Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Americans rebelling against the Political Elites in Washington?
# These "mobs" and "astroturfs" are demanding to know exactly what the Cap and Trade is going to cost them in higher utility bills and hidden taxes on every product from manufacturer to the shelves of retailers to consumers.
Z Magazine - Climate Justice
An entirely new global mythology has arisen around the idea of carbon offsets. Nearly every time you buy tickets for an airplane flight, or for some major cultural events, someone is out to sell you offsets to alleviate your contribution to global warming. Carbon offsets have become the postmodern version of the indulgences the Catholic Church used to sell in the Middle Ages to buy your way out of sin. But on a global scale, with corporations instead of individuals as the main players, they have become a scam of gigantic proportions.
Frost strikes area in August | Ontario
“Although nothing here was killed by the frost, the soybeans which are just podding will simply shut down and not mature. Even some of the late seeded grain is so far from maturity it is doubtful it will make it,” observed Bliss noting that the Corn Heat Units- a measurement of the growth season- to the end of July were only 1307 versus a normal year of 1550 to 1650 for that date.
UN: Poor need 500 billion-plus a year to adapt to climate change - Monsters and Critics
Geneva - Calling the currently allocated funds 'woefully inadequate', a new United Nations report released Tuesday says rich countries should send 500 to 600 billion dollars a year to poorer nations for mitigation and adaptation to climate change.

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