Published on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 by The Toronto Star Earth Near Tipping Point, Climatologist Warns by Tim Harper WASHINGTON-James Hansen returned to Capitol Hill a hero yesterday, but certainly not a conquering hero. The soft-spoken scientist, hailed as the “whistle-blower for the planet,” tried to quiet a standing ovation… Continue reading
Global Warming Moves Costa Rica Coffee Land Higher Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:22pm EDT By John McPhaul SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Reuters) – Costa Rican coffee farmers are facing threats from climate change but the rising temperatures are also expanding high-altitude regions where the country’s most prized beans are grown.… Continue reading
Biofuel Use ‘Iincreasing Poverty’ Palm oil is one of the biofuel crops stirring controversy The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says. Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world’s… Continue reading
Put Oil Firm Chiefs On Trial, Says Leading Climate Change Scientist http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/06/22/9816/ ———————————————————————————— Continue reading