Friday, May 29, 2009

Exxon Mobil CEO Tells Shareholders That Fossil Fuels Have Long Future | CommonDreams.org
...Environmental proposals fared even worse. Proposals to adopt goals for limiting greenhouse-gas emissions, craft a policy for renewable energy research and development, and establish a task force to report on the likely consequences of climate change drew 29, 27 and 10 percent of shares voted, respectively.
The Associated Press: African officials ask for climate change [swindle] funding
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa contributes little to global warming but suffers disproportionately from its effects, the continent's environment ministers said Friday, calling for more money and support from rich nations ahead of a landmark climate conference.
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Experts project that within 11 years some African countries may see farm harvests drop by up to 50 percent because water will be scarce and the continent relies on rain for its agricultural production.
He works hard for the money: David Yarnold promotes climate fraud
By DAVID YARNOLD
Environmental Defense Fund

What if you needed a heart transplant, but you put off surgery until you became so weak an ambulance had to deliver you to the emergency room? By that time, you would be in immediate danger.

That's a lot like what's happening with global warming. Unless you're a scientist studying atmospheric chemistry, or you're paying very close attention to the global warming debate, the earth doesn't appear to be in immediate danger. But when scientists go looking for telltale warnings, they find them everywhere.

Make no mistake, climate change is an imminent danger, and that unpleasant fact will become increasingly clear over the coming decades. The best experts tell us we need to get the planet to the hospital, right now.

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