Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Can new growth save the Amazon rainforest? | Salon News
Vegetation is reclaiming agricultural land and might save us from consequences of deforestation
[But of course]: Cockroaches future-proofed against climate change - life - 18 August 2009 - New Scientist
"Cockroaches, I'm afraid to say, will do well in the face of climate change."
[CO2 is the root of all evil?]: Miriam Zitner | Climate Catastrophe: At Some Point, It Gets Personal
Having spent the previous 12 years managing public relations programs for Fortune 500 technology companies like Intel, IBM and Microsoft, I had quit my job and was in the midst of a trip that included eight months motorcycling across India, two months trekking through the Himalayas and a month each in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. What struck me most during the 15 months I lived out of a backpack was seeing – not just reading about or conceptualizing, but actually seeing – the devastation that is being caused by those of us who are living so far outside the boundaries of sustainability.
CQ: Some Obama promises must wait - CQ Politics- msnbc.com
The PolitiFact.com Web site, which compiled a list of 515 Obama pledges, lists 374 under the category of “no action.”

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