Will Obama go to Copenhagen & Help Avert "Catastrophe?"

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Monday October 19, 2009 · 11:37 AM PDT

2009/10/19 · 11:37

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on world leaders to join him at the upcoming Copenhagen summit on Climate Change in December. Earlier today, while addressing the Major Economies Forum in London, Brown stated:

"If we do not reach a deal at this time, let us be in no doubt: once the damage from unchecked emissions growth is done, no retrospective global agreement in some future period can undo that choice," he said. "By then it will be irretrievably too late.

"So we should never allow ourselves to lose sight of the catastrophe we face if present warming trends continue."

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Wednesday October 14, 2009 · 7:15 PM PDT

2009/10/14 · 19:15

The Congressional Budget Office has been at work lately, now that the Kerry/Boxer bill has been introduced in the Senate. I'm sure we will hear conservatives claiming that this bill will kill the US economy in upcoming decades, but as other studies have suggested, this simply is not the case.

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 6:50 PM PDT

2009/10/06 · 18:50

A few pieces of good news to report from Michigan on the subject of global warming / CO2 / climate change, etc. As the Michigan trees lose their green with the fall, many of our companies are getting more green.

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Friday October 02, 2009 · 9:38 AM PDT

2009/10/02 · 09:38

There is always a lot of doom and gloom around the issue of global climate change, and there is certainly good reason for that. However, there is also reason to hope.

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Tuesday September 29, 2009 · 12:18 PM PDT

2009/09/29 · 12:18

I'm usually appreciative when major media outlets report on global climate change and its effects. Anything to get more eyes on the subject and get more folks involved.

Today, Newsweek (online) has an article about Agriculture and Global Warming. Here is the jist:

You might think a little global warming is good for farming. Longer, warmer growing seasons and more carbon dioxide (CO2)—what plant wouldn't love that? The agricultural industry basically takes that stance. But global warming's effects on agriculture would actually be quite complicated—and mostly not for the better.

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Monday September 28, 2009 · 8:39 AM PDT

2009/09/28 · 08:39

I come from a family of football fans, so this diary is hard to write. Growing up in Cleveland, we cheered with Brian Sipe and Bernie Kosar, cursed the Oakland Raiders and John Elway, and really cursed Art Modell. My grandfather started a family Superbowl pool that continues today, and which I run.

But these days, with all the dire warnings out there about climate change and other oncoming environmental disasters, I see football as more of the same... and ever MORE of more of the same. At a time when we should be looking for ways to consume less, football seems to be moving in the opposite direction.

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Friday September 25, 2009 · 10:49 AM PDT

2009/09/25 · 10:49

Paul Krugman is one of my favorite columnists. He seems to be frequently proved right (the Iraq war, the bubble economy, etc.), but of course is still written off by most folks on the right. I'm glad to see him on the news shows more often these days.

Today, as he does occasionally, Dr. Krugman wades into the issue of climate change.

B Amer

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Tuesday September 22, 2009 · 9:06 AM PDT

2009/09/22 · 09:06

Last night, as a part of the global day of climate action, I attended the global premiere of "The Age of Stupid," a climate change film that was broadcast simultaneously around the world.

My short review of this film is that is was good, but (as intended) quite a downer.

More information below...

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Friday September 18, 2009 · 10:05 AM PDT

2009/09/18 · 10:05

The fact that the US seems to be in a never ending state of war is the subject of a well-written opinion piece by Tom Engelhardt. As described in the piece, this fact doesn't change regardless of which political party is in power, or even if the president ran as a kind of "anti-war" candidate.

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Monday September 14, 2009 · 6:33 PM PDT

2009/09/14 · 18:33

Let's say, 20 or so years ago, a group of scientists determined that a meteor would strike earth 40 or 50 years from now. They were really smart scientists, mind you. The types of folks that helped us put a man on the moon less than 10 years after being kicked off.

Then, let's say that since that time, more and more data have been gathered that showed that the scientists were right. They got better satellites and better telescopes, and more advanced theories about meteor movement were shown to be correct. They kept telling us that this thing was going to impact the Earth before the end of this century.

What would happen?

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I am going to attend or organize an event on 10/24?

30 votes Vote Now!

I am going to attend or organize an event on 10/24?

Yes - attending!

12 votes

Yes - organizing!

4 votes

Nothing in my area & I can't organize one.

8 votes

No. This whole global climate change thing is bunk. I like Glenn Beck.

6 votes

DK Greenroots: John Kerry's 9/10/09 Climate Change Speech

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 10:52 AM PDT

2009/09/11 · 10:52

John Kerry gave a speech yesterday at George Washington University on climate change and its effects on national security.

Highlights of the speech below...

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Is the National Security / Climate Change Argument worthwhile?

28 votes Vote Now!

Is the National Security / Climate Change Argument worthwhile?

Yes!

20 votes

Maybe - couldn't hurt.

3 votes

No. If you're not on board with the weight of evidence, this isn't going to change your mind.

2 votes

This whole climate change thing is bunk. I like Glenn Beck.

3 votes

DK GreenRoots: Adopt a Senator - Carl Levin

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Sunday August 30, 2009 · 6:39 PM PDT

2009/08/30 · 18:39

DK GreenRoots is a new environmental series created by Meteor Blades and Patriot Daily for Daily Kos. This series provides a forum for the discussion of all environmental issues, including the need for sustainability and the interrelationship between environment and salient issues of our lives, including health care, family, food, economy, jobs, labor, poverty, equal justice, human rights, political stability, national security and war.

Information on the Adopt a Senator project can be found here

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The Good News about Climate Change

Isn't CO2 Good for Agriculture?

I Can't Even Watch Football Anymore

Krugman Says, "It's Easy Being Green"

The Age of Stupid - Review

A State of Never Ending War

Let's say a meteor was heading towards Earth

DK Greenroots: John Kerry's 9/10/09 Climate Change Speech

DK GreenRoots: Adopt a Senator - Carl Levin