“The Copenhagen climate summit has ended without the fair, ambitious and legally binding agreement”

Not Done Yet | Amnesty International
More than 120 world leaders who gathered in Copenhagen have been unable to resolve the issues blocking the road towards a just outcome, leaving the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people at greater risk of losing their homes, health and livelihoods as a result of climate change.
Even so, it is [...]

Annie Leonard presents The Story of Cap & Trade

for more information: http://storyofstuff.com/capandtrade/

Global Green Parties call for honest, scientifically sound climate agreement

As the Copenhagen COP enters its second week, the Global Greens today called for an honest climate agreement, based on science not tricky accounting.  The Global Greens are concerned that rich nations are building loopholes into the agreement to give the appearance of strong targets without the reality.
Land-use and forestry in particular are being used [...]

Sunday night into Monday: Geminid Meteor Shower

The Geminid Meteor Shower has been going on a few days, and is supposed to peek early Monday morning. There is a link to an article: here. And, more below…
(excerpt from) The LA Times Blog
Geminid meteor shower 2009: Where to watch, what to bring
Sky-watchers, get ready for another late-night adventure. The Geminid meteor shower is [...]

Copenhagen climate talks: tens of thousands of demonstrators

(excerpt–out of order–from the BBC)
Copenhagen police detain 968 in climate change rally
“…Activists are arguing for an ambitious, legally binding agreement on emissions cuts to be signed by world leaders at the summit’s conclusion at the end of next week…”
“Police in Copenhagen in Denmark say nearly 1,000 protesters were detained after a huge climate change rally.
The [...]

In Copenhagen: Global Greens forum to address global warming

based on a press release from the Green Party of The United States:
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Global Greens forum on December 13 to address global warming during UN Copenhagen Climate Conference
Green Party leaders from around the world–including  Wangari Maathai, José Bové and Elizabeth May–to participate; US Greens challenge Obama to stop appeasing corporate polluters and peddling [...]

PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse this Friday

PeaceSmiths Coffeehouse
Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8pm
First United Methodist Church in Amityville
$7 suggested donation, more if possible, less if necessary.
Music by: George Mann (Singer/songwriter, labor singer, friend and supporter of the late Julius Margolin)
Poetry by: Kathaleen Donnelly
Presentation on a project for veterans by: George Mann
Finale music by: George Mann

Rise of cancer and babies with deformities reported in Iraq

from Democracy Now headlines
Rise of Cancer and Deformed Babies Reported in Iraq
December 1, 2009
Iraqi officials are reporting incidences of cancer, deformed babies and other health problems have risen sharply since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Many suspect the causes are contamination from weapons used in years of war and unchecked pollution. In the city of [...]

Water issues, fracking upstate, etc. on WBAI: Tuesday, December 1st at 11am

From: Ken Gale
Hi, folks,
Exploding toilets.  Exploding wells.  Contaminated drinking water.
This is what has happened in other states that have allowed Halliburton’s hydraulic fracturing process to reach natural gas deposits in shale. 

They call it “Black Friday”, we call it “Buy Nothing Day”

KW: Sorry that we did not post more about this sooner. There is usually a lot of buzz about these events, and we didn’t catch the buzz early enough this year. But, well, we hope you will not go line up today and try to buy a big screen tv. Buy it tomorrow. Or don’t [...]

Oregon Tops Report on Policies for Customer-owned Renewable Energy

Advocates Release Third Annual Report Card to States on Net Metering, Interconnection
Renewable energy advocates today released the 2009 Edition of Freeing the Grid, a policy guide that grades states on their current net metering and interconnection practices. Together these two policies empower energy customers to use solar and other renewables to meet their own electricity [...]

In Illinois: Green Party Opposes Navistar Facility

A DuPage County Green Party press release from November 24, 2009. The contact person is Patrick Kelly at patrick.kelly at dupagegreens dot org
Greens Oppose Proposed Navistar Facility
The DuPage County Green Party is speaking out against the proposed
Navistar heavy industrial diesel engine testing complex to be built in
Lisle, IL. The group has sent out letters to [...]

Defying Gov’t Censorship, EPA Attorneys Speak Out Against White House-Backed Climate Change Proposal “Cap and Trade”

from DemocracyNow.org
The Environmental Protection Agency is being accused of trying to silence two longtime EPA enforcement attorneys who have publicly criticized a key component of the climate change legislation being considered by Congress. Last week the EPA directed Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel to remove or edit a video they posted to YouTube that warns [...]

NYC DEC interrupted on Shale Drilling