January 15, 2010 Cross-Posted with the Labor Network for Sustainability and Huffington Post Over the past couple of years, the American labor movement has become an enthusiastic supporter of expanding “green jobs” that fight global warming. But policies to reduce carbon emissions scientists say are safe have been a harder pill to swallow. Now,… Read More »
FREEZING THE GREENHOUSE: THE SNOWBALL STRATEGY
January 8, 2010 While world leaders play the blame game and politicians dither, deadly carbon emissions grow without restraint. The official US government “business as usual” projection is for a 39 percent increase in carbon emissions worldwide by 2030, roughly two percent a year. Given the apparent deadlocks in Copenhagen and Washington, is there… Read More »
DOOM AND GLOOM
December 21, 2009 As world leaders return from Copenhagen without an agreement that will protect the earth’s atmosphere from devastating climate change, we ordinary people are forced to confront not only what we think, but also what we feel. When I was in elementary school in the early 1950s we had air raid drills. … Read More »
WE’RE NUMBER ONE – IN FINANCIAL DAMAGE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
December 9, 2009 This week, just in time for the Copenhagen climate convention, the annual Global Climate Risk Index was released, telling how vulnerable each country in the world is to the costs of climate change. Guess who was number one in financial losses from climate change? The United States. Surprised? There’s a reason… Read More »
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