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Public Review Draft of the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

January 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on Public Review Draft of the National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

Until 5 March 2012, the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy is open for public comment. This is a long document. The executive summary. is after the fold.

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Sea Ice Death Spiral Driving Atlantic Water into Arctic Causing Wild Weather

January 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on Sea Ice Death Spiral Driving Atlantic Water into Arctic Causing Wild Weather

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Tags: climate change · environmental · Global Warming · science

President Obama: Listen to Trumka and labor

January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

As the American ‘traditional’ media seems fixated on asserting that “labor” supports the Keystone XL pipeline, it seems oblivious to the reality that America’s labor movement now has some of the most thoughtful voices about how to address climate change challenges to foster a stronger social stability (including higher employment) while reducing our carbon impacts. […]

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@JonCarson44 responded to my tweets

January 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on @JonCarson44 responded to my tweets

I received a couple notes from Twitter. The official White House blogger, Jon Carson, is now following me and responded to one of my messages. JonCarson44 @A_Siegel thanks for helping me hear from folks about SOTU, getting lots of people talking about clean energy jobs  Jan 09, 8:50 AM via web In reply to… A_Siegel […]

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Tags: 2012 Presidential Election · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · media · Obama Administration · political symbols · politics · President Barack Obama · republican party · science

Climate Change Goes Away

January 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Tags: catastrophic climate change · climate change · Global Warming · guest post · journalism · media · weather

Santorum … The pick and choose from Catholic values candidate?

January 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Santorum … The pick and choose from Catholic values candidate?

Many are, it seems, agag about Rick Santorum due to the devout nature of his Catholicism.  While JFK assured America that Rome wouldn’t rule him, Rick seems determined to put into people’s minds the reverse. One of Santorum’s notable stand out features: as serious a climate denial as one can find within a pack of […]

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Tags: 2012 Presidential Election · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · politics · religion and global warming · republican party

The White House Asks: What should be in the State of the Union address?

January 6th, 2012 · 1 Comment

The official White House tweeter has asked a pretty good question: Hi Everyone – I’d love to hear your thoughts on what the President should say in the State of the Union speech later this month The responses are pounding in fast and furious. My two thoughts: SOTU should have full-throated endorsement of #cleanenergyjobs bit.ly/w2dr3t […]

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Tags: 2012 Presidential Election · 746 · climate change · climate zombies · government energy policy

Pacific Institute issues BS awards …

January 5th, 2012 · Comments Off on Pacific Institute issues BS awards …

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Tags: climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Global Warming · global warming deniers · republican party

Rush Limbaugh rules …

January 4th, 2012 · 1 Comment

the Republican Party? Yet again, a clear example of backpedaling Republican candidates in the face of pressure from Rush Limbaugh: Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has canceled the climate change chapter in his upcoming book of environmental essays after Rush Limbaugh and other commentators targeted its author, atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe. For those who don’t […]

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Tags: 2012 Presidential Election · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · republican party · science

Climate Change vs. Peak Oil

December 18th, 2011 · 3 Comments

This guest post from Barath lays out a perspective on the interactions of climate change and peak oil — interactions in terms of people as well as substance.  My perspective from a few years ago might be of interest:  THE Progressive Crises: Global Warming and Peak Oil.   I’ve been wondering for the past year about […]

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Tags: climate change · Energy · Global Warming · guest post · peak oil