Monday, August 24, 2009

U.S. Chamber of Commerce seeks trial on global warming [fraud] -- latimes.com
Reporting from Washington - The nation's largest business lobby wants to put the science of global warming on trial.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, trying to ward off potentially sweeping federal emissions regulations, is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to hold a rare public hearing on the scientific evidence of man-made climate change.

Chamber officials say it would be "the Scopes monkey trial of the 21st century" -- complete with witnesses, cross-examinations and a judge who would rule, essentially, on whether humans are warming the planet to dangerous effect.
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The chamber proposal "brings to mind for me the Salem witch trials, based on myth," said Brenda Ekwurzel, a climate scientist for the environmental group Union of Concerned Scientists. "In this case, it would be ignoring decades of publicly accessible evidence."
Challenge begins to protect WA's 'amazing' biodiversity
A sprawling 68,000-hectare reserve that straddles two climate zones and will aim to protect WA's 'amazing' biodiversity will be launched today by the great-great grandson of Charles Darwin.
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He accused most politicians and the "world by large" of being in denial about climate change, before he insisted the climate "can and is going to change".
FT.com / Asia-Pacific - Asia hits back on climate change
China and India have closed ranks on climate change, blaming developed countries for the lack of progress towards a deal.
Global Warming to blame for South Florida 'muck monster'?
Is it possible that man-made global warming has in some way contributed to the misplacement of misunderstood muck monsters?
Fashionable Activism and Fundraising: I’m Tired of Coal : Planetsave
Tell the world how you feel about our dirty coal addiction by wearing your message right on your arm: I’m Tired of Coal.

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