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Three years ago I referred to a Wall Street Journal piece on possible geologic effects — volcanoes and earthquakes  — of global warming. This drove the right wing crazy. Numerous global warming denial sites linked to it as an indication of how silly those concerned about global warming can get. Today I post a Reuters piece about a conference of geologists and earth scientists concerned about the same issue, now with three years more data: Global warming may bring tsunami and quakes-scie

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WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats Wednesday unveiled climate legislation that aims to drastically cut greenhouse-gas emissions beginning in 2012, starting an effort that threatens to divide the party amid opposition from coal, manufacturing and oil interests. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry outlined the measure, which would cut emissions from 2005 levels 20 by 2050. “Th

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Breaking from most national environmental organizations , Friends of the Earth has issued a detailed critique of the Kerry-Boxer Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, which limits global warming pollution and invests in clean energy: We commend Senators Boxer and Kerry for their dedication to combating the important problem of climate change but we cannot support a bill that fails to solve the problem. Overall the draft is riddled with loopholes and does not go far enough to protec

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Designer Neil Poulton is back with LaCie that date round with the LaCie Sound2 speakers that are touted to be placed under the high end category – hopefully for the performance and not the design. Featuring Cabasse’s loudspeaker driver support, the Sound2 Speakers were specially angled to be used w… popular google green local news software wireless software tech education community global warming claim new technology game pc people venture future busines

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With climate talks underway in Bangkok , Indigenous activists reviewing the text and engaged in the talks calling for no market-based REDD deal , Greenpeace activists blockading the tar sands in Alberta, and the EU investigating fraud in carbon trading schemes , today is a big day for the movement for climate justice. Too bad it’s such a disappointing day for climate in the US. Today Senators Boxer and Kerry released their first draft of the Senate climate bill , a companion to the Hous

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CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler tried to assuage the fears of the House Agriculture Committee. (image: wsj.net) The over-speculation and wild financial risks that have contributed to the current economic crisis are looming large in the minds of several senators as they weigh the new carbon cap and trade bill, reports the New York Times . The Senate is examining the proposed regulations of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts, which, in the opinion of some senators, too closely resemble

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Via email from Friends of the Earth . Friends of the Earth Statement on the Kerry-Boxer Draft Climate Bill Washington, D.C. — Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica had the following statement in response to the Kerry-Boxer draft climate bill: “We commend Senators Boxer and Kerry for their dedication to combating the important problem of climate change but we cannot support a bill that fails to solve the problem. Overall the draft is riddled with loopholes and does not go far enough t

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Climate change threatens all countries, with developing countries the most vulnerable. The World Bank estimates that they would bear some 75 to 80 percent of the costs of damages caused by the changing climate.  An equitable global climate deal is needed – one that  recognizes the varying needs of developing countries and supports them with the finance and technology to meet the challenges to development. According to the World Bank’s World Development Report 2010 , a “climate-smart” world is

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled draft legislation on Wednesday aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next four decades. The legislation, written by Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer, embraces major elements of a controversial bill that passed the House of Representatives in June. Both bills would establish a “cap and trade” system to replace dirty, polluting fossil fuels with cleaner solar, wind and other alternative energies to power factories

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I am sorry, you will have to forgive, but I did find this rather funny.As I was reading through the news relating to the current apocalyptic position we find ourselves in today with regard to “human man-made global warming”, the first article I read came from the BBC, who reliably informed me that we will need to come up with $100 billion for the developing world alone (according to World Bank Study) in order to….err….keep the world cool or something and all survive?Anyway, some good news on the

More here: Global Warming Update: Snow has been falling on almost every continent on earth over the past week

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