Showing posts with label climate denial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label climate denial. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Climate Skeptic Turnaround & Don't Frack Yoko

A couple of recent highlights:

Former climate skeptic Richard Muller finds that the consensus on climate science is indeed correct after completing a Koch-funded study: 

Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon performed on Fallon to promote the work of the new group Artists Against Fracking:



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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Climate Hawks & #HR3242

On Wednesday, four climate hawks in the Senate made a solid push to bring this critical and urgent issue into focus for our nation's lawmakers.

Senators Sanders, Udall, Whitehouse, and Franken got right to the heart of the matter and confronted the special interests that are being so successful in making it look like there's confusion about the science - just enough to ensure the status quo.

See the highlights in this video:



In light of the "deniergate" scandal that broke this week, it's heartening to see some in Congress trying to bring climate solutions to the fore.

Other positive, exciting news from DC is the introduction of HR 3242 - the "Save Our Climate Act" - which puts a price on carbon, and uses revenues to go toward deficit reduction and dividends for the public -- starting $160 per person and rising to $1,170 per person.

Learn more about the bill here and click here to quickly and easily voice your support for it to your representatives.

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Friday, June 24, 2011

The Truth

"Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real. It is time to act."


Read the rest of Gore's latest article in Rolling Stone


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Friday, May 13, 2011

I'm a Climate Scientist

Sustainability folks often talk about the need to improve scientific communication to the general public; well, here you go.  Parental discretion advised.



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