U.S. Corporate Media has long since abandoned its obligation to report really important stuff and mostly genuflects to nonsense...who's divorcing? who's pregnant? what grossly overpaid sports figure sprained his pinkie? maybe some day, they'll tell you the gazillions of taxpayer dollars subsidizing these wildly profitable teams.....ya know? The FACTS?
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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