| Global warming and obesity: the links revealed | The Age | 11.26.06 | Article |
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The day will soon come when we shall be roused from our beds, not by the ringing of the alarm clock, but by the rising sea levels slapping us on our slumbering faces. That is how serious global warming is. What makes it worse is that we shall all be so morbidly obese by then we won't be able to rise from our beds to save ourselves.
There is absolutely, positively no question whatsoever that we are in the midst of a climate change crisis. It is also categorically and undeniably beyond any dispute that it is man-made. Maybe.
It is also beyond any sensible argument that the western world is suffering from an obesity epidemic owing to all the junk food people consume. Listen closely the next time somebody takes their seat. Hear that slightly pleasant squelching sound? That's because the average western bottom is now so full of saturated fat and trans-fatty acid that people audibly slosh when they walk...
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| Former mayor fights global warming | Billings Gazette | 11.26.06 | Article |
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Throughout history, humans have wrestled with a myriad of false assumptions, former Billings Mayor Chuck Tooley told his audience Saturday at the Billings Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Among the biggest, he said, is the idea that the "Earth's atmosphere can absorb any amount of pollution without problem."
"That's not true," Tooley told a roomful of people on the second day of the Northern Plains Resource Council's annual meeting.
Tooley spent the better part of 60 minutes outlining why and how global warming, if unchecked, will cause escalating problems to the planet. Tooley's talk echoed many of the facts outlined by former vice president Al Gore in his recent film, "An Inconvenient Truth."...
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| Questions to the US political leaders their views about global warming | Courier Journal | 11.26.06 | News |
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The Courier-Journal recently asked Kentucky and Indiana political leaders their views about global warming. Some did not answer all questions. U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-1st District, did not answer any.
Do you believe the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere is rising?
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Gov. Ernie Fletcher (R): While some may disagree, most scientists believe the Earth's atmosphere is getting warmer and point to human activity as the primary cause.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R): Did not answer. ...
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| Global warming on front burner | The Age | 11.26.06 | Article |
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NO WONDER electoral support for the Greens remains strong. Global warming is the major political challenge now. Both the major parties recognise this but they aren't prepared to deal seriously with the issue because of the damage it will do to the coalmining industry.
It seems the Liberals are in thrall to the coalmining companies and the ALP is in thrall to the coalmining unions. There will be no solution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming unless electricity generation from coal-fired power stations is wound back. This won't happen until a carbon tax (or a "cap and trade" emissions regime) is introduced, which will initially impose a financial burden on industry and consumers as the price of electricity and petrol increases...
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| Incoming leader of Senate environmental committee pledges shift on global warming policy | Planet Save | 11.26.06 | News |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday promised major policy shifts on global warming, air quality and toxic-waste cleanup as she prepares to lead the U.S. Senate's environmental committee.
``Time is running out, and we need to move forward on this,'' Boxer said of global warming during a conference call with reporters. ``The states are beginning to take steps, and we need to take steps as well.''
Boxer's elevation to chairwoman of the Senate Environmental Public Works Committee comes as Democrats return to power in the Senate. It also marks a dramatic shift in ideology for the panel. ...
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| Global Warming - Will the Stern Report Dampen Demand for Cheap Flights? | HitWise | 11.16.06 | Blog |
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The release of the Stern report two weeks ago, calling for eco-taxes and the curtailing of cheap flights, has caused a surge in online interest for global warming. The share of UK internet searches for 'global warming' and 'climate change' each doubled the week the report was released (week to 4th November 2006). Average session duration for the HM Treasury website increased 1 minute 24 seconds in the week the report was released to 5 minutes 12 seconds, indicating that consumers were reading at least parts of the 700-page report....
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| New UN Children’s Book Promotes Global Warming Fears to Kids | NewsBusters | 11.16.06 | News |
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I guess we should have seen this one coming: the United Nations has published a children's book raising international fears about global warming. As announced this morning by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (emphasis mine throughout): Nairobi, Kenya – A new United Nations children’s book promoting fears of catastrophic manmade global warming is being promoted at the UN Climate Change Conference in Kenya. The books main character, a young boy, is featured getting so worried about a coming manmade climate disaster that he yells “I don’t want to hear anymore!”...
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| UN Slams Canada's Global Warming Prevention Efforts | City News | 11.16.06 | News |
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Canada took a hit at the UN climate conference Monday, sharing the "fossil of the day" award, and being ranked near the bottom of the list for its efforts to combat global warming.
The fossil award is handed out by the environmental activist group Climate Action Network to countries deemed to have contributed the least to climate talks.
In particular, opposition MPs and environmentalists struck a common theme, suggesting the government's lukewarm position on the Kyoto Protocol doesn't reflect public opinion....
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| Liquid Chimney Could Reduce Global Warming | TreeHugger | 11.16.06 | Article |
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Turn global warming gases into coral beds? Could this be real? Tom Kiser, who made his reputation working together with William McDonough on the greening of the Ford River Rouge plant, claims to have a smokestack which will capture the gases which cause greenhouse effects and turn them into harmless material, which could even be deposited in the ocean to restore coral reefs.
The full report at CNN Money is worth reading, as much for the interesting profile of a man driven to solve the technological problems of waste as for information about the system Kiser dubs a "liquid chimney". But the issue which concerns us is: could this work?..
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| Australia: Global warming on front burner | ClimaTeark | 11.16.06 | Article |
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NO WONDER electoral support for the Greens remains strong. Global warming is the major political challenge now. Both the major parties recognise this but they aren't prepared to deal seriously with the issue because of the damage it will do to the coalmining industry. It seems the Liberals are in thrall to the coalmining companies and the ALP is in thrall to the coalmining unions. There will be no solution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming unless electricity generation from coal-fired power stations is wound back.....
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