos at the People's Climate March and NYC Meet-Up -...
Tuesday I posted a photo diary about the People's Climate March. Here is part two, showing just photos of our NYC dailykos group  walking proudly with the Dailykos banner and later on at the NYC...
View ArticleDeep Ecology: Climate Change & Ebola
Experts have been aware and addressing the significant impacts climate change is having on global health issues, speaking about anticipated spikes in incidents and locations for outbreaks of malaria,...
View ArticleNavajo's Connect, Act, Unite Diary
I've been thinking about it all day and about how I am not doing all that I can to back up my beliefs with action. I wish her diary was at the top of the Rec List. Perpetually. We are coming up on...
View ArticleUniversity of Glasgow is first European academic institution to divest from...
The Gilbert Scott Building at the University of Glasgow From The Guardian: Glasgow University has become the first academic institution in Europe to divest from the fossil fuel industry, in a turning...
View ArticleDay 4 at the UN climate talks in Bonn
Co-chairs Artur Runge-Metzger & Kishan Kumarsingh during Day 4 in Bonn. Co-chairs Artur Runge-Metzger & Kishan Kumarsingh during Day 4 in Bonn | Photo Credit: IISD Reporting Service There are...
View Article28 EU countries agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and ask...
Barbara Lewis and Alastair MacDonald report the good news that the EU Agrees To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cuts. The new goals amount to a 40% cut, below the benchmark 1990 levels by 2030, after the...
View ArticleWarning: The most comprehensive scientific report on climate ever, while...
Over the weekend, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its Synthesis Report of its Fifth Assessment Report. The Synthesis Report distils and integrates the findings of the three...
View ArticleFast for the Climate: December 1
It's two months today since over 700,000 participated in the historic People's Climate March, which to my way of thinking means the time is ripe for another magnificent display of activism.This time,...
View Article2014 was the hottest year on record
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have this morning announced that 2014 was the hottest year on record. From the...
View ArticleObama makes deal with India on climate change action, while Republicans...
While Republicans continue to deny the scientific reality of climate change, even when some admit it is happening but still refuse to acknowledge that people are causing it, President Obama continues...
View ArticleIs Climate Change Here?
Heavy rains, floods, landslides, extremely low snowpack, wildfires, record-breaking temperatures, and Arctic sea-ice hits lowest extent for the year. We were warned years ago this would happen.These...
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