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World Car Free Day and Fossil Fuel Powered Cars
Posted by Richard Matthews
Wed, Sep 22
Every September 22, people from around get together in the streets, to celebrate World Car Free Day in defiance of our car dominated society. Fossil fuel powered cars are one of the biggest contributors to global warming causing gre...
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Hydrogen Power is Coming of Age
Posted by Richard Matthews
Sat, Aug 14
The Hazards of Hydrogen Vs. the Effects of Climate Change A cost benefit analysis is favorable to hydrogen power. While there are concerns about hydrogen's cost and safety, it is one of the world's cleanest fuels, particularly when partn...
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Volkswagen's Dirty Automotive Brands
Posted by Richard Matthews
Fri, Aug 06
Volkswagen may be receiving awards for their greener cars, but other automotive brands belonging to the company have large environmental footprints. Volkswagen owns three of the world's most exotic brands, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentl...
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Global Regions Most Likely To Disappear Into The Ocean
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Tue, Mar 02
Ever had that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach that something's not quite right? For the majority of the residents of the following areas, there is legitimate reason to be up in arms over climate change since it's hitting them r...
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Obama Makes Good on Executive Order to Reduce the Federal Gove...
Posted by Richard Matthews
Thu, Feb 04
On Friday January 29, 2010, less than 2 days after his State of the Union address, President Obama made a pledge to reduce the federal government's greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 28 percent over the next decade. This move...
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Show us the money, Obama! Tom Kelly from Berkeley's KyotoUSA /...
Posted by Willi Paul
Wed, Dec 16
Show us the money, Obama! Tom Kelly from Berkeley's KyotoUSA / HELiOS Project "sees yellow in Copenhagen, COP15!" http://www.planetshifter.com/node/1437 TK: "Many of the poor countries want financial and technical assistance to help them...
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Climate Summit Raises Good Question -- Isn't It High Time We S...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Wed, Sep 23
How has the weather been in your neck of the woods this past week, month and year? It's edging toward the end of September and in just the past two days alone, my region has seen several inches of snow and temperatures in the low 30s...an...
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The Airline Industry's Ghost Flights -- No Passengers, But Ple...
Posted by Linda Lucille
Mon, Sep 07
It probably comes as no surprise that hopping on a plane to your favorite destination is no longer a conscience-free endeavor...that is, if you care about your role in global warming. For every plane that remains aloft in the sky,...
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G8 Moves Forward on Climate Change
Posted by Mark Butkus
Mon, Jul 13
The eight richest industrialized nations - the G8 - gathered in L'Aquila, Italy last week to discuss among other things climate change. Unfortunately, the only news that grabbed the world's attention was a photo of who was looking at what....
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5 Plans for Action on Climate Change and Renewable Energy
Posted by Surinder Saini
Fri, Jun 12
Recently I came across an article in 'Mother Earth News' by Aly Van Dyke April/May 2009 issue, that I would like to share it with you. World leaders and the scientific community have come to a clear consensus that climate cha...
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