Folklore: natures weather forecasters say brrr

Right now from what we have seen via comments from our web visitors, nature seems to be agreeing with the Farmers’ Almanac outlook: a cold winter is on tap.

We were born to halt climate change - Franny Armstrong - Mail & Guardian Online: The "smart" news source

As Pete Postlethwaite’s character says in our film The Age of Stupid: “We wouldn’t be the first life form to wipe itself out. But what would be unique about us is that we did it knowingly.” And there’s the crux of it.
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International negotiations have long been hamstrung by “It’s all China’s fault” or “We’re not playing if America’s not playing” and so the UK going 10:10 may break the deadlock.

Two weeks after the talks in Denmark finish -- whatever the outcome -- on January 1 2010 the people of Britain will start getting on with solving the problem, supported by the Energy Saving Trust, the Carbon Trust and tons of online resources.

Climate [Fraud] as Art: What’s Your Review? - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com

So, now it’s time to hear from you on these, or other, efforts to use art to convey climate risk and prompt a meaningful societal response.

ACES: the most important bill of our time - OregonLive.com

We all recognize the political effort necessary to pass a good climate change bill, but passing a bill as flawed as the American Clean Energy Security Act will likely be worse than passing no bill at all.

Amy Atwood works with the Portland-based Center for Biological Diversity.