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global warming

Leo Says: This Is Our Moment … We Agree

by Kevin McCann 03.09.2010

Why it matters:
Because the future is what you make it. (Inspirational enough for yah?)
Recap:
This past September, Senators John “Lightnin’” Kerry (D-MA) and Barbara “The Unifier” Boxer (D-CA) introduced Senate Bill 1733. Senate Bill 1733. That sounds awesome! What’s that? They’re [...]

Fox News Dumber than Ever: Denies Global Warming due to Snow

by Kevin McCann 02.21.2010

Why it matters:
Because the recent record snowfalls along the Atlantic coast proves global warming is a myth, duh!
Recap:
A quick look at a certain news channel named after a notoriously sly canine is heralding the good news: It’s snowing heavily in [...]

While Golf Nears Its Deathbed, Skiing Eyes New Horizons

by Kevin McCann 01.27.2010

Why it matters:
Take heed, one of the first things climate change is going to wipe out is… sports?
Recap:
Eh?
Okay not all sports, not at first anyway… just golf and winter sports.
Consider this, in arid regions, it can take as much as [...]

What Happens in Copenhagen, Stays in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.28.2009

Why it matters:
The worlds biggest polluters have decided to try to put out a forest fire with squirt guns.
Recap:
A U.N. climate conference years in the making. 200 countries in attendance. Heads of state from the world’s most powerful nations gathering [...]

Copenhagen: More Protests than Progress

by Kevin McCann 12.18.2009

Why it matters:
Because it seems like more happened outside the Bella Center than inside, which is bad news.
Recap:
You’ve likely been hearing the news from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen: raucous outbursts and sharp crackdowns. No, not from the [...]

The Ball is Rolling (Slowly) in Copenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.16.2009

Why it matters:
Without an effective and binding agreement, the delegates in Copenhagen are just on vacation.
Recap:
Well folks, week one of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is in the record books.
The general consensus, reflected by Climate Interactive’s Scoreboard, [...]

Copenhagen? More like Hopenhagen

by Kevin McCann 12.11.2009

Why it matters:
This is it folks. Monday marked the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen Denmark. The UNC4, if I might coin a phrase. Wait, C4, that sounds dangerous.
Recap:
This Monday, the 7th of December marked day [...]

Cap and Trade Deception, a Failed Model

by Kevin McCann 12.08.2009

Why it matters:
Cap and trade will only be effective if done with transparency and integrity, as a means to address global warming…not if it’s treated like another housing bubble.
Recap:
Annie Leonard, who brought us ‘The Story of Stuff”, a brilliantly concise [...]

Hacked Emails Prove Climate Change Fraud

by Kevin McCann 12.02.2009

Why it matters:
A handful of scientists guilty of improper conduct does not refute the science of climate change and allowing talking heads to make that argument is unacceptable and dangerous.
Recap:
This just in from the New York Times (and many thousands [...]

Corporations Kill Climate Change Reform, Invest in Biodomes

by Kevin McCann 11.16.2009

Why it matters:
Because climate change doesn’t care how rich you are.
Recap:
According to a recent report by the Center for Public Integrity, corporations around the world are lobbying hard to curb climate action.
The report follows a four-month, eight-nation investigation that included [...]