Because that whole CO2 thing was so "2007"?: Live Earth Teases New Campaign To Help Solve The Water Crisis

The people that brought you the Live Earth worldwide concert event back in Summer ‘07 are getting ready to launch a new campaign — this time aimed at helping to solve the water crisis. There will be a press conference next Tuesday, May 19th, to announce the initiative. Right now, all we can speculate is that this has nothing to do with music. In fact, it seems like you may have to potentially get your butt up and go running to participate; since the info we received has “Run for Water” all over it. That being said, organizers are aiming for the “largest solutions-based global water initiative in history” — so we can expect this to be a massive event.

Business could benefit from carbon trading [scam] trial, says economist | BUSINESS

"Air New Zealand's strong preference is that the NZ ETS be abandoned at this stage," he said. The airline would prefer to pay a carbon tax to the government which could partly be used to create emissions-reducing projects - and jobs within New Zealand.

The levels of cost Australia was imposing on industry would be a good benchmark, because that would help the airline remain in step with key competitors.

Thompson said that the domestic legs of long-haul international flights channelled through Auckland would attract a carbon charge, while if those flights were instead taken through Sydney they would not be subject to a carbon cost. This could potentially cost the company passengers.

New climate [fraud] bill receives high praise

A new bill called “Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act” will help to fund climate change and public health preparedness is getting rave reviews from environmental and health groups throughout Washington, D.C.
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The bill, the “Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act”, would direct the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, in consultation with other governmental and non-governmental partners, a national strategic action plan for addressing the impacts of climate change on public health. It would also authorize funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to research the health effects of climate change and identify greenhouse gas reduction behaviors that are health promoting, as well as bolster climate change preparedness planning around the country.