CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 77, MARCH 2008 Compiled and sent out by Rising Tide UK: info at risingtide.org.uk To receive this News Sheet monthly, email news-subscribe at risingtide.org.uk with the subject line ‘subscribe’ (without the quotes).CONTENTS: ———————————————- UPCOMING ACTIONS AND EVENTS: ———————————————- 1) FOSSIL FOOLS DAY – INTERNATIONAL, 1.4.08 2)… Continue reading
Scopical http://www.scopical.com.au 22 February 2008 Old growth forests reducing climate change effects <http://www.scopical.com.au/articles/Politics/2831/Old-growth-forests-reducing-climate-change-effect> The “Old Forests, New Management” conference in Tasmania has heard from imminent scientists that there is no justification for logging of old growth forests, and that re-growth forest logging could soon lose its social licence under future… Continue reading
—————————————————————— ” … animal populations ‘can never increase beyond the supply of food in the least favourable season.’” “His alarming message is that around the world great animal migrations are disappearing. Thus, international conservation efforts are urgently needed to save the migrants from the devastating effects of over- exploitation, habitat… Continue reading
Environmental Science & Technology February 6, 2008 Geoscientists call for deep cuts in CO2 Scientific societies are making ever-stronger calls to slow climate change. http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/esthag-w/2008/feb/science/ee_agu.html The world’s largest society of earth scientists has released its strongest statement yet on climate change. The 45,000-member American Geophysical Union (AGU) says warming must… Continue reading