US closer to Alaska oil drilling
December 20, 2005
The US House of Representatives has passed a provision allowing drilling for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The provision was attached to a military spending bill that is set to be passed by the end of the year.
how can you accept to attach two separate issues to get US vote in Senate…unacceptable
Help Us Save the Arctic – Now!
Bueno Bono
December 19, 2005
Time Magazine chooses Bono for major honour Describing the three as "Good Samaritans", the magazine said they Speaking to Time about his relationship with the Microsoft founder Commenting on his global health work, Bono continued: "When an Irish Paying tribute to Bono’s Third World work, Bill Gates said: "It’s
Bono and billionaires Bill and Melinda Gates have been selected as Time magazine’s ‘Persons of the Year’.
were being honoured because of their work in the area of debt relief
and the eradication of diseases such as AIDS and malaria.
and his wife, Bono said: "We’re united by deep curiosity. So from
stand-up comedy to quantum physics, there’s nothing we don’t cover. For
me, that’s what makes (good) company."
rock star starts talking about it, people go, yeah, you’re paid to be
indulged and have these ideas. But when Bill Gates says you can fix
malaria in 10 years, they know he’s done a few spreadsheets."
not about making himself look good. He really reads this stuff; he
cares about the complexity."
les scenarios climatique à 2100
December 11, 2005
Les jolis bouleversements qui menacent notre planète dans les prochaines années
une jolie carte du monde qui nous attends.
no vote for climate change in Montreal
December 11, 2005
During the elections,the canadian politicians want to keep the positive thinking after the failure of the UN conference.It s not an historical moment for the planet.Kyoto is not dead …ok great news.
The only positive outcome from the UN climate change conference
is probably the french initiative regarding the MCP ( mecanisme du developpement propre) which was incorporated in the final text and also "les accords de marrakech".
But China, Russia,Australia and of course the United states are not committed to reduced their GHG now and beyond 2012.
The emerging carbon market is not understood as a fantastic development and employment route by those polluters countries.
Only local actions should prevail.
Canada show me the way…
Santa Claus Swims With Sharks
December 11, 2005
atmosphere, atmosphere…
December 9, 2005
even with a great Bill Clinton’s speech there are good reasons to despair after the UN conference:
Among the records broken in 2005:
Hottest year ever: The global average temperature was slightly
(0.06 degrees Celsius) warmer than 1998’s average, when the warming
Pacific currents spawned by El Nino made that year the warmest on
record.
Least Arctic ice ever: The area covered by Arctic sea ice (the
thick stuff that doesn’t melt in the summer) in September 2005 was the
least that satellites have ever recorded. The perennial sea ice cover
has been shrinking by 9.8 per cent every decade.
Hottest Caribbean waters ever: Measurements taken throughout the
Caribbean by regional monitoring systems show that water temperatures
were hotter for longer than ever before. The WWF said that resulted in
extensive bleaching
of coral reefs. "Only this year’s record-breaking hurricane activity
limited additional bleaching," it said.
Worst Atlantic hurricane season ever: Actually, 2005 saw several records broken during the Atlantic hurricane season:
- Most named storms ever: There were 26 named storms in Atlantic
waters in 2005 – so many that the official name list was exhausted and had to
move into the Greek alphabet for the last five storms of the season. - Most named hurricanes ever: There were 14 hurricanes in
2005, eclipsing the previous record of 12. The last hurricane of the
season, Epsilon, formed up just before the official end of hurricane
season on Nov. 30 and was still churning in the Atlantic during the
first week of December. - Most Category 5 storms ever: No fewer than three hurricanes
in 2005 had winds over 249 kilometres an hour, crossing over into the
rarely-reached top category. - Most intense hurricane ever: Hurricane Wilma’s internal
pressure reading of 882 millibars was the lowest ever recorded for an
Atlantic hurricane. And Wilma was the fastest-strengthening storm on
record. In just 24 hours, its highest winds increased by 169 kilometres
an hour as it swirled over those warm Caribbean waters. - Most hurricane damage ever: The damage estimates are still
being
compiled. But insurance industry estimates put the total losses from
hurricane Katrina alone at more than $100 billion US. The U.S. Congress
has estimated the cost of rebuilding the New Orleans and Gulf Coast
following Katrina at $200 billion US. And while Katrina wasn’t the
deadliest hurricane ever, its 1,300-plus fatalities made it the highest
toll since 1928.
Record droughts: The WWF says 2005 saw a continuation of drought
conditions around the planet. It cited 2005’s drought in the Amazon as
a "multidecadal if not century record" and noted that the western U.S.
continued its multi-year drought.
Forecasters say hurricane severity goes in cycles, suggesting that 2006
could be another bad year. Add in global warming and some
climatologists say new weather records are just waiting to be set.
Sources: World Wildlife Fund, U.S. National Hurricane Center,
World Meteorological Organization, Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
NOAA
Clinton to speak at climate conference!
December 9, 2005
In a surprise visit, former President
Bill Clinton will speak at the annual UN climate conference Friday, the
final day of a contentious two-week meeting, the United Nations
confirmed.
Can Bill Clinton make an impact to embark at the last minute the United States to close a deal on climate change???
Come on Bill, the world is watching you
world in my eyes- Depeche mode montreal
December 4, 2005
the depeche mode concert last nite was inspiring for the UN conference…check those lyrics:
Now let your mind do the walking
And let my body do the talking
Let me show you the world in my eyes
I’ll take you to the highest mountain
To the depths of the deepest sea
And we won’t need a map
Believe me
All the islands in the ocean
All the heaven’s in motion
Let me show you the world in my eyes
Thousands march in Montreal to get UN summit to adopt Kyoto
December 4, 2005
it was so great to be with thousands of demonstrators in Montreal with my
WWF friends on dec 3
who is driving the planet?
December 2, 2005
