Has the Greens' moment come? - Telegraph
At the 1992 party conference, for example, members fired Sarah Parkin, who was largely responsible for the 1989 success, just two weeks after she had been officially declared the party's "greatest asset" – and then went on to give a rapturous reception to David Icke who, apart from claiming to be "an aspect of the godhead", was early in developing the belief, now widely promulgated by extreme climate sceptics, that global warming is a scam designed to impose global government.Sierra Club Presents Obama with Vision for Managing America's Great Outdoors
"Today, America's wild legacy faces its biggest challenge. Global warming is stressing wildlife like grizzly bears and lynx and threatening habitat with forest fires and drought," said Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune. "Fortunately, our leaders can take steps to protect our public lands and wildlife from the worst impacts of climate change."2005: Yellowstone grizzlies are a success story — High Country News
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"As wildlife like grizzly bears face diminishing food as a result of climate change, they will need to migrate safely to new habitat. Protecting corridors will help ensure their survival," Brune said. "America's forests and wetlands don't just provide a source of inspiration, recreation, tourism and jobs. They also play an important role in fighting climate change. Protecting key public lands is one of the most important things we can do to reduce global warming pollution."
Because of the law’s protections and the focused management efforts it has stimulated, the grizzly population in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem has been growing at a rate of 4 percent to 7 percent a year for at least the last 15 years. There are now more than 600 bears in the population, and all demographic and distribution parameters in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Grizzly Recovery Plan have been met or even exceeded.Sen. McCaskill draws heat at Fulton forum
[U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.] said she opposes cap and trade energy legislation because it would help shift even more manufacturing jobs to China by making American products more expensive.
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