Tag Archive: COP15

Let’s Talk About Water

I spent last Thursday and Friday fasting, taking my second turn in our rolling fast in support of Climate Justice Fast.  The first time around, I was struck not as much by the absence of food as I was by the ready availability of clean, affordable water (my thoughts are included in Greenfyre’s Hunger Strike…

World Leaders Politically Unbound For Copenhagen

Yesterday, world leaders announced that they will not be seeking a politically binding climate change agreement at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December.  The climate change treaty has been postponed until… some time next year. To anyone who has been paying close attention to the climate change discussions, this announcement is not surprising.  It…

350 Or Bust!

What are you doing to get below 350? Cryptic?  Maybe.  But it shouldn’t be.  It is time for everyone to know what 350 means.  And that’s what October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, is all about. What is 350? 350 is the magic number.  350 is the line we have to get back…

19 Simple Ways to Start Thinking About Climate Change – Blog Action Day

I promised that for Blog Action Day ’09, we would hear from my greyhounds on the issue of climate change.  Well, my friends, they did not disappoint. Superman said that he would really like to take advantage of some of the available tax incentives for alternative energy construction.  He then mumbled something about being able…