Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Summary Climate News – Climate Code Red Published June 19, 2012 | By John James Analyses of what we now know about the Arctic, Sea Ledvel Rise, temperature anomalies and so on. Read here. Post to Facebook Post to Twitter Add to LinkedIn Add to Google Bookmarks Post to Delicious Post to StumbleUpon Add to Continue Reading →
30,000 drones to monitor US citizens Published June 19, 2012 | By John James A recent Department of Defense report to Congress as well as a number of media investigations have exposed government plans to deploy tens of thousands of drones over the US mainland in the coming years. An investigative report published over the Continue Reading →
The mendacity of Hope – George Monbiot Published June 19, 2012 | By John James Worn down by hope. That’s the predicament of those who have sought to defend the earth’s living systems. Every time governments meet to discuss the environmental crisis, we are told that this is the “make or break summit”, upon which Continue Reading →
Expansion of forests in the European Arctic could result in the release of carbon dioxide Posted: 17 Jun 2012 11:25 AM PDT Carbon stored in Arctic tundra could be released into the atmosphere by new trees growing in the warmer region, exacerbating climate change, scientists have revealed. You are subscribed to email updates from ScienceDaily: Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Oceanography News May 2012 global temperatures second warmest on record Posted: 18 Jun 2012 12:27 PM PDT The globally-averaged temperature for May 2012 marked the second warmest May since record keeping began in 1880. May 2012 also marks the 36th consecutive May and 327th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century Continue Reading →
Alert Name: CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS June 19, 2012 Compiled: 1:07 AM Rio+20 Summit Overshadowed by Global Economy By SIMON ROMERO and JOHN M. BRODER (NYT) The meeting will address poverty, energy, the environment and the links between them. But the conference is overshadowed by economic and political crises around the world. Rio Isn’t All Lost Continue Reading →