Monday, November 17, 2008

Arnold's summit takes aim at climate change
World leaders in the campaign to address climate change will confront that question as they gather in Beverly Hills tomorrow and Wednesday to shape policies aimed at responding to the mounting threats to food production, public health and the environment.

The goal is very simple: to form a broad international alliance,” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said when he called for the summit, the first of its kind in the United States.
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The climate change deniers are no longer listened to,” said John Gerretsen, minister of the environment for the Canadian province of Ontario.
Political Affairs Magazine - What's More Green-friendly: Flying or Driving?
Of course, an individual’s emissions from riding a bus (the ultimate carpool) or a train (many of which rely solely on electric power generated by their own motion) would be significantly lower. Paster adds that a cross-country train trip would generate about half the greenhouse gas emissions of driving a car. The only way to travel greener might be to bicycle or walk—but the trip is long enough as it is.
How many alleged eco-heroes choose to travel coast-to-coast on public buses?

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