Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about why it’s important that the United States act on global warming and why the states have had to do so in the absence of leadership by the federal government on NBC’s Meet The Press.
Congressmen Dennis Kucinich strongly supports the idea that human pollution is a significant cause of global warming.
“Do you have to be a scientist to know there is something quite unusual going on with our environment? Do you have to be a member of congress to understand? All over the world, people have seen the effects of global climate change…I don’t need a scientist to tell me this is happening, because I see it myself. The problem comes when you get scientists who tell you something that’s different from what you’re seeing with your own eyes. Why do we even get trapped into that kind of thinking?”
At the CNN / YouTube Debate, Congressmen Dennis Kucinich answers global warming question.
“We need to move away from reliance on oil and coal and toward reliance on wind and solar. That’s the basis of my WGA, Works Green Administration, where we take an entirely new approach to organize the entire country around sustainability, around conservation.”
Congressmen Dennis Kucinich also strongly supports international treaties to cut greenhouse gas emissions like the Kyoto Protocol.
“The Kyoto Climate Change Treaty is just the first step. We need to go beyond Kyoto. We need to reach out to the world and reduce our carbon emissions, and we need to have environmental protection to secure our food supplies.”
Take Back America 2007 Conference on June 20, 2007
Are you curious on where the presidential candidates stand on global warming issues and how they compare to each other?
Well the crew over at The Heat Is On put together this great quick-reference guide that breaks down the current positions of the presidential candidates on topics such as fuel efficiency and renewable electricity standards.
What are the presidential candidates suggesting to reduce Americans’ environmentally destructive high level of animal product consumption? Check out this funny video where PB&J Girl and PB&J Boy have a suggestion to this global problem. (There is no audio, so no need to adjust your sound.)
Climatologist Mike Hulme examines frequent misconceptions about the science and politics of global climate change.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference started today and will go through December 14th in Bali, Indonesia. The conference will have representatives from over 180 countries that will start negotiations on a new international climate change agreement.
The United Nations Department of Public Information will be providing full coverage of the Conference, including webcasts of main events and press conferences in Bali, radio coverage, photos and News Center stories. In addition, for the first time, the UN is introducing an experiment in on-line reporting from Bali for the entire duration of the Climate Change Conference.
This is part of the UN efforts to lower the conference’s carbon footprint and to emphasize the importance of this global issue by encouraging participants to view the conference online instead of flying in for the events.
“Scientist of the world unequivocally say that global warming is here and it is caused by man. Now weather or not the US wants to jump on board doesn’t mean that intelligent people in business can’t see the light.- Paul Comey, V.P. Environmental Affairs, Green Mountain Coffee Rosters
Above is a quote from Eco Biz, an original series of short news and human interest segments by the Sundance Channel that explore the people and businesses driving change in a new wave of environmental innovation. Check out the full segment below.
The global warming debate is in full force now as phase one: admitting that there is a real crisis, is ending and the next phase: what should be done, is starting. As the war against global warming continues, many still disagree with the mainstream solutions. Bjorn Lomborg, Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger all accept the basics of global warming, however they question its severity & challenge the Kyoto Protocol as the best way to save the planet. While their solutions maybe flawed, the questions that they are raising about climate change are central to the solution as we shift into phase two of this debate.
John Stossel from 20/20 explains another side of the global warming issues and debates Al Gore’s Movie, An Inconvenient Truth.
