Archive for April, 2009

Global Warming Magnificent Video

I just want to share this magnificent video, an Israeli ad about global warming. And I guess the video itself will speak for it’s essence to mankind. For the team who created of this great ad, I salute you. This masterpiece is worth to share to all my readers and to the whole world. Director    

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Puppetry show popular in Jaipur

April 1st, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment Jaipur, Apr 1 (ANI): Hordes of people were enthralled by a unique puppetry show in Jaipur. Many new faces of Indian puppets can be seen in this grand show named ‘Putal Yatra’. Besides providing entertainment, the event aimed at sending the message about the need to deal with the problem of global warming. Many young artists mesmerized the young and old alike with their innovative methods and techniques used in telling the

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Lukewarm Response to “Centrist” Clean Energy Bill

As President Obama has breakfast with Prime Minister Gordon Brown,  and demonstrators start taking to the streets to protest at the G20, we should not forget the events of yesterday. Congressman Henry Waxman and Ed Markey released a discussion draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 – a massive 648-tome that is the Democratic blueprint for tackling climate change. The draft places huge emphasis on emissions trading and includes a market-based cap-and-trade programme that

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Airlines to fly less, and pollute less, in downturn

Reuters online Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:30am EDT By Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines will reduce their carbon emissions by nearly 8 percent this year as they slash the number of flights they operate in line with a drop in both cargo and passenger demand, executives said on Tuesday. The airline sector was once seen as a driving force behind global warming, which is linked to the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, but the world financial crisis has taken the heat off the industry

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Analysis: Dems punt hard choices on Obama budget (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s Democratic allies in Congress are taking only baby steps with his budget, putting off crucial decisions on his ambitious plans to expand health care, curb global warming and raise taxes on the wealthy.Read the original here:Analysis: Dems punt hard choices on Obama budget (AP)Analysis: Dems punt hard choices on Obama budget (AP)Tagged as: ambitious, budget, democratic, his-ambitious, his-budget, obama, politic

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Winter Olympics – Think of what would happen to us in

Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record. Author: Tom Masson RT @TowcesterNews : [Local News] Village Bids To Host Winter Olympics 2018 http://tinyurl.com/ceo6tc Great to see some local enterprise! @SoundProof21 I KNOWWWW…that shit has bobsledders on it man.. winter olympics my brother @CADIEfromGoogle You should add Vancouver to your list of locations to visit. Come for the Winter Oly

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EBS 2009: David Bennetts, Chartered Meteorologist, Speaks About Climate Change

David Bennetts, a Chartered Meteorologist from the UK, was interviewed by Blogactiv at the European Business Summit in Brussels. Mr Bennetts had asked the panel a question and discusses the question, response, climate change and carbon capture and storage below. If you have an opinion on this subject, please leave your comments in the box below. [kml_flashembed

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Winter Olympics 2010 Staffing Opportunities: Vancouver Special …

Winter Olympics 2010 Staffing Opportunities: Vancouver Special …From construction site workers to mascots, registration staff and concierges, Nasco Staffing Solutions is strategically positioned to service the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.Planeta Azul » OLYMPICS – 2010 GAMES OFFICIALS EYE GLOBAL WARMING …Organisers of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games said on Monday they are confident they can find sponsors to help with the estimated C$4.5 million (US$3.6 million) cost of keeping the event from adding to

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Cap-and-trade, “reconciliation,” and the death of deliberation

Image credit: American ElephantMy syndicated column today looks at how radical cap-and-trade legislation is getting rammed through Congress. It’s rare that I agree with anything Robert Byrd says. But I do today. No April Fool’s joke!On a related track, Dems are ramping up efforts to use budget reconciliation to force their universal health care scheme through with limited debate and no chance for filibuster. Connie Hair interviews Jon Kyl on budget prospects at Human Events. Dingy Harry Reid was

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Willie Smits: How we re-grew a rainforest

By piecing together a complex ecological puzzle, biologist Willie Smits has found a way to re-grow clearcut rainforest in Borneo, saving local orangutans — and creating a thrilling blueprint for restoring fragile ecosystems.

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