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by Bill Becker. The debate about climate change isn’t just about polar bears and energy prices. It’s about whether a free people will be a responsible people, a capitalist economy will be a caring economy and a democracy will protect the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for every...
The Environmentalist New post on the "Too Big to Fail" Fallout on Capitol Hill:
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Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) intends to introduce an amendment to the proposed House Financial Services Committee "Too Big to Fail" bill that will require large banks to fund their own insurance against failure.
The Environmentalist A comprehensive report from Jim Hansen:
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by Dr. James Hansen. Global warming IS a time bomb. There may still be time to defuse it, but that requires policy-makers to take the actions that are needed, not the ineffectual actions they are discussing.
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST: Road to Copenhagen – Part 5: Big Hairy Audacious Leadership vs. Nattering Nabo
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by Bill Becker. What energy and climate security require – what the future of the American Dream demands – is audacious big-picture ideas that capture the imagination, stir the emotions, speak to the souls, rally the support and win the involvement of the American people.
The Environmentalist A wonderful recollection by the great playwright and author, Sherman Yellen:
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By Sherman Yellen. Growing up in the Depression years it was not odd for a boy to believe that a simple Thanksgiving meal was comprised of delicious food. Cooking was about basic nutrition, not gourmandizing.
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by Bill Becker. "In America, we are recalibrating our sense of what it means to be a citizen, not just through voting or volunteering, but also through what we buy…We are seeing the rise of the citizen consumer – and the beginnings of a responsibility revolution."
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by Bill Becker. In case we need more evidence that an urgent economic transformation is required to avoid catastrophic climate change, it can be found in a new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International.
The Environmentalist Our publisher has been nominated in the environment category as a changemaker! Please go to the link and vote for her to show your support!
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Vote for Janet Ritz, founder and publisher of The Environmentalist as a Changemaker on Change.org.The Changemakers initiative aims to identify and engage the leading voices across all sectors - politics, activism, nonprofits, academics, businesspeople, artists, and thinkers.
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by Bill Becker. The evidence is irrefutable: Climate change poses enormous risks to economic stability, public health, ecosystem services, and national security, as well as to the environment.
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by Bill Becker. There’s a familiar dance being performed on the world stage. It’s called the Climate Shuffle. The music is the increasing pace of greenhouse gas emissions as the scientific evidence on which policy makers have depended significantly underestimated the speed of climate change.
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Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA show 2005 has topped 1998. "The last 10 years are the warmest 10-year period of the modern record," said NOAA climate monitoring chief Deke Arndt. Saying there's a downward trend since 1998 is not scientifically legitimate.
350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that justice demand. Our mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis--to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. ... Our focus is on the number 350--as in parts per million, the level scientists have identified as the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. But 350 is more than a number--it's a symbol of where we need to head as a planet. To tackle climate change we need to move quickly, and we need to act in unison--and 2009 will be an absolutely crucial year. This December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to craft a new global treaty on cutting emissions. The problem is, the treaty currently on the table doesn't meet the severity of the climate crisis--it doesn't pass the 350 test. In order to unite the public, media, and our political leaders behind the 350 goal, we harnessed the power of the internet to coordinate a planetary day of action on October 24, 2009. We had actions at hundreds of iconic places around the world - from the heights of Mt. Everest to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef to your community - and clear message to world leaders: the solutions to climate change must be equitable, they must be grounded in science, and they must meet the scale of the crisis. If an international grassroots movement holds our leaders accountable to the latest climate science, we can start the global transformation we so desperately need.
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The Environmentalist on Chicago Sun-Times: Calls for patriotism were used during the Bush Administration with the implication that those who did not support them in wartime were unpatriotic. But what about the summer of 2009 with its town hall meetings turned into shouting matches and signs that inc...
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by Bill Becker. It is now up to the U.S. Senate to make sure Uncle Sam is not only fully dressed, but dressed for success when he shows up in Copenhagen Dec. 7 to work on a global climate deal.
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