From Sandy to Sandy Hook: The Moral Urgency For Action Even When It Appears ‘The Politics Are Too Hard’

From Sandy to Sandy Hook: The Moral Urgency For Action Even When It Appears ‘The Politics Are Too Hard’: pI have a daughter almost as old as those who were senselessly killed at Sandy Hook Elementary school, so my heart goes out to all the victims. She is also why I fight so hard for climate action. As Obama said in his powerful speech at the Sandy Hook interfaith prayer vigil: With their very first [...]/p

Obama To Name Climate Hawk John Kerry Secretary Of State

Obama To Name Climate Hawk John Kerry Secretary Of State: pIn the first serious indication Obama will focus on climate change in his second term, media outlets report the President will nominate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) to be Secretary of State. Kerry is one of the Senate’s leading climate hawks who has said he believes that climate change is the “biggest long term threat” to [...]/p

10 Of The Worst Natural Disasters Ever

10 Of The Worst Natural Disasters Ever

UN, Oecd193 member states green country: 21c 100, environment, safety, health, hygiene, welfare policy, warning.
Established global multinational corporations. : Earthquake, tsunami, tsunamis, typhoons, hurricanes, sanitation, ecosystems, conservation, protection, conflict, confrontation, conflict, war, we could not turn from social contribution to people's lives and safety goals.

Climate Change Is Killing The World’s Oldest Trees

Climate Change Is Killing The World’s Oldest Trees: pby Bob Berwyn, via Summit County Citizens Voice Colorado’s old lodgepoles aren’t the only forest giants that are dying. Around the world, the biggest, oldest trees that harbor and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are meeting the same fate. Three of the world’s leading ecologists say they’ve documented an alarming increase in the death [...]/p

Van Jones: In 20 Years, ‘People Are Going To Be Asking This President Why He Didn’t Do Something On Climate’

Van Jones: In 20 Years, ‘People Are Going To Be Asking This President Why He Didn’t Do Something On Climate’: pPresident Obama’s legacy will be defined by a number of issues: the stimulus package; killing Osama bin Laden; his endless battles with Congress; his support for gay marriage. But arguably the biggest issue he’ll be judged on — one that is still rarely mentioned in Washington policy circles — is climate change. It is true [...]/p

December 14: Drought Expands In Kansas, Oklahoma, And Texas

December 14: Drought Expands In Kansas, Oklahoma, And Texas: pDrought continued to expand through many key farming states within the central United States in the past week, as scattered rainfall failed to replenish parched soils, according to a report issued Thursday by state and federal climatology experts. [Reuters] Congress isn’t planning to take action on climate change any time soon. But if the planet [...]/p

Ex-Im Bank: New Dirty, Controversial Coal Plant? Where Do We Sign Up?

Ex-Im Bank: New Dirty, Controversial Coal Plant? Where Do We Sign Up?: pby Justin Guay and Nicole Ghio, via the Sierra Club Continuing its efforts under Chairman Fred Hochberg to direct as much U.S. taxpayer money as possible to dirty climate destroying coal projects with devastating social and environmental impacts, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim) Board of Directors discussed financing the controversial Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper [...]/p