Dec

28

Time to make your environmental concerns heard

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 28, 2007 | 4 Comments

The 2008 presidential race officially begins next week with the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primaries, so it soon will be time for voters to choose candidates they feel best represent their views, including environmental policies.
With all of the “green” efforts going on throughout the country while gaining greater attention through both the mainstream [...]

Dec

10

Albert Gore accepts the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Former Vice President Albert Gore claimed his Nobel Peace Prize Monday and reiterated his call for governments and citizens to heed the call to take effective action to stop global warming and protect the environment.
The award ceremony was held in Oslo, Norway and Gore spoke forcefully on how the United States and China are not [...]

Dec

5

Indonesian islands in danger of being wiped out due to climate change

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of the more startling relevations coming from this week’s conference on climate change in Bali is that some Indonesian scientists believe that some of the 17,000 islands in the region could be completely swept up by the sea by the year 2035 if steps aren’t taken to reduce rising sea levels that are caused [...]

Dec

3

Political change to drive climate change

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Senator John F. Kerry (D-Massachusetts) has co-written a piece where he talks about how the only real way to move forward in the drive to recognize and react to climate change is to change the way the politics (and politicians) on this subject is viewed.
He cites an example of how Australia’s John Howard was the [...]