Climate change is great challenge: Rudd | The Australian

ON Tuesday, following the terrorist raids, it was Kevin Rudd the Churchillian Prime Minister. Yesterday, it was the Reverend Rudd who assumed the role of shepherding, as chairman for the next year, the 16 Pacific Islands Forum nations.

Mr Rudd was at his most pastoral as the forum leaders' summit opened in Cairns.

His sermon was on climate change, "the great challenge of our time".

UN climate change chief Yvo de Boer was the visiting preacher, who addressed the leaders during their private meeting. Assistant pastor Penny Wong was also on hand, presenting a video on the threat of inundation to the nation of Kiribati, which rises just 2m above sea level.

Mr Rudd reminded his domestic audience that within eight days the Senate will, in effect, have to decide if it is on the side of fighting the good fight against climate change, or denying it and standing aside: virtue or sin.

Woodstock anniversary concert cancelled

When asked why, [promoter Michael Lang] replied simply "Money. No sponsors."

According to the influential music magazine, Lang had initially sought to hold a commemorative concert this month in Brooklyn's Prospect Park and to include musicians like Joe Cocker and Santana, who were on the original bill.

When those plans fell through, he switched dates and had sought to hold the event in late September during New York's Climate Week, designed to draw attention to climate change and environmental initiatives.

Farm bill and the economy key issues of debate at this year’s Farmfest | DL-Online | Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

The real cost to agricultural production by the new cap-and-trade legislation, and its efforts to address climate change, is troubling, Peterson says.
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Farmers are likely exposed to much more cost change due to speculation by investors in the oil market than from the cap-and-trade legislation, Walz said. He noted that diesel fuel was up 41 cents a gallon since it passed the House. “You are under a lot more pressure from specula-tors than under this bill,” he said.