Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth was one of the high points not
only of the environmental movement but also of the documentary tradition
in America. He figured out how to use a new medium, PowerPoint, to take
the unavoidably wonkish story of global warming and make it scary,
credible and manageable. It was, perhaps, as important as anything he
could have done as president, and he deserved not only the Oscar but
also the Nobel.
A group of economists have come up with a simple formula for climate stabilization: Pay now, or pay a whole lot more later.
The
sound way to deal with the threats of climate change is to spend the
money now to rapidly convert the world to carbon-free energy, according
to a report that debunks claims that acting quickly will destroy the
world economy. 
The Mobilization for Climate Justice is
a North America-based network of organizations and activists who have
joined together to build a North American climate justice movement that
emphasizes non-violent direct action and public education to mobilize
for effective and just solutions to the climate crisis. The
Mobilization for Climate Justice invites communities, organizations and
activists across North America to join us in organizing mass action on
climate change on November 30, 2009 (N30).
For those of us who care desperately about the climate, President Obama's speech
on Tuesday-the first to the world body by this most admired of world
leaders-was a dud, a towering disappointment. Coming at the beginning
of what the UN has dubbed "climate week," the speech marked the
beginning of a three-month push towards the global climate conference
at Copenhagen.
Here's a question whose answer might surprise you: what American
songwriter penned the most-listened-to piece of environmental protest
music of all time? Somebody with an acoustic guitar? John Denver?
The League of Conservation Voters has thrown down the gauntlet in its
campaign to win support for the American Clean Energy and Security Act
(ACES) when it could see a U.S. House vote as soon as Friday.
