Sunday, January 22, 2017

On the climate change frontline: the disappearing fishing villages of Bangladesh

theguardian


Kutubdia’s islanders don’t have much of a carbon footprint – most don’t have regular electricity. But they are facing the reality of a changing climate, and soon tens of millions of their fellow Bangladeshis will be at risk. Story here.

A common scene in Bangladesh. Photo by Liftarn.





Dirty industries spend more on politics, keeping us in the fossil age.

by George Monbiot
Alberta tar sands - photo by "Beautiful Destruction."
Make America Wait Again. That’s what Donald Trump’s energy policy amounts to. Stop all the clocks, put the technological revolution on hold, ensure that the transition from fossil fuels to clean power is delayed for as long as possible. Story here.



Saturday, January 21, 2017

Species On The Move

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As climate change impacts habitats around the world, species are on the move, trying to adapt — and survive. Story here.
Polar bear mother and cubs. photo by Alistair Rae.

New Tar Sands Pipelines Are Incompatible With Paris Climate Goals

EcoWatch

New research released Thursday reveals disturbing new evidence on how locking-into new long-lived tar sands production undermines global efforts to address the global climate crisis far beyond Canada's borders. "Trudeau's pipeline decisions will lead directly to suffering…Story here.

The Term "Climate Change" has Already Disappeared From the Whitehouse Website! HELP!

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Larry -
This is what we're up against. The minute Trump took office, he scrubbed every mention of Climate Change from whitehouse.gov.
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His new energy "plan" will make your blood boil:
President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan...
We must take advantage of the estimated $50 trillion in untapped shale, oil, and natural gas reserves, especially those on federal lands...
The Trump Administration is also committed to clean coal technology.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
We are mobilizing and launching an emergency grassroots campaign to stop Trump from derailing everything we've worked for.
I need you to make a monthly donation before midnight tonight so we can fight back before it's too late. Will you help?
Thank you,
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Last year’s snow season in the Swiss Alps was 38 days shorter than in 1970

Science
Climate change is already thawing ski slopes from Utah to Bolivia; now, Europe may be the next to lose its powder. Story here.
The former ski resort, of Tunetschalp in Switzerland. Photo by Curran2

Friday, January 20, 2017

Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter

ScienceAdvances
The endangered yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) Photo by Platyrrhinus
Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles and offer unique insights into many human societiesStory here.

Trumps Despicable War on Mother Earth has Begun.

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Dear Larry,

Donald Trump has been President for only a few hours. But he’s already started attacking our environment.
One of his first acts was to take down the White House’s website on climate change and replace it with an “energy plan.” The plan says Trump “is committed to eliminating” the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the US rule. Rumors are flowing that approval of Keystone XL and Dakota Access could be next. 

This is just the beginning. Trump has announced his intentions. If we let him get away with it, what’s next? Gutting the EPA? Drilling for oil on our public lands in the Arctic?

We need to join together NOW and send a message to Trump: every action he takes to destroy our planet will be met with fierce resistance.
Standing with you,
Ben Schreiber,
Senior political strategist,
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Thursday, January 19, 2017

The Guardian view on Trump and global warming: the right fight - Editorial

Historic flood - Red River Valley, Manitoba., 1997. Gov't. of MB photo.
The president-elect should understand that America needs to shoulder global responsibilities, and that in doing so America will benefit by owning the technologies of the future. Story here.

Ontario Stops NestlƩ in its Tracks

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Larry,
Huge news -- the government in Ontario, Canada just issued a moratorium to block NestlĆ© 
from sucking up water from a small community experiencing drought conditions! Thanks 
to tireless work from grassroots groups and with support from over 168,000 SumOfUs members 
who spoke out, submitted public comments and donated to blanket the airwaves with radio ads, 
corporate giant NestlĆ© has been stopped in its tracks. 

But the fight to stop NestlĆ© from bullying local communities isn’t over.
The state of Michigan is weeks away from deciding on a plan to charge NestlĆ© just $200 
for a permit to double the amount of groundwater it can take to bottle and sell at a 
massive profit. Residents in Evart, Michigan need your help to stand up to NestlĆ© once again.

Our original email from last month:
NestlĆ©'s at it again. This time, it 
wants to suck up 100M gallons of 
groundwater in a tiny U.S. town 
for just $200.
How can the government hand 
over its water for pennies so a giant corporation can profit? Tell 
the state of Michigan to reject 
this ridiculous deal.
Larry,
NestlĆ©'s about to lock down another massive corporate giveaway of precious fresh water -- unless we can pressure the U.S. state of Michigan to stand up to the water bottling behemoth.
Only miles away from Flint, Michigan -- where the local government switched the water supply and poisoned the community's water to save a few bucks -- the Michigan water authority is considering letting NestlĆ© double the amount of groundwater it takes to bottle and sell for profit.
The cost to NestlƩ? $200 a year.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

A Foundation Controlled by a Wealthy Religious Leader Gets Millions of Taxpayer Dollars From Canadians.


by Larry Powell

Am I missing something? Or is it not just as scandalous that the Aga Khan Foundation gets our tax money, as it is that Trudeau has no ethics? (Justin is a politician. That's what politicians do.) But why in the world should a rich, religious leader born in Switzerland and who lives, God-knows-where, get welfare from we ordinary Canadians? The policy of separating affairs of state from affairs of religion is a sensible, time-honoured tradition which seems to have been thrown out the window here. Does anyone know just what Nizari Ismailism is anyway? The Foundation bills itself as a non-profit group which helps the poor. Fair enough.

His Highness, Aga Kahn 1V

But why does His Highness need a foundation (more importantly, why do we) when he could be turning over his personal riches directly to the less fortunate himself? I would personally feel more comfortable if we were to help our own poor, without filtering our tax money through a third party as non-transparent as this one, thanks very much.

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