Saturday, November 23, 2013

SLOW-MOTION APOCALYPSE -- WHY THE DIVESTMENT MOVEMENT MATTERS

How to Reverse a Slow-Motion Apocalypse 
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175775/

GLOBAL WARMING: FIND YOUR FAVORITE COMPANY ON THIS GREAT GRAPHIC

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/interactive/2013/nov/20/which-fossil-fuel-companies-responsible-climate-change-interactive


Monday, November 11, 2013

"It's time to stop this madness" - Philippines plea at UN climate talks

"It's time to stop this madness" - Philippines plea at UN climate talks


Up to this hour, I agonize while waiting for word as to the fate of my very own relatives. What gives me renewed strength and great relief was when my brother succeeded in communicating with us that he has survived the onslaught. In the last two days, he has been gathering bodies of the dead with his own two hands. He is hungry and weary as food supplies find it difficult to arrive in the hardest hit areas.
We call on this COP to pursue work until the most meaningful outcome is in sight. Until concrete pledges have been made to ensure mobilization of resources for the Green Climate Fund. Until the promise of the establishment of a loss and damage mechanism has been fulfilled; until there is assurance on finance for adaptation; until concrete pathways for reaching the committed 100 billion dollars have been made; until we see real ambition on stabilizing greenhouse gas concentrations. We must put the money where our mouths are.
This process under the UNFCCC has been called many names. It has been called a farce. It has been called an annual carbon-intensive gathering of useless frequent flyers. It has been called many names. But it has also been called the Project to save the planet. It has been called “saving tomorrow today”. We can fix this. We can stop this madness. Right now. Right here, in the middle of this football field.
I call on you to lead us. And let Poland be forever known as the place we truly cared to stop this madness. Can humanity rise to the occasion? I still believe we can.
- See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2013/11/11/its-time-to-stop-this-madness-philippines-plea-at-un-climate-talks/#sthash.pzF6S5yr.dpuf

Friday, November 1, 2013

SCIENCE AND RESISTANCE: Systems theory suggests direct action key to stopping global warming


Naomi Klein: How science is telling us all to revolt
the data – and they are coming to some incendiary conclusions

Is our relentless quest for economic growth killing the planet? Climate scientists have seen 

The New Statesman