Wednesday, October 28, 2009

U.S. Senate panel takes up cap-and-trade bill
"Once the jobs have been driven away from the towns and cities that rely on fossil fuels and the fossil-fuel industry, chain reactions will occur for the people who live there," said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. "There is a lot of talk about green-job creation in this energy tax bill to replace lost jobs. [But] the few jobs created will not benefit the most affected."
Grand River Kayak fights climate change - Ontario, CA
It may have been cold and overcast but that wasn't enough to stop Kayaking enthusiasts from enjoying the Grand River last Saturday.

On October 24, Grand River Kayak hosted a kayaking event as part of a global day of climate change awareness.
Band Aid Founder Midge Ure Warns Ethiopia Faces A New Famine Which Could Rival Horrors Of The Past
What’s become apparent in the last few years is that what we were seeing at the start of ’84, ’85, was the start of climate change.
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"We just visited a village where the crops had failed completely. They were only good for chopping down and giving to the animals as feed."

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