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Scientist Steve Schneider Flips Fears
On the TV show In Search Of…The Coming Ice Age, Steven Schneider wonders whether mankind should intervene in staving off a coming ice age.  Watch the old footage on YouTube here. (24)

Australian Liberals Oppose Carbon Trading
Australian Opposition Leader (Malcolm Turnbull) will be forced to stare down more than two-thirds of the Liberal back bench if he proceeds with his plan to negotiate with the government over amendments to the emissions trading scheme before December’s Copenhagen climate change conference.   Read more here. (2)

Not Evil Just Wrong
Buy the DVD by clicking on the flashing icon above. (1)

Climate Change Summit in New York
In New York… Chinese leader Hu Jintao … U.S. President Barack Obama more or less shuffled climate control policy off into the great dreamscape of unattainable plans and long range objectives. Like equality for all and peace in our time …  Terence Corcoran, Financial Post (1)

Minerals Industry Now Complaining
THE [Australian] minerals industry has demanded [the Prime Minister] Kevin Rudd overhaul his proposed emissions trading system or risk smashing Australian jobs and the nation’s industrial competitiveness.  Read more here. (1)

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Archive for May 18th, 2009

Millions of Pounds for Sir Nicholas

Posted by jennifer, May 18th, 2009 - under News.
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Philanthropist Jeremy Grantham has given British universities £24m in a bid to save the planet … and Nicholas Stern £12m for climate change economics and Copenhagen…  Read more here.

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Skeptics to Gather in Washington

Posted by jennifer, May 18th, 2009 - under News.
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World’s Largest Solar Power Station

Posted by jennifer, May 18th, 2009 - under News.
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SYDNEY – Australia plans to build the world’s largest solar power station with an output of 1000 megawatts in a A$1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion) investment … The plant would have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered electricity plant, which is in California.   Read more here.

An Opportunity for Ordinary Australians to Oppose the ETS

Posted by jennifer, May 18th, 2009 - under Good Causes, News, Opinion.
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IT would be difficult to justify an emissions trading scheme (ETS) that imposed large costs for purely symbolic benefit during a period of prosperity – it is absurd to consider as much during a financial crisis.
Given the outcry the Rudd government in Australia has decided to postpone introduction of its proposed ETS by one year. That’s good [...]