Al's Journal : Win the Conversation

Today’s media environment is a challenging one. Between blogs, social media, 24-hour cable news and endless propaganda campaigns from political organizations, making your message stand out is difficult.

Looking for the happy truth in stable climate | This is Gloucestershire

ENVIRONMENTAL champion Jonathan Porritt will the guest speaker at a special screening of an eco-documentary next month,

Cheltenham film maker Jack Guest has invited the writer, best known for his campaigning of green issues, to speak at the showing of his film An Inconvenient Truth 2, at the Bacon Theatre on Monday, September 3.

KZN battered by rain, snow, and veld fires - Post | IOL.co.za

KwaZulu-Natal - After a week of bitter cold and heavy rain and snow the weather in KwaZulu-Natal turned on Sunday to gusting winds fanning 31 veld fires across the province.
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The whole of KZN is a high-risk area for runaway fires in the winter months which are usually dry.

Bitter cold makes the situation worse as frost cures vegetation, making it vulnerable to fire.

Editorial: Premier should scrap the B.C. Carbon Tax

Premier Christy Clark and her gang should read the public responses to a small story theprovince.com ran on B.C.’s Carbon Tax.

With one exception, the public — voters, for the most part — agreed with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation that the tax should be eliminated because it is doing nothing to help the environment and is simply ripping off taxpayers.

Carbon Taxes Cut Debt, Cool Planet - Bloomberg

A carbon tax could be a crucial piece of a simpler, pro-growth tax system that lowers rates for corporations and individuals while also reducing the federal deficit.