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Entries from March 2009

What’s in a name? Warming; Change; Chaos; Disruption; Catastrophe; Climaticide

March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

No matter the word put against it, humanity is driving change in climate and other aspects of our living space. For decades, scientists, scholars, and public opinion pollsters have sought to place a name against the phenomena. Global Warming … Climate Change … Global Change … Climate Chaos; Climate Disruption … Climate Catastrophe … Climate […]

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming

Tributes to Johnny Rook & Climaticide Chronicles

March 2nd, 2009 · 7 Comments

To honor Johnny Rook (nee Steven Kimball), his family has asked for contributions to The 350.org Johnny Rook / Steven Kimball fund. There have been moving posts about Johnny Rook’s and the Climaticide Chronicles. Here are links to and extracts from a number of them. A Siegel, Get Energy Smart! NOW!!! Homage to a hero: […]

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Tags: climate change · environmental · Global Warming · journalism

Some columnists get it: climate realism in the OPED section

March 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Some columnists get it: climate realism in the OPED section

With the visibility of The Will Affair (and George Will’s serial distortions), problems with John Tierney distortions at the New York Times, Krauthammer, Samuelson, etc …, sometimes it can seem that columnists throughout the traditional media simply don’t get climate crisis reality and are unable to communicate science to a broader community. Outrage over these […]

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming

Fire and Ice …

March 2nd, 2009 · 8 Comments

10,000+ people are descending on Congress to lobby on climate change as part of Powershift 09. And, many of those will participate in what might be the largest climate change disobedience action in history: the Capitol Climate Action to seek to shut down the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant. Meanwhile, the DC area (along with much […]

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Tags: climate change · Global Warming · journalism

And, they sat waiting. Sadly, idling …

March 1st, 2009 · Comments Off on And, they sat waiting. Sadly, idling …

Powershift 09 is an empowering environment. 11,000+ dedicated (principally) young people, all working in their own ways to help carve a better future not just for themselves, but for their communities, their fellow citizens and, literally, the rest of humanity. It is hard to imagine another environment where the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming

Energy HOME: Crackling Hot …

March 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Every day, I strive to Make Energy CENTS from the Home to the Globe. Whether programming the thermostat to low temperatures overnight to providing comments on national energy policy drafts to opening discussions as to Energy COOL technologies and concepts, my efforts to Energize America to a prosperous, climate friendly future cross a broad spectrum. […]

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Tags: Energy