Climate SOS Tour: The Real Deal

Aug 31st, 2009 in Newswire Climate SOS steps up with a response to the excellent points made by Washington Post columnist David Farhrenhold in his August 31, 2009 column. Mr. Farenhold’s column “Environmentalists Slow to Adjust in Climate Debate” asserts that the mainstream environmental movement is confused about how to respond to the much anticipated Senate climate change bill. We at Climate SOS points out the reasons the bill should get a luke warm reception by anyone concerned about doing something real about climate change and climate justice: the bill does more harm than good – to the planet and our...

NRDC vs WeACT on carbon markets and ACESA

Aug 26th, 2009 in Featured Articles This radio interview debate between Dan Lashoff from NRDC and Cecil Corbin Marks is interesting. Cecil provides some interesting comments on the (dis)function of market approaches. LISTEN: 2009_08_03 Dan Lashof Cecil Corbin-Mark host Tammy bang Luu Download this audio file Download this audio file Labor/Community Strategy Center Debate Air Date:  08/03/2009           Segment Host:  Tammy Bang Luu Obama’s landmark federal climate bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), passed the House at the end of June. As the bill has progressed, the debate among...

UN Chief Climate Scientist says 350 is the number

Aug 25th, 2009 in Newswire letter from Bill McKibben, 350.org Dear friends, For once, this email isn’t asking you to do anything at all. It’s merely sharing the news–the amazing news–that arrived about 45 minutes ago at 350 headquarters . Rajendra Pachauri is the U.N.’s top climate scientist. He leads the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which every five years produces the authoritative assessment of climate science. Their last report, in 2007, helped set the target of 450 ppm (parts per million of CO2) that many environmental groups and national governments have adopted as their...

ClimateSOS membership GROWING!

Aug 25th, 2009 in Featured Articles More and more organizations and individuals are joining ClimateSOS to oppose the ACESA climate bill’s false solutions.  We encourage you to do the same- click HERE to sign on! CLIMATE SOS NETWORK MEMBERS Beehive Design Collective Biofuelwatch Climate Change Action Group of CNY Coalition For A Safe Environment Eco-Justice Collaborative Ecolaw Massachusetts Enviro Show Energy Justice Network Global Justice Ecology Project Green Delaware Indigenous Environmental Network Institute for Local Self-Reliance Institute for Social Ecology Jamaica Plain Greenhouse Little Village Environmental Justice...

URGENT CALL: Stand against the ACES climate bill!

Aug 24th, 2009 in Featured Articles CLIMATE SOS TELL YOUR SENATORS A CLIMATE BILL THAT IS “WORSE THAN NOTHING” IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH! This past June, the House passed the American Clean Energy & Security Act (ACESA). Soon, this bill will be voted on by the Senate. If passed, this climate bill would: a. Prevent the U.S. from making anything remotely close to its fair share of greenhouse gas emissions reductions – necessary for averting catastrophic consequences and forging an effective global strategy on climate stabilization. b. Lock us into an extremely complex cap-and-trade scheme that benefits fossil fuel, utilities, the...