Environment

Climate Change and the Anxious Wait for
Regime Change in Washington

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Dillon MacRae

Earth as Fried EggAt long last, a U.S. federal agency finally broke down and Thursday officially relayed the “news” that other governments the world over have been telling their citizens for years: climate change is real, it poses a catastrophic threat to human health on numerous fronts, and it will dramatically alter life as we know it — not just for those yet to come, but much sooner — for many of us, within our own lifetime.

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Gore’s Energy Challenge to America:
Independence in 10 Years

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 by Dillon MacRae

Stock photo of Al Gore at World Economic Forum 2005 Annual MeetingNobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore today issued probably the most dramatic — yet surprisingly still realistic — challenge this nation has had on its table in at least a generation, maybe two. He called on all Americans to band together to pressure policy-makers to begin domestically generating 100 percent of the nation’s electricity from renewable and other clean energy sources within 10 years. And he makes one heck-of-a strong case.

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