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2016 US Presidential Elections: Candidates on Climate Change

14 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption, United States

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2016 US Presidential Elections, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, Jill Stein, Nature & Environment

2016-US-Presidential-Elections

Photo Credit: Maps of World

Here’s how our top four presidential candidates propose to address climate change.

Hillary Clinton – Democratic Party

I won’t let anyone take us backward, deny our economy the benefits of harnessing a clean energy future, or force our children to endure the catastrophe that would result from unchecked climate change.
~ Hillary Clinton, November 29, 2015

On day one, Hillary Clinton will set bold, national goals that will be achieved within 10 years of taking office. Learn more at https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/climate/

 

Jill Stein – Green Party

A Green New Deal: Create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, and investing in public transit, sustainable agriculture, and conservation.

Protect Mother Earth: Lead on a global treaty to halt climate change. End destructive energy extraction: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, and uranium mines. Protect our public lands, water supplies, biological diversity, parks, and pollinators. Label GMOs, and put a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides until they are proven safe. Protect the rights of future generations.

Learn more at http://www.jill2016.com/plan

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State of the Climate in 2015

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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American Meteorological Society, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Nature & Environment, State of the Climate in 2015

State of the Climate 2015

Photo Credit: American Meteorological Society

The year 2015 saw the toppling of several symbolic mileposts: notably, it was 1.0°C warmer than preindustrial times, and the Mauna Loa observatory recorded its first annual mean carbon dioxide concentration greater than 400 ppm. Beyond these more recognizable markers, trends seen in recent decades continued.
~ American Meteorological Society, State of the Climate 2015, August 2016.

DOWNLOAD STATE OF THE CLIMATE 2015
The report, compiled by NOAA’s Center for Weather and Climate at the National Centers for Environmental Information is based on contributions from scientists from around the world. It provides a detailed update on global climate indicators, notable weather events, and other data collected by environmental monitoring stations and instruments located on land, water, ice, and in space.

Climate Action is Needed Whether Exxon Likes it or Not.

26 Thursday May 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Climate Change, Climate disruption, ExxonMobil, Nature & Environment

Last week, we were among a handful of organizations who received a letter signed by 13 members of Congress claiming that we may be violating Exxon’s right to free speech. They’re requesting that we divulge any communication we may have had with state officials and many private organizations with regard to looking into what Exxon knew about climate change and when. At face value this request is a threat to constitutional rights.

Source: Climate Action is Needed Whether Exxon Likes it or Not.

Disobedience: The Courage to Break Free

30 Saturday Apr 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Break free from fossil fuels, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Climate Movement 350.org, Film Disobedience, Fossil fuel industry, Nature & Environment

Disobedience - The Courage to Break Free

The new film Disobedience about the global movement to break free from fossil fuels is now available for free download and streaming at watchdisobedience.com!

The film is a powerful journey, featuring Break Free organizers in Canada, Germany, Turkey and the Philippines as they prepare to mobilize for major actions this May. It shows that the global movement to keep fossil fuels in the ground is growing in size and courage.

Disobedience features author and activist Naomi Klein, 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, as well as board member Lidy Nacpil and dozens of inspiring voices from front-line fights around the world.

It’s about 40 minutes long, and I think it makes for inspiring watching ahead of the Break Free wave of action starting a few days from now.

If you’re inspired by what you see — and I think you will be — then I hope you will both share the film, and join thousands of people across the planet in Break Free actions next month. Across the United States, people are standing up to the power and pollution of the fossil fuel industry — from the frack fields of California, to the tar sands networks of the Midwest, to the oil train rail lines in the Northeast. This is where you can go to join Break Free.

Onwards, to a future beyond fossil fuels,
Duncan Meisel
350.org

Earth Day 2016: Trees for the Earth

20 Wednesday Apr 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Nature and the Environment, United States

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Climate Change, Earth Day 2016, Mitigate climate change, Nature & Environment, Plant a tree, Trees, World's oldest tree, World's tallest tree

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Earth Day 2016: Trees for the Earth
Image Credit: Earth Day Network

Friday, April 22nd, is Earth Day 2016. The theme is: Trees for the Earth. In the five-year countdown to their 50th anniversary, the Earth Day network has initiated an ambitious goal of planting 7.8 billion trees by 2020. In planting a tree for every person on our planet, we will contribute to:
~ mitigating climate change and pollution;
~ protecting our planet’s biodiversity; and
~ supporting communities and their livelihoods.

With our superior technological tools and weapons, we humans continue to kill trees and entire forests in the name of human progress and economic growth. Rooted to the ground, trees are helpless against our onslaught.

Like so much in our lives, we take trees for granted. We forget or ignore their vital role in storing the carbon dioxide we produce and releasing the oxygen we breathe. Earth without trees will not sustain human life.

I like to think of trees as quiet, reliable heroes. Do you have a relative or friend that’s always there when you need a shoulder to cry on, a lending hand, an attentive ear, a generous heart? Trees are like that. When they see us coming, they don’t run away or hide. They are well grounded and face whatever adversity comes their way. They provide shade, shelter, and security to all creatures seeking refuge.

Avenue in Georgetown - Guyana

Tree-lined Avenue – Georgetown – Guyana

Plant a tree today and it will outlive you and your grandchildren. The trees that line the avenues in the main streets of Georgetown, Guyana, where I was born and grew up, existed before I was born. If not destroyed to build parking lots, they will still be providing beauty and shade long after I’m gone.

Methuselah - California - Oldest Living Tree in the World

Methuselah – California – USA

The world’s oldest living tree is a bristle-cone pine, named Methuselah, in California’s White Mountains. Over 4800 years old, it was around when the Egyptians were busy building pyramids. To think we consider ourselves the crown of creation!

Hyperion - California Redwood Forest - World Tallest Tree

Hyperion – California Redwood Forest – USA

When it comes to height and built, trees also outdo us. Rooted in California’s Redwood Forest, the giant sequoia named Hyperion towers over us at 379.1 feet. That’s nearly six times taller than the Statue of Liberty! Next to such trees, we humans are puny.

We need trees for our survival on Earth. Lots of trees. Plant a tree. It’s easier than you think.

Climate Disruption: Thought of the Week

17 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Carbon emissions, Climate Change, Climate disruption, Existing Coal Plants in the USA, Nature & Environment, USA Clean Power Plan 2015

Coal-fired Power Plant

Coal-fired Power Plant
Photo Credit: Forbes/Sem Tech Solutions

USA Clean Power Plan on Hold

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday [February 9, 2016] delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of his administration’s strategy to combat climate change.
~ U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Clean Power Plan by Lawrence Hurley & Valerie Volcovici, Scientific American, February 9, 2016
~ Learn more about the EPA Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants
~ Existing coal plants in the USA from SourceWatch

 

Climate Disruption: Thought of the Week

10 Wednesday Feb 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Climate Change, Nature & Environment, Short Film "I wish for you...", Show the Love Campaign

Show the Love

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Video: I wish for you…

Show the love this Valentine’s Day

Beautiful things are possible. We can protect this life we love from climate change, if enough of us show we care… The changes needed to protect our world have begun. We can have 100% clean energy within a generation – but it needs us to show our love to make it happen.
~ Author Michael Morpurgo and actors Jeremy Irons and Maxine Peake in a short film, I wish for you… from fortheloveof.org.uk

Climate Disruption: Thought of the Week

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Climate Change, Climate disruption, Fossil fuel industry, Methane Gas Leak California, Nature & Environment, Southern California

Infrared view of natural gas leak – Aliso Canyon Storage Facility
Southern California Gas Company – January 6, 2016

California’s 1,200 Tons Methane a Day Leak

California is facing the largest natural gas leak ever recorded. The leak has displaced over 2,000 families in Porter Ranch, a neighborhood about 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It’s caused evacuations and forced two schools to close. And it’s been going on for two months.
~ Learn more about the leak at Environmental Defense Fund

Climate Disruption: Thought of the Week

18 Wednesday Nov 2015

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Climate Change, Climate disruption, Conservation International, Nature & Environment, Nature is Speaking Video Series

I am Ice by Liam Neeson
Other Videos available at Conservation International

Nature is Speaking

Nature is essential to every aspect of human life and well-being — we want to make sure it’s included in the conversation. People are taking more from nature than it has to give, and as a result, we’re putting our own lives on the line… Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature.

~ Nature is Speaking video series, Conservation International

Climate Disruption: Thought of the Week

14 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by Rosaliene Bacchus in Anthropogenic Climate Disruption

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Climate Change, Climate disruption, Global warming, Gulf Stream, Nature & Environment, Ocean circulation, Stefan Rahmstorf, The Thermohaline Circulation

The Thermohaline Circulation

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The Thermohaline Circulation: The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt

Global Warming Slowing Down Circulation of Oceans

According to a new study in Nature Climate Change by Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and co-authors, we’re now seeing a slowdown of the great ocean circulation that, among other planetary roles, helps to partly drive the Gulf Stream off the U.S. east coast…

~ Read the complete article “Global warming is now slowing down the circulation of the oceans – with potentially dire consequences” by Chris Mooney, The Washington Post, March 23, 2015.

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