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Clean Cars Illinois The progress of the U.S. Senate climate bill is being threatened by Republican calls to boycott committee negotiations of the bill.
Source: www.reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - All seven Republicans on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee plan to boycott next week's work session on a climate-change bill, an aide said on Saturday, in a
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Repower America has started up an interactive online petition in support of climate legislation called "The Wall." It's pretty cool and they already have video support statements from elected officials, military generals, celebrities, heads of major environmental organizations and even Bill Nye the Science Guy!
Add your voice and join the movement
Source: www.repoweramerica.org
The Repower Wall is a revolutionary approach to standing up for what we believe in -- for what our country needs. It combines the power of your voice with the force of a multi-media campaign, to build a collective call for change so loud it’s undeniable.
Clean Cars Illinois Looking for a great way to celebrate tomorrow on the international day of climate action? Join ELPC at Columbia College downtown for climate speakers, lots of art and delicious food.
Source: www.350.org
The event will begin at 12:00pm with a small tutorial on paper making from Columbia College’s Center for Book and Paper Arts (2nd floor 1104 S. Wabash). This session will demonstrate how one can make their own paper by reusing old paper and turning it into pulp.
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This Saturday October 24th is the international day of climate action. Across the world global citizens will be uniting to organize events demanding real and imediate action to stop global warming.
Get involved and find an event near you at www.350.org
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http://www.350.org - On 24 October, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we'll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety. ...
Clean Cars Illinois In a recent Pew Research Center poll only 23% of Americans knew that cap and trade was related to energy policy.We clearly need to get out there and spread the education!
Clean Cars Illinois Tomorrow is blog action day on climate change. If you have a blog join thousands of bloggers around the world and use your internet voice to call for strong action to halt global warming.
Source: switchboard.nrdc.org
Tomorrow, October 15, the NRDC staffers who blog on Switchboard will write about climate change, as they do every day. The difference is that they will be joined by nearly seven thousand other blogs in demanding immediate action to solve global warming.
Clean Cars Illinois Senator Kerry and Senator Graham unite in a new bipartisan partnership to takle climate change. A final Senate bill will probably strongly reflect these talking points.
Source: www.nytimes.com
The best way to make America stronger is to work together to address an urgent crisis facing the world.
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This year's best new eco-documentary opens tonight in Chicago. Showtimes all weekend at Piper's Alley AMC. Check it out and we guarentee you will be inspired. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTCSSkxl
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Coming to Theaters Nationwide in September! Visit www.thefuelfilm.com for more information.
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The UK Energy Research Council just announced that they believe the global supply of conventionally extracted oil could peak by the year 2020. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/20
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
A new report says worldwide production of conventionally extracted oil could peak in the next decade
Clean Cars Illinois A recent report from the World Bank found that the global costs of adapting to a world 2°C warmer would fall between $75 - $100 billion a year between 2010 and 2050. The longer we wait the higher the price for our environment and our economies.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Adapting to impacts of climate change will cost $75-100bn (£47-63bn) per year in the developing world from 2010, a World Bank study concludes.
Clean Cars Illinois The first Senate version of the clean energy and climate bill came out this morning. It has more ambitious emission reduction goals and gives more power to the EPA to regulate carbon pollution. Nice job Senate! Let's keep it strong and get it passed!
Clean Cars Illinois Senator Boxer and Senator Kerry announced that they will introduce their version of the climate bill next Wednesday Sept. 30. Things are about to get very interesting.
Clean Cars Illinois Both China and India have made new promises this week to step up in the fight against global warming. The world is ready to act. America needs to lead the way by passing a strong clean energy and climate bill before Copenhagen. We have 76 days to make it happen!
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Chinese President, Hu Jintao has announced his intention to achieve a significant reduction in the growth of his country's carbon emissions over the next decade.
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Watch President Obama's address on climate change to the U.N.
He mentions both national climate change legislation and federal clean car legislation.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Following criticism that the U.S. was losing ground on climate policy, President Obama on Tuesday told a U.N. conference that while the "journey is hard" the U.S. would "meet our responsibility."
