United States — Three Greenpeace climbers have hung a banner on the face of Mount Rushmore to issue a challenge to President Obama: "America honors leaders, not politicians: Stop Global Warming.” The action is part of a global day of action staged by Greenpeace to urge world leaders, who are currently attending a G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, to take the actions necessary to avert runaway climate change.
“We are at a key moment in history when we must challenge our president to take real leadership. The steps taken so far have been frankly inadequate. If President Obama wants to take his place among the great leaders of history, he must take aggressive measures to combat climate change and prioritize a strong deal in Copenhagen,” said Carroll Muffet, Deputy Campaign Director for Greenpeace. "We're here at Mount Rushmore to inspire Americans to take action, and remind the world that heroism and leadership are part of our nation’s history — and must be a part of our future.”
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Daily Roundup: July 7, 2009
Emission Remission: U.S. power plants' sulfur dioxide emissions, for the first half of 2009, have fallen 24 percent from last year. This is a much greater decline than energy analysts had predicted, even taking into account the recession and lowered electricity demand. ENN
Hold That Climate Bill! Current climate policies are not working well enough, says an international group of economists and scientists. Instead of focusing on cutting overall emissions, the group says, we should improve energy efficiency and research non-carbon-emitting energy sources. BBC News
Rice Into Concrete: Texas-based researchers have developed a nearly carbon-free way to make cement from the husks of edible rice plants. Regular cement production accounts for 5 percent of all human-related carbon dioxide emissions. MSNBC
Pet Frogs, Not Pesticides: In Argentina, where more than 20,000 cases of the mosquito-borne dengue fever have been logged this year, an official is recommending adopting frogs as pets over spraying pesticides. Frogs consume more than 15,000 insects per season, he says, while "aerotoxins" intended to kill the mosquitoes will likely do more harm than good. National Geographic
Winds of Change: Though rural electricity cooperatives are often exempt from renewable-electricity mandates, many are still adopting wind power. In places like Taos, New Mexico, this is thanks to consumer demand, while other utilities are responding to rising fuel prices. Green Inc.
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Thanks for bringing this to us so fast! AWESOME!
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Well, GreenPeace, blow it out yer...nevermind. Shouldn't those folks be down in Alang, where there is a funeral a day for the workers who strip abestos out of scrapped ships with their bare hands, wear flip flops and no steel toe shoes, no gloves, no safety glasses. Ocean liners, tankers, container ships, bulkers- they virtually all get beached at Alang. This is REAL- while global warming is still being hotly contested....Oil and LNG tankers, especially, are almost never certified gas free, and still have gas fumes inside when the cutting torches start their cutting- then...KABOOM! Another 2 or 3 funerals.
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I don't deny their are people that are profiteering from global warming, but do you think they invented the data THEN came up with ideas to profit from it? that makes little sense.
Unless you believe the scientific community banded together to trick the world into believing in global warming so green business could make profit.....
