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What emerged from Pritchard's keynote talk was not a passion for the environment so much as a passion for people, their health and well-being, and particularly for social justice. If our abuse of the environment raises, for example, the rate of debilitating asthma attacks, then it is a compassion issue for the church.

It's not about recycling and reusing, said Pritchard, it's about clean water and clean air. It's about social justice.

What Pritchard was keen to avoid--what Flourish is keen to avoid--is polarizing environmental rhetoric, rhetoric borrowed on the Right from Sean Hannity and on the Left from Al Gore. "Our engaging with environmental issues doesn't need to start with politics," said Pritchard. "That is the thesis of this conference. We have to start somewhere other than climate politics. There is nothing more divisive."

And so the conference proceeded largely without a lot of attention to climate change politics and its attendant apocalypticism. The only exception was an illustrated lecture by National Wildlife Federation president Larry Schweiger, who let loose a fusillade of climate data, which likely overwhelmed rather than enlightened most in attendance.

Climate Cafe » Archive » [Gore's] Climate [Fraud] Project Declaration to Secure our Future

In this time of urgent and unprecedented threat to our civilization - today with one common voice - we urge all citizens of the world to make climate change the highest of priorities.

We urge all heads of state and government officials to move quickly to pose laws that advance policy changes - beginning with Copenhagen 2009 and beyond - creating a new economy and global community that is sustainable for future generations.

We urge people throughout the world to inform themselves wisely and to take the necessary actions to reduce their carbon footprint and their overall environmental impact at home, work, and in their communities.

We have arrived at the moment of ultimate choice, and therefore, today, we pledge our commitment to work to preserve the climate balance upon which life on earth depends.

Let us mark this an historic turning point where we as a global society have come together to turn willpower into action, to regain control of our destiny, and to solve the climate crisis.

Together, as a unified voice, and as a community of nations, we can make a difference and we will win this important battle to preserve all life on this planet.

More insanity/fraud from Gore's Climate Summit

There is a kidney stone belt in the US. As the warm climate expands northward, more people will experience kidney stones!! it's associated with dehydration.
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Florida will lose coastal areas. People will be dislocated. Communities need to plan for incoming climate refugees. Ie. Georgia will get influx of climate refugees from Florida.
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The oceans have heated 22 times as fast as the atmosphere.
by toddlucier at 5/16/2009 3:47:18 PMSat May 16 10:47:18 2009
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Climate Change in backyard.... 6 % increase in stalks of weeds = 60% increase in pollen.
by toddlucier at 5/16/2009 3:51:00 PMSat May 16 10:51:00 2009
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Poison ivy and the active chemical within it are increasing in strength due to climate change.