How about that off-shore drilling – Mr. President?
Florida declares state of emergency in 6 counties
If there was ever a time for the Obama Administration to really sit up and ask themselves why they have supported more drilling off the coast of the United States – this is it!
Really Mr. President – here it is - your chance to once and for all state [...]
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Planet Earth (thanks bbc…)
Always worth a quick reminder as to the amazing beauty of the natural world….
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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Frank Tobia
Congratulations to Frank Tobia this weeks’ Climate Community Citizen of the Week. We met Frank through one of our prior winners – Kyle Gracey of The University of Chicago. Frank is very active in a variety of environmental groups and has become a leader among students interested in green jobs and figuring out how to [...]
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Coastal Photography Competition
Atlantic Rising is a charity on a 32,000km journey circumnavigating the Atlantic overland along the 1m contour line. This is the level scientists predict sea levels may reach in the next 100 years. Along the way we are creating an educational network between 15,000 students in low-lying coastal communities. Through our photography, films and writing, [...]
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Protecting the Planet and Empowering the People
Are you among those disillusioned with the results of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen last December? Do you fear capitalist solutions to climate change? Can you imagine an agreement that seeks the counsel of those who stand to suffer the most from climate change? Yes? Then you would have been in good company in Bolivia [...]
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Senate Climate Bill – A lot of hot air!
Today was going to be the day! A big announcement regarding a semi-bipartisan energy bill. Well, as has happened before it all seems to have gone up in smoke – a shame! The following from Time is a pretty good overview of the players and the games being played…
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More Climate Politics….
The on going struggle to find a balanced measure to bring to the floor of the US Senate hit yet another bump in the road last week as Senator Lindsey Graham (R) South Carolina has announced that he is no longer going to participate in the current process. This is very frustrating to say the [...]
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Weekly Mulch: Citizens Lead Cochabamba Climate Negotiations
by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger
Environmental advocates from around the world gathered in Cochabamba, Bolivia, this week and resolved that, a year from now, they would hold a world’s people referendum on climate change to marshal support for the rights of the planet.
“Although it is hoped that some states will cooperate, the participation of governments [...]
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A 2010 Earth Day Reflection
In 1970 I was five years old and in 2050 I’ll be 85 – if I’m still kicking. This symmetry makes 2010 an important year from my vantage point. It feels like a mid-point. Its half-time in the great game we are playing. I’ve felt entitled to a personal mid-life crisis for a couple of [...]
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Climate Community Citizen of the Week – Alec Loorz
Congratulations to Alec Loorz this weeks Climate Community Citizen of the Week! Given that this is Earth Day, we were hoping to find a particularly special young person to recognize – and add to our exciting list of amazing young people. Alec is just a remarkable young man. He is a High School student who upon [...]
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