Monday, August 30, 2010

Shoppers 'panic buying' old 75W bulbs before EU ban comes into force - Telegraph
Shoppers across Europe are panic buying the last remaining stocks of old fashioned 75W light bulbs before the traditional household items are banned in the EU next week.
Coaching Public Health Communicators on Climate Change – University News - George Mason University
Before becoming an expert on climate change communication, Ed Maibach went through a change of his own.

Back in 2005, Maibach and his wife joined some family members on an educational walking trip through the Dolomites in Italy. Members of the trip spent the mornings listening to leading climate scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and the afternoons climbing mountains.

There, they became familiar with climate change basics. The dramatically rising level of CO2 in our atmosphere is rapidly destabilizing our climate.
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Last fall, Maibach was invited to Hollywood to brief several dozen writers, directors and producers on how to engage their audiences more effectively on climate change.
IPCC report: the errors that raised questions about UN panel - Telegraph
The review of the IPCC's work was sparked by claims that it was misleading. Below are some of the points of evidence put forward by the panel that have been seized upon by climate-change sceptics.

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