Supreme Court hears arguments on emissions
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
So, yesterday the Supreme Court heard arguments in the suit brought by 12 states against the federal government to try to force new rules to reduce the carbon emissions that have a predominant role in global warming. I will link to 3 mainstream newspaper stories if you would like […]
The suit before the Supreme Court
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
As visitors to the blog know, the Supreme Court is today hearing arguments in the suit filed by 12 states against the federal government in an attempt to force the Environmental Protection Agency to take action on climate change by regulating carbon emissions.
I found this good summary of the […]
Can’t ski on snowless mountains
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
I wasn’t going to post again today until I saw this story in the NY Times sports section. Had to share it. It’s about how the World Cup in skiing is having trouble finding mountains with snow on them — from Aspen to France to Switzerland. International competition is in […]
Question before Supreme Court: are greenhouse gases pollutants?
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
We mentioned some time ago this very important case before the Supreme Court — California and several other states are suing the federal government to try to force it to take action under the Clean Air Act to reduce the greenhouse gases that are causing global warming.
The Bush administration, as […]
Food on our Thanksgiving table will come from farther and farther north
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, a quiet time to remember the importance of gratitude — for life, for the abundance of the Earth’s many gifts, for family and friends, quiet time, real time.
…before hitting the shopping malls at 5 in the morning. Sigh…
What, really, is the matter […]
Extinctions accelerating as the earth warms
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
A new report based on a peer review of 866 scientific studies shows that climate change is already bringing about the extinction of numerous species in fragile environments, faster and earlier than scientists thought this would occur.
“We’re finally seeing species going extinct,” said lead researcher Camille Parmesan, biologist at […]
Something you can do this week for the Appalachian Mts.
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
Visitors to this blog know that I feel rather passionately about the issue of mountaintop removal, the abomination that is the latest technology for extracting coal from the earth — just blast away irreplaceable, magnificently beautiful mountains.
I don’t have time for my own post today, so I am pasting […]
Kenya: more studies, more talk, way too little action
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
[NOTE: I am traveling and not at my usual desk. I may not be able to post daily while on the road, but will do the best I can until next week. Thanks for stopping by.]
Well, we have been following the international talks on global warming and climate change […]
US remains major obstacle to reducing carbon emissions
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
[Note: I will be on the road over the next week. I will not be able to post tomorrow, but will do so as I am able while away from my usual desk. Thanks for visiting!! and for caring about our Earth.]
“This is not a fight against nature. It is a […]
France suggests tax on imports of Kyoto refuseniks
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Today from Margaret Swedish:
France has come up with an interesting idea to put pressure on the Kyoto Protocol scofflaws, those nations that won’t cooperate in the international treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — like the US.
Tax their imports.
Oooooo, that’s the pocketbook — that hurts.
Said Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin:
Europe has to […]
