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  More, Greenpeace, more.

  Dear post-writer, it's "Rescue the Planet", not plant :)

  On First day on the job! posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago 3 Responses

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  Every day the risk for catastrophe is greater

  You tell 'im Joe!

  C'mon Andy, step up to the plate and publicly toss off that "middle of the road" nonsense. The only middle is whether the current climate emergency will be an end-of-civilization catastrophe or 'just' mankind-get-hit-with-a-wallop-but-barely-makes-it-through-intact catastrophe.On NYT's Revkin seems shocked by media's own failure to explain climate threat posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago 6 Responses

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  Polls are flaky

  Most people are victims to GWB's and the oil companies concentrated assault on the science behind global climate change. Remember that the goal of that assault wasn't to disprove climate change per se, but to make proving it almost impossible by continually keeping the debate open to question.

  So now the majority of people, whether they are for or against the science, are barely on one side of the other.

  So, since it's been colder here in the Northeast than in years past - mostly due to La Nina, people are swinging toward the "it's not happening" or "it's not our fault" stance.

  Remember that most people desperately want it not to be happening. It's terrifically scary and just this big monstrous thing so if there's groups that are saying "there's nothing to worry about", then those groups have a built-in audience.

  It could take years before the effects of that assault wear off. Years we don't really have. Every one of us needs to become an educator (many of us on grist are!).On Poll shows more Americans do not believe global warming is result of man-made activity posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago 14 Responses

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  another bushism

  even when he's trying to insult something, he makes no sense.

  8 days left.On Bush on Kyoto, on his way out the door posted 9 months, 4 weeks ago 5 Responses

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  It is very profitable to avoid climate change

  Why can't they do the math? If you want to become richer as a society, invest now to avoid the ever-worsening effects of climate change.

  We all do this as individuals. We (usually and hopefully) buy new tires for our car before there's a blowout (much more dangerous and expensive). We (usually and hopefully) patch our roof when there's a leak (much more expensive). Wasn't it the Stern report that said just 1% of global GDP would do the trick? What a tremendously small price to pay.

  Even the metaphor of buying insurance isn't actually accurate, because you may never need insurance. We NEED to avoid dangerous climate change to survive as a society. To survive as a country. To keep our freedoms. To keep our democracy. On The real cost is the cost of doing nothing posted 10 months ago 16 Responses