November 2004 Archives

The Earth finds itself in a Kantian dilemna - the standard of living of the rich can not be universalized. Not every Chinese can live as wastefully as Americans do. If they try to do so - and they are - civilization a we know it will end and the Earth is likely to perish. The solution is more equitable sharing of wealth which need not, and must not, be communism.

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China's explosive economic growth is outpacing environmental protection efforts, leaving the country awash in "out of control" acid rain,

The world is witnessing an inexcusable failure to lead on the issue of climate change. How much change to the world's ecosystems does there need to be - outright collapse leading to catastrophe - before the rich polluters take responsibility for their mess? America's leaders are a callous, shallow bunch. These days will either be remembered as the turning point, where citizens forced their leaders to lead, or as the beginning of the end of the human epoch. Lets write history.

Arctic Nations to Make Scant Promises to Slow Thaw

Eight Arctic countries will make scant promises to slow a rapid thaw of the region linked to global warming at a meeting in Iceland on Wednesday after U.S. opposition to firmer action, delegates said.

U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens says he disagrees with a new scientific study's conclusion that the burning of fossil fuels is a major factor in climate change. Stevens, who is to chair the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee soon, later says he looks forward to reading the report. Does anyone else see the disconnect here? Who are you going to trust to address climate change - a Senator in the back-pocket of the extractive resource industries, or three hundred leading climate scientists?

A Pew Center report examining the impacts of climate change on the U.S. environment, provides compelling evidence that ecosystems are already responding to climate change. Climate Change is NOT a theory, it is real, and it is happening now, with potentially cataclysmic impacts upon global ecological sustainability. Humanity will continue to ignore this risk at great peril.

Global Warming Hits U.S. Ecosystems - Science Magazine

Global warming has begun to affect a wide array of species in the United States, from plants that now flower earlier to red foxes that are venturing farther into Canada, says a report released today by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. The authors say their analysis is the first to directly link regional biological changes to anthropogenic climate change.