———————————————————– “We haven’t come up with words big enough to communicate the magnitude of what we’re doing.” ————————————————————– Orion Magazine June 29, 2008 When Words Fail by Bill McKibben I almost never write about writing-in my aesthetic, the writing should disappear, the thought linger. But the longer I’ve spent working… Continue reading
—————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: Update: Climate and species refugees From: “Lance Olsen” <lance@wildrockies.org> Date: Sat, June 28, 2008 6:23 am To: “cmcr-outreach” <cmcr-outreach@vortex.wildrockies.org> ————————————————————————– Among other things, an article in this week’s issue of Science underscores Rule #1 for anyone who leads nature walks for public education purposes: What… Continue reading
No Ice At The North Pole: Polar Scientists Reveal Dramatic New Evidence of Climate Change: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/27/9920/ —————————————————————————————————————- Continue reading
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Public release date: 2-Jul-2008 Contact: Dr. Karen Terio kterio@illinois.edu 708-216-6183 Instances of mass die-offs in wild lions precipitated by extreme climate change An international research team has published the first clear example of how climate extremes can create conditions in which diseases that are normally… Continue reading