Tony K’s got something to say

The Washington Post reports this morning that the office of the Vice President edited testimony on climate change before its submission–isn’t this illegal (or did those rules change while I was sleeping)?
Members of Vice President Cheney’s staff censored congressional testimony by a top federal official about health threats posed by global warming, a former […]

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Today’s WaPo has a short article detailing the recent statement from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that notes we (humans) have seven years to reduce our carbon emissions in order to save 1/4 of the species that inhabit the Earth. YES one-quarter…
The stark choices laid out yesterday by the agency’s Intergovernmental Panel […]

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Check out the Dot Earth blog by the NYT online.
By 2050 or so, the world population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and […]

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Congrats to CGD on launching Carma.org: Carbon Monitoring for action. The data collection is incredible and the visual display does a great job of showing this as Global issue.
So go check out the site, grab some data and go make a difference!

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From this morning’s BBC:

China has unveiled its first national plan for climate change, saying it is intent on tackling the problem but not at the expense of economic development…
China’s role in the debate is crucial, as many analysts believe it could overtake the US this year as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases…
China’s new […]

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Citibank has pledged $50billion over the next
Citigroup will on Tuesday commit to providing $50bn (£25bn) to environmental projects during the next decade in Wall Street’s boldest statement of the business risks and opportunities presented by climate change.
The world’s largest financial services group will commit to increase 10-fold to $10bn its planned investment to reduce its […]

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Administration Proposes New Energy Drilling - NYT

Chinese object to climate draft - BBC

Recruiting Plankton to Fight Global Warming - NYT

A Currency for the Wealth, and Environmental Debt, of Nations - GrennBiz

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