World Climate Report » Highlights of the 2009 International Conference on Climate Change
Anthropogenic activities (primarily the burning of fossil fuels) are the cause of the increased atmospheric concentrations of CO2, enhancing the earth’s greenhouse effect does increase the global average temperature, and the combination of the two is responsible for much of the observed “global warming” of the past 30 years or so.More Federal Support Allegedly Needed For Local Decision Makers Coping with Climate Change
Many state and local officials and private organizations are basing decisions -- such as how to build bridges or manage water supplies -- on the assumption that current climate conditions will continue, but that assumption is no longer valid.Companies join Nike’s climate change scam group - Portland Business Journal:
Three more high-profile consumer brands have joined a Nike-led coalition pushing for progressive U.S. climate policies.
Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) are the latest members of BICEP — Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy...
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Among the group’s missions is to advocate for a federal cap-and-trade system that sets a limit on greenhouse gas emissions and enacts a trading system for emissions allowances. It also wants to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels and advocates for limiting the introduction of new coal-fired power plants.
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