Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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EcoJuggernaut by Forest Endicott — Kickstarter
“It’s about time youth learned about global warming, the biggest crisis of our existence on earth, in a way that doesn’t put them to sleep.”

EcoJuggernaut is a documentary film project about solving Global Warming with an entirely different approach. EcoJuggernaut will be co-hosted by two teenage brothers, Forest Endicott 18, and Augest Endicott 15.  [Via CH]
[Actual headline]: China's growing, sprawling cities said causing climate changes - UPI.com
BEIJING, May 13 (UPI) -- Urbanization in eastern China has a significant impact on the observed surface warming that plays an essential role in regional climate change, scientists say.
RTCC - Climate change news
Shipping: Governments are backtracking on efforts to introduce a market based mechanism to reduce emissions in the shipping sector. The UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is hosting a meeting that was expected to launch efforts to assess the available options.

After the first day of the week-long event the focus was shifting on reinforcing existing energy efficiency measures, led by a proposal by the USA.

The opening address of the talks by IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu failed to mention climate change or the possibility of carbon markets.
Crucial Carbon Dioxide Reading Revised Downward - NYTimes.com
NOAA revised its figure for Thursday downward based on continuing computer analysis that filters out localized spikes in the carbon dioxide level, as well as other data problems, and a spokesman said that the Thursday figure might be revised again, in either direction.

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