“Delay no longer an option, denial no longer an acceptable response” -Barack Obama, on climate change, November 18, 2008, Govenor’s Global Climate Summit.
Sitting between Gore and his vice president-elect Joseph Biden following the hour-long meeting, Obama told reporters: “All three of us are in agreement that the time for delay is over.The time for denial is over.
“We all believe what the scientists have been telling us for years now, that this is a matter of urgency and national security, and it has to be dealt with in a serious way. That is what I intend my administration to do,” he said.
Since his defeat in the 2000 presidential election, Gore has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his relentless efforts to combat climate change and starred in an Oscar-winning documentary called “An Inconvenient Truth.”
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There may also be grounds for a case on the basis that firms have tried to misinform the public – as in US cases against tobacco firms – about the effects of their business.Owen Lomas, head of environmental law at City firm Allen & Overy, said: “If you look at the extent to which certain major companies in the US are accused of having funded disinformation to cast doubt on the link between man-made emissions and global warming, that could open the way to litigation.”
Red Vixen said:
“Obama Vows to End Global Warming “Denial.”
And – “The time for denial is over.”
Sounds rather tyrannical.
Founder of Weather Channel wants to sue Al Gore for fraud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHW7KR33IQ
Nice to be reminded about the fraudulent use of that Australian photo. Where’s the coca-cola?
Cute, tho.
Posted by Marc Morano – 9:36 AM ET – Marc_Morano@EPW.Senate.GOV
UN Blowback: More Than 650 International Scientists Dissent Over Man-Made Global Warming Claims
Study: Half of warming due to Sun! –Sea Levels Fail to Rise? – Warming Fears in ‘Dustbin of History’
POZNAN, Poland – The UN global warming conference currently underway in Poland is about to face a serious challenge from over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe who are criticizing the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore. Set for release this week, a newly updated U.S. Senate Minority Report features the dissenting voices of over 650 international scientists, many current and former UN IPCC scientists, who have now turned against the UN. The report has added about 250 scientists (and growing) in 2008 to the over 400 scientists who spoke out in 2007.
note!!!!!
The over 650 dissenting scientists are more than 12 times the number of UN scientists (52) who authored the media hyped IPCC 2007 Summary for Policymakers.
Its been quite cold the last few nights and this past summer wasn’t as hot as in the past.
I guess the incoming president is in favor of the auto bailout, just so he can banned them once he is president.
Why not let the semi-free market solve global warming by letting the auto companies fail and cease making anymore autos. Long live the human powered bicycle.
Does it bother you guys at all that parts of our world are dying out due to pollution and other man made problems?
POZNAN, Poland (AFP) – Almost a fifth of the planet’s coral reefs have died and carbon emissions are largely to blame, according to an NGO study released Wednesday.
The report, released by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, warned that on current trends, growing levels of greenhouse gases will destroy many of the remaining reefs over the next 20 to 40 years.
“If nothing is done to substantially cut emissions, we could effectively lose coral reefs as we know them, with major coral extinctions,” said Clive Wilkinson, the organisation’s coordinator.
The paper was issued on the sidelines of the December 1-12 negotiations on a new global treaty on climate change, taking place under the UN flag.
Half a billion people around the world depend on coral reefs for food and tourism, according to a common estimate.
http://desdemonadespair.blogspot.com/2008/12/fifth-of-world-corals-already-dead-say.html