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Day 13 of Network Climategate Cover-Up: The Media Exposed

As the Copenhagen conference opens today here is a video that shows the belligerent response from some sections of the media to 'Climate Gate'. How well timed this has been for deniers and sceptics.

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Why Do Americans Continue to Deny Climate Change?

23 may | Journalist Mark Hertsgaard argues the United States is the only advanced industrial nation that continues to debate the existence of climate change. Though climate change skeptics only represent a minority of the country, Hertsgaard says their megaphone is large. He compares them to tobacco industry lobbyists who once rejected evidence that smoking causes cancer.

Would do you think of this description of climate change skepticism? What can activists in the U.S do to change this culture of denial? Tell us and remember...Disqus! . . read more

'Climategate' debate: Scientists clash on Russia Today

27 nov | Here is a fairly considered debate on Russian television about 'Climategate'. The problem with the debate is that it turns into 'my science vs. your science' with the viewer being more confused by the end. . . read more

Is Obama poised to cede US sovereignty?

19 oct | On October 14, Lord Christopher Monckton, a noted climate change skeptic, gave a presentation at Bethel University in St. Paul, MN. In this 4 minute excerpt from his speech, he issues a dire warning to all Americans regarding the United Nations Climate Change Treaty, scheduled to be signed in Copenhagen in December 2009. Click Read more to learn more about Monckton. . . read more

Q&A with Richard Newell

17 dec | Q&A with Richard Newell . . read more

Carbon emissions hit record levels, West to destroy Rest

31 may | By Don Reilly

The BBC has reported today that global carbon emissions have hit record levels - up 5% from their 2008 high which then dipped with the 2009 recession.

They write the the majority of the rise has been seen in India and China.

So we in the West with established industries, a great standard of living and military superiority need to make a decision.

Are we going to lower our emissions so that those of the Rest can rise?

Or are we going to destroy Indian and Chinese development because they threaten our livelihoods?

We have a proven threat in climate change; it's time we decide to either evolve or destroy. . . read more

What if San Francisco Bay Rose by One Meter? Sayonara SFO

1 may | What if San Francisco Bay Rose by One Meter? Sayonara SFO . . read more

50 DYNAMIC TENSIONS CHANGING THE FACE OF OUR CITIES

29 apr | It is very difficult to think creatively and constructively about the future of cities when everything around us is in a state of flux. Transport; food technology; geopolitical stability; peak oil; climate change; our economies; disease pandemics; trust; social equity; corruption - in sport, business and politics; terrorism; social media: a list we can expand and change every working day of our lives - By Oliver Freeman Futurist & C0-Publisher HomepageDAILY . . read more

Re-Terraforming the Earth - From Jamais Cascio

18 dec | Geoengineering - or re-terraforming the Earth - is back... in the wake of news that the geophysical mechanisms for cycling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere are beginning to slow down, thereby increasing the degree to which CO2 accumulates as a greenhouse gas. This is exactly the kind of news that makes one suspect that we may not have the time to re-imagine our urban systems, transform our agricultural methods, and move to a carbon-free economy. Geoengineering seems to provide a solution (of varying appeal) for just this kind of situation, focusing not on resolving the causes of global climate disruption, but on ameliorating the symptoms.

Given geoengineering's increasing visibility, debates among scientists, environmentalists, and engineers are not hard to find. But these debates center on the scientific risks and merits of the re-terraforming proposals. Few people, regardless of position, have focused on a fundamental non-geophysical risk of the method: political control, costs, and stability.

To put it bluntly, global-scale efforts don't happen without global-scale reactions. Should we see geoengineering efforts, there will certainly be struggles over control of the program(s), conflicts over liability for problems, and - most troublingly - independent "rogue" geoengineering projects undertaken in defiance of established guidelines. [More] . . read more

Tea Party on Climate Change: A 'Black Hole' of Misinformation?

13 apr | The challenge of climate change has dropped well off the political radar, here we might see some reason why. "From Tea Party activists to the Koch brothers, conservationist Ellie Cohen speaks out against opposition to environmental reforms. Cohen argues that the evidence supporting global warming is sound, and encourages scientists and environmentalists to continue fighting for political action on the issue."

What do you think of this video arguing for climate change action? Do you think the fight should continue or be encouraged? Tell us and remember... Disqus! . . read more

Proposal: Carbon funding to protect oceans

17 oct | Proposal: Carbon funding to protect oceans . . read more

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -- Ronald Reagan (1986)

Mavi Marmara: Israeli officers face Turkish trial

A Turkish court has charged four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010.

Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and former heads of military intelligence, the navy and air force are expected to be tried in absentia.

The nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed after Israeli troops boarded their ship, the Mavi Marmara.

They had been hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.

Ron Paul on Why Bankster Power Must be Eradicated

It is imperative that the American people be educated on the dangers of the Fed and the importance of restoring sound money. Now that nearly 50 years have elapsed since silver was removed from circulation, fewer and fewer Americans have firsthand familiarity with real money.

The laying of the groundwork must begin today, so that the American people will be prepared for the day when the mirage the Fed has created evaporates completely.

Chinese army general calls for 'decisive action' vs PH

China should launch "decisive action" against the Philippines to reinforce Beijing's claim on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a hardline Chinese army general said Friday.

People's Liberation Army (PLA) Major General Luo Yuan, in a commentary published by state-owned website china.org.cn, said China has not abandoned the idea of "war at all costs" to protect its interests.

"'Peaceful rise and 'period of strategic opportunity' preclude war," said Luo, who has been described by Western media as "hawkish" for his ultranationalist views.

"It is incorrect to assume that China will completely rule out military action in any event during this 'period of strategic opportunity,'" he said, referring to Beijing's dispute with Manila.

Think Again From The Outsider

The great challenge facing everyone who wants to change the world we live in is how do you get traction for your ideas? Gunter Pauli the inventor of the ‘blue economy’ has a novel approach. His missionis to develop globally 100 manufacturing innovations with viable business models that could generate 100 million jobs in 10 years. All with zero emissions and no waste.

The novelty? To drive this revolution in an economic framework that will attract investors and governments in entrepreneurial partnerships that feed self-interest while revolutionising outcomes – particularly in relation to carbon.

The blue economy was initially a report to the Club of Rome recommending innovations inspired by science and biometrics. This is a truly cool equation. Science + Economics = A Better Future.

The Really Big Apple

Recently it was announced that Steve Jobs had an FBI file that detailed his personality, how he ran his company and the possibility that he would be appointed to George Bush Sr.' s government.

What is more interesting about Apple at the moment is the $100bn in cash reserves it's accrued and what it might use them for.

End world hunger?

Take over other companies?

Pay its suicidal employees more?

Whatever it chooses, we should really stop focussing on Jobs' genius and start thinking about how the wealth his genius created can be spent for good.

The Future of Trust - From The Outsider

The images of senior Australian politicians being bundled into cars to escape the threat of indigenous demonstrators confirms how weak the post-apology environment is in Australia. The whole point of the apology was not to say 'sorry' but to build a new platform for the positive evolution of indigenous Australians. The apology created a climate of trust but the ignoble inaction that has followed, apart from proposed tinkering with the Australian constitution, has destroyed the platform and the belief in the trustworthiness of political process. Can't we (non-indigenous Australians) actually do something? Something communal not bureaucratic, spiritual not gestural – something that shows that we care.