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9.12.2011

Too Fracking Fast on Hydraulic Fracturing www.nytimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/opinion/too-fast-on-hydraulic-fracturing.html
www.nytimes.com
Gov. Andrew Cuomo should move cautiously to make certain that extraction of natural gas with hydraulic fracturing is done without damaging the lands and communities involved.

Around the World on Solar Power Alone www.nytimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/12/business/global/around-the-world-on-solar-power-alone.html
www.nytimes.com
Later this month, the Turanor PlanetSolar catamaran will arrive in Singapore, having amassed proof that it is possible to traverse the world’s oceans on solar power alone.

D50+28 Highlights Lester Brown (1) Plan B 3.0


D50+28 Highlights Lester Brown (2) Plan B 3.0


D50+28 NASA's James Hansen Highlights (1) Global Warming 350 ppm youtube.com


"Mom, Uncle, why did you allow this?" Coral Reefs “Will be Gone by the End of the Century,” Thanks to Climate Change an thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/12/316476/coral-reefs-gone-climate-change-and-ocean-acidification/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29
thinkprogress.org
A round-up of climate and energy news. Please post other stories below. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the planet’s largest reef system and one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but it may not survive the century. Coral reefs ‘will be gone by end of the century’ Coral reefs are on course...

D50+28 NASA's James Hansen Highlights (1) Global Warming 350 ppm


D50+28 NASA's James Hansen Highlights (2) Global Warming 350 ppm' youtube


AP: Turkey says Israel flotilla raid was 'cause for war' www.google.com

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gn3aLvZ4nKUne4bc4OJLTYMBAbfg?docId=445c2d39b79143feab992e49963dc47b

Robert Gates Thinks that Netanyahu is an Ungrateful Ally www.theatlantic.com

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/09/robert-gates-thinks-that-netanyahu-is-an-ungrateful-ally/244570/
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Frustration at the highest levels of the Obama Administration with Israeli prime minister Benjamin…

Netanyahu's masquerade is over. The man is dangerous. www.haaretz.com

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/netanyahu-s-masquerade-is-over-1.383885
www.haaretz.com
Promises and words are tools, but in Netanyahu's case, the masquerade is over, even for those who are addicted to false hopes; the man is dangerous.

Israeli Right'll kill everyone to stay in power - Israeli intelligence urges return to peace talks with Palestinians www.haaretz.com

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-intelligence-urges-return-to-peace-talks-with-palestinians-1.383931
www.haaretz.com
Foreign Ministry, Shin Bet, Mossad and MI documents recommend progress vis-a-vis Palestinians in order to tone down tensions and anger, and improve Israel's diplomatic standing.

9.11.2011

Bill McKibben - A few useful moments re 350 ppm


Exxon Bets Billions on Climate Change while funding millions to deniers thinkprogress.org



thinkprogress.org
Hard-core deniers assert that the current warming is just part of a natural cycle. Joe Bastardi, for instance, in a Climate Progress comment, absurdly predicted that “the earth will cool back … to levels we saw in the late 70s, and the [Arctic sea] ice will increase back to those levels in the N he...
 

D50+25 'SL needs to survive in tact, it turns out.' SL

D50+26 'Tinkerbell, Bill McKibben, James Hansen - Equally likely to Save us.' SL

Tea Party Is Alone in Denying Climate Change, Poll Finds www.ibtimes.com

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/211559/20110909/climate-change-global-warming-tea-party-republicans-democrats-campaign-2012.htm
www.ibtimes.com
The majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independent voters all believe that climate change is happening, according to a new poll. Only the Tea Party does not. What does this mean for Republican presidential candidates who want to do well both in the primaries and in the general election?

9.09.2011

Plan B Update Videos (2011 and 2009) Summary Slide Shows youtube

OK - HERE'S THE COMPLETE PLAN B PLAYLIST. STUDY IT. NOTE THAT IN THE VID DESCR ARE OTHER RESOURCES www.youtube.com

OK - HERE'S THE COMPLETE PLAN B PLAYLIST. STUDY IT. NOTE THAT IN THE VID DESCR ARE OTHER RESOURCES. DO IT. http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=96C0AF186A6025E2
 

AND YOU'D DIE FOR WHO? F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 www.washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/f-16-pilot-was-ready-to-give-her-life-on-sept-11/2011/09/06/gIQAMpcODK_story.html?fb_ref=NetworkNews
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A pilot reflects on one of the lesser-told tales of Sept. 11: how the first counterpunch the U.S. military prepared to throw at the attackers was effectively a suicide mission.

PLAN B 3.0 IN POWERPOINTS - THE DIFINITIVE HOW TO AVOID CLIMATE GENOCIDE

OUTRAGE! CALLING CITIZENS TO ACT! OUTRAGE! Obama Says Voters Must Press Congress to Act on Jobs Pla www.sfgate.com

OUTRAGE! CALLING CITIZENS TO ACT! OUTRAGE! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2011%2F09%2F08%2Fbloomberg1376-LR9IJF6K50XU01-28DEI6TGVFCRUV8HEL9O0P2PT4.DTL
www.sfgate.com
‎(Updates with quotes from Obama, Republican lawmakers, analysts beginning in second paragraph.) Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama campaigned to sell his $447 billion jobs proposal, telling voters in the...

EQUIVOCATE BABY, EQUIVOCATE - Christie Stunner: NJ Gov Met With Pollutocrat Koch Before Pulling Out thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/08/314711/christie-met-with-koch/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29
thinkprogress.org
In late May, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced he was pulling his state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, explaining that it was “not working.” Now a stunning tape of a secret meeting between Christie and Charles Koch sheds light on the Governor’s inexplicable decision to ab...

BYSTAND BABY, BYSTAND - “An Extreme Rainfall Event Unprecedented in Recorded History Has Hit the Bin thinkprogress.org

http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/09/09/315280/binghamton-ny-extreme-rainfall-event-unprecedented-in-recorded-history/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29
thinkprogress.org
Dr. Jeff Masters: An extreme rainfall event unprecedented in recorded history has hit the Binghamton, New York area, where 7.49″ fell yesterday. This is the second year in a row Binghamton has recorded a 1-in-100 year rain event; their previous all-time record was set last September, when 4.68″ fel...

Moody's: Obama plan will add 1.9M jobs, But Roman Mob Jeers - Mackenzie Weinger www.politico.com

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0911/63069.html
www.politico.com
A top economist says Obama’s job plan will likely add 1.9 million jobs and grow the economy by 2 percent.

Economists Cheer Jobs Plan, See Do-nothing Citizens as roadblock abcnews.go.com

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/president-obamas-jobs-plan-economists-differ-long-term/story?id=14476449
abcnews.go.com
President Obama presented his $447 billion plan to Congress to put Americans back to work on Thursday evening, spurred on by the Labor Department's announcement last week that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent in August.

D50 26 'Took 1600 cal for last day of computer work.' SL


Onlook, baby, onlook - Worst flooding in 40 years hits Northeast - USATODAY.com www.usatoday.com

Onlook, baby, onlook - http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2011-09-09-northeast-midatlantic-floods-lee-remnants_n.htm?csp=34news
www.usatoday.com
The worst flooding in almost 40 years overwhelmed parts of the interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday.

Switching to natural gas won't slow climate change www.khaleejtimes.com

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data%2Fenvironment%2F2011%2FSeptember%2Fenvironment_September18.xml&section=environment
www.khaleejtimes.com
Burning natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide (CO2) than coal, but switching over to this medium won't slow down climate change, claims a new study.

Women at the mercy of climate change mg.co.za

http://mg.co.za/article/2011-09-09-women-at-the-mercy-of-climate-change/
mg.co.za
Pockets of food insecurity are plaguing areas in Southern Africa where floods or prolonged mid-season dry spells have reduced harvests.

UN chief calls for urgent action on climate change - BusinessWeek www.businessweek.com

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9PKBP780.htm
www.businessweek.com
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that urgent action was needed on climate change, pointing to the famine in the Horn of Africa and devastating floods in northern Australia as examples of the suffering caused by global warming.

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT TURKEY - Turkey says it will escort aid boats to Gaza edition.cnn.com

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/09/09/israel.turkey/

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Turkey's prime minister says the country will follow aid ships to Gaza in an effort to stop incidents like last year's raid by Israeli commandos that killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American.