While Corporate Media has genuflected to the likes of the DIRTY ENERGY KOCH BROTHERS, DIRTY COAL and Big Oil, they've ignored that the greatest single threat to our planet is HUMAN-CREATED - GLOBAL WARMING!
Is it also time to accept personal responsibility?
'Experts' tell us that Americans waste ~ 30% of energy. The greatest source of energy is what we don't use. Can we make this all work?
If the Middleboro school system reduced energy consumption by almost 30% solely by changing behavior without any investment, what can each of us accomplish....maybe a little weatherstripping, some caulking, an energy strip, a few efficient light bulbs....maybe even one of those LEDS.....a little creativity.....you can purchase an LED ~ 60 watt equivalent that uses 8 WATTS....how impressive is that?
Some appliances use 50% less.....
Below are a few articles about the IPCC report....others will follow.
IPCC: Scientists Now 95% Certain Climate Change Caused by Humans
The world’s top climate scientists have unveiled their strongest warning to date about the disastrous consequences of human-caused climate change if drastic efforts are not adopted to slash greenhouse gas emissions. For the first time, the International Panel on Climate Change formally endorsed a limit on emissions, saying no more than one trillion tons of carbon can be burned if humanity hopes to avoid a global temperature increase of more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Already, more than half that amount has been emitted since the Industrial Revolution, and the world is on pace to burn its trillionth ton of carbon in less than three decades. The IPCC expressed even more certainty than ever before that humans are responsible for global warming, saying there is a 95 to 100 percent chance most warming in recent decades has been caused by humans.
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/27/headlines#9275
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IPCC Report Gives No Reason For Complacency
By Stefan Rahmstorf
http://www.countercurrents.org/rahmstorf290913.htm
The new IPCC report gives no reason for complacency – even if politically motivated “climate skeptics” have tried to give this impression ahead of its release with frantic PR activities. Many wrong things have been written which now collapse in the light of the actual report
Climate Change Report “Gives No Reason For Optimism”
By Fabiola Ortiz
http://www.countercurrents.org/ortiz290913.htm
Amidst rumours that global warming has slowed over the past 15 years, the new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that each of the last three decades has been warmer than any preceding decade since 1850. The warming of the climate is “unequivocal,” says the IPCC. “The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased.”
Has The IPCC Legitimised Geoengineering?
By Countercurrents.org
http://www.countercurrents.org/cc290913A.htm
The big surprise comes in the final paragraph of IPCC report, with a mention of geoengineering. In the scientific world, a final paragraph is often the place to put caveats and suggestions for further research. In the political world, a final paragraph is a coda, a big finish, the place for a triumphant, standing-ovation-inducing summary. The IPCC tries to straddle both worlds. The addition of the word "geoengineering" to the most important report on climate change for six years counts as a big surprise
Global Climate Injustice: Massive European Carbon Debt Versus South Asian Carbon Credit
By Dr Gideon Polya
http://www.countercurrents.org/polya290913.htm
Neoliberals dishonestly claim trickle down benefits for the masses from maximizing freedom for the smart and advantaged to exploit natural resources. The neoliberals ignore the worsening problem of Carbon Debt due to pollution of the world's one common atmosphere with CO2 that can now be estimated at a value of $127 trillion or roughly 2 years of global GDP. Massive European Climate Debt contrasts with the huge Carbon Credit of the major South Asian countries
Climate Change Action Could Save 500,000 Lives Annually, Say Scientists
By Countercurrents.org
http://www.countercurrents.org/cc290913.htm
More than 500,000 lives could be saved globally each year by 2030 if the world took action to curb climate change, adding up to massive health benefits that far exceed the costs of forcing a reduction in fossil fuel emissions, says a new study. At the same time, observations by farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America confirm reports of rising temperatures and extreme weather
Africa’s Challenge In The 21st Century – Food Security
By Christoph Seiler
http://www.countercurrents.org/seiler280913.htm
Africa as a whole is going to face two major problems in the 21st century: The first problem is how to feed the growing population of the continent, the second is how to adapt to climate change
Syria: UNSC Resolution 2118; What Just Happened?
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich
http://www.countercurrents.org/ulrich290913.htm
UNSC Resolution 2118 sent a loud and clear message. Terrorist can get away with mass killing – even if they use chemical weapons. The provision to safeguard against future use of chemical weapons is not without its irony: “Underscores that no party in Syria should use, develop, produce, acquire, stockpile, retain, or transfer chemical weapons;”. Given that that in face of solid indication to the contrary, the Assad government was held responsible for the chemical attacks which resulted in the passing of UNSC 2118 – exonerating the culprits. A new and dangerous precedent has been set amidst the sight of relief
Passing The Torch To A New Generation Of Syrians
By Franklin Lamb
http://www.countercurrents.org/lamb290913.htm
The new generation of officials entrusted with Syria’s salvation and reconstruction appear to be in place and are anxious to be allowed into the war zones. The politician’s duties are to open their paths without further delays
Another Face Of Communal Forces On Development And Religion
By K.P. Sasi
http://www.countercurrents.org/sasi290913.htm
For all we know, we will have to wait and see if Narendra Modi is elected as a Prime Minister of this `secular, sovereign republic’, how many temples will be destroyed as per his advocated model of development under globalization! The question before those who believe in Hinduism is, whether Narendra Modi and the Sangh Parivar represent the `temples of modern India’ (like large dams as per the definition of Jawaharlal Nehru) or the temples of ancient India. It is time now for the Hindus in this country to wake up and decide!
Hyderabad’s Fall And Sunderlal Report
By Syed Ali Mujtaba
http://www.countercurrents.org/mujtaba290913.htm
There are so many facts that the successive Indian government has hidden from its citizens and one such is the publication of the Sunderlal report that probed the Hyderabad communal flare up, soon after the military action against India’s largest Muslim Princely state in 1948. The report that has been kept in wraps, chronicles the horrendous crime committed against humanity in the aftermath of the amalgamation of the Princely state with the Indian dominion. More than 40,000 people perished in that act of retribution and revenge
Iran Seeks Engagement With The United States
By Akbar E. Torbat
http://www.countercurrents.org/torbat290913.htm
The clerics' repression of the Iranian people civil rights and liberties along with economic difficulties created by the sanctions have weakened the regime. As it appears, in order to prevent losing power under the economic pressures by the West, the clerics in Tehran plan to yield to the US demands
Pussy Riot Revisited (A Tale Of Eastern Farce And Western Hypocrisy)
By Milan Djurasovic
http://www.countercurrents.org/durasovic290913.htm
When observed on its own, the punishment of the Pussy Riot girls is undoubtedly harsh and the criticism that it has attracted is often appropriate. However, when it is compared to other similar cases that took and continue to take place in the countries that unabashedly express their indignation and point the index fingers the most, one must ask: why did the Russian incident deserved such disproportionate media coverage?
Right To Reject :Indian Judiciary Guides To executive
By Dr. Vivek Kumar Srivastava
http://www.countercurrents.org/srivastava290913.htm
There is no doubt that Right to Reject may be an eye opener to all major stakeholders to the Indian democracy. All must keep in mind the words of Chief Justice Sathasivam that democracy is all about choices and voters will be empowered by this right of negative voting. Negative voting will send a clear signal to political parties and candidates as to what the voters think about them
Let Rahul Gandhi , Rather Than Moily, Take To Public Transport
By Vidyadhar Date
http://www.countercurrents.org/date290913.htm
Petroleum minister Veerappa Moily has done well to declare that from October 9 he will travel by public transport every Wednesday as a step towards conserving fuel. He has also asked bureaucrats of his ministry and public sector oil undertakings to do so. But the initiative in this regard should have ideally come from Rahul Gandhi because the issue is mainly political and he should realize that the government, led by his party, has an extremely poor record on this score
No Terrorism In Islam
By Maulana Wahiuddin Khan
http://www.countercurrents.org/wkhan290913.htm
Terrorism has no place whatsoever in Islam. It is not acceptable or justifiable under any circumstances
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