Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Pacific shows climate change a reality: UN chief - Environment - The Independent
He said Kiribati, where some villagers have been forced to relocate as the rising ocean encroaches on their land, dramatically illustrated climate change's impact on the planet.

"For those who believe climate change is about some distant future, I invite them to visit Kiribati or the Solomon Islands and most of the Pacific island countries," he said in a speech at Auckland University.
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Ban said that in his role as UN leader he had seen the impact of climate change first-hand in areas of the globe ranging from Antarctica to the Amazon Basin and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.

He said scientific evidence backed up his view.

"The science has made it plainly clear that climate change is happening now and, unfortunately, much, much faster than you may think," he said.
Save Habitats by Giving More Land to Solar Power: Robert Glennon - Businessweek
solar companies have so far found it difficult to find even the five or six square miles needed for a single plant
Green Energy : One Wind Farm Kills One Golden Eagle Every Three Days | Real Science
WWF wants to save the raptors from CO2, by making them go extinct.
NYT : “nearly all the world’s scientists regard global warming as a serious threat to the planet” | Real Science
The National Enquirer is a far more reliable source of information these days.

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