Monday, May 17, 2010

Wet, cold weather may be back, meteorologist says - Sacramento News
Snow levels, at about 7,000 feet in the mountains Sunday, could drop as low as 5,500 feet early this week. Snow in the mountain passes could reach 3 to 6 inches over the next several days, Peterson said.
Gore in Orlando today
Monday, May 17
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Broadcast Center: Keynote Studio 1 Keynote Presentation
Mr. The Honorable Al Gore, Vice President, of the United States (1993-2001)
Mr. Sir Richard Branson, Founder and President, Virgin Group
U.N. to pick Costa Rican as new climate [hoax] chief: sources | Reuters
SINGAPORE/OSLO (Reuters) - Veteran Costa Rican climate diplomat Christiana Figueres is set to be appointed as the United Nations' new climate chief, sources familiar with the matter said Monday.

1 comment:

DennisA said...

Ms. CHRISTIANA FIGUERES is an internationally recognized leader in the global climate change field. A native of Costa Rica, she was an official negotiator of the
United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol from 1995 to 2002, and she is a prime promoter of Latin America's active participation in the Climate Convention. In 1995 she founded the Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (CSDA), which she directed until
2003. As a designer of cutting edge policies, projects and financial instruments in the field of sustainable energy and conservation, she is a senior level advisor to energy and environment ministers throughout Latin America. She won the Hero
for the Planet award from National Geographic and the Ford Motor Company in March, 2001. Formerly Director of the Latin American and Caribbean Region for the United States Export Council on Renewable Energy and Senior Counsel at
the Hawthorn Group, Ms. Figueres has over thirty years experience in the Costa Rican government, the United Nations Development Programme, and as an independent consultant. Ms. Figueres has a Bachelors Degree from Swarthmore
College and a Masters Degree from the London School of Economics.