BBC News - Funeral for campaigning Norfolk priest

The funeral for a 70-year-old retired priest and green campaigner who died after cycling to the world climate change summit has been held.

Canon Hereward Cooke, Norwich diocese environmental officer, died in his sleep on 15 December in Copenhagen.
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On the carbon-cutting cycle ride to Copenhagen, Canon Cooke hoped to raise thousands of pounds for Christian Aid's climate change campaign.

Planet Abuse [Let's confuse pollutants and non-pollutants] - by Jim Gilliam

One of the big problems in building a movement is trying to get people to do “less” of something. If it’s morally wrong, you shouldn’t just do less of it, you shouldn’t do it at all! Without the moral clarity of “murder is wrong,” people just keep doing what they’re doing.

This is a big problem for issues like climate change, rampant consumerism, pollution, trash, etc. “Pollute less” or “buy less” simply isn’t cutting it.

These issues need to be framed into one thing that eventually everyone can agree is bad. Planet abuse.

Climate change increasing malaria risk, research reveals | Environment | guardian.co.uk

UK-funded research shows climate change has caused a seven-fold increase in cases of malaria on the slopes of Mount Kenya

House of Lords - 2005 - Professor Paul Reiter - Written Evidence

SUMMARY

41. The natural history of mosquito-borne diseases is complex, and the interplay of climate, ecology, mosquito biology, and many other factors defies simplistic analysis. The recent resurgence of many of these diseases is a major cause for concern, but it is facile to attribute this resurgence to climate change, or to use models based on temperature to "predict" future prevalence. In my opinion, the IPCC has done a disservice to society by relying on "experts" who have little or no knowledge of the subject, and allowing them to make authoritative pronouncements that are not based on sound science. In truth, the principal determinants of transmission of malaria and many other mosquito-borne diseases are politics, economics and human activities. A creative and organized application of resources is urgently required to control these diseases, regardless of future climate change.

Twitter / Lisa

Man on Radio4 outraged about being told what lightbulbs to use, cos of global warming hoax. Doesn't size of the sockets dictate what bulb?

Twitter / Danni Holmes

If only world peace was realistic & global warming was preventable. Hate to say it but we should all party before we die a sad death.

Twitter / takver

NRDC: "because of global warming, in the next 75 years 3 bn additional people will become at risk" of #dengue disease across the globe.

Twitter / Rowan Conway

Blood boiling after hearing Peter Hitchins bang on about not believing in man-made global warming, like its some daft religion or something