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Ancient hunters who stalked the world’s last woolly mammoths likely helped warm the Earth’s far northern latitudes thousands of years before humans began burning fossil fuels, according to a study of prehistoric climate change.

via World Environment News – Woolly Mammoth Hunters Helped Change Climate – Planet Ark.

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Recently the Huffington Post published a photo feature titled “Seeing the Effects of Climate Change.”

“Sometimes as we go about our daily lives, climate change can seem abstract, and not something we think we are experiencing on a daily basis. However, our planet is rapidly being altered and the physical signs of this shift can’t be ignored. These photos reveal how the world has already been impacted and what kind of changes we can expect in the future if we continue with our carbon-intense ways.”

The post contains photos of coastal erosion, the bleaching of coral reefs, melting glaciers and other catastrophes occurring around the globe. I urge you to send this to anyone who doubts that even minor changes in temperature have a huge effect on our planet.

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To tackle the issues raised by climate change deniers, a new report has been prepared with scientific responses to common climate change objections. Objections to climate change “have been repeatedly shown to be false, weak or irrelevant in the peer-reviewed scientific literature,” says the author, scientist Dr Parris.

via Aware Newsletter – Combating Climate Change Deniers: Simple Responses – Planet Ark.

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The scientist who convinced the world to take notice of the looming danger of global warming says it would be better for the planet and for future generations if next week’s Copenhagen climate change summit ended in collapse.

via Copenhagen climate change talks must fail, says top scientist | Environment | The Guardian.

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In December this year, world leaders will gather in Copenhagen to determine how the world deals with climate change. Their choice is simple Earth or global warming.

Add your voice to this global mandate. Show your vote for Earth and tell world leaders to seal a deal in Copenhagen a deal that will protect people, and protect the planet.

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An old African proverb says, “If you want to go quickly, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”

We have to go far. . . quickly.

My new book, Our Choice, is about solutions to the climate crisis that can help us do just that. During the three and a half years since the publication of An Inconvenient Truth, I organized more than thirty “Solutions Summits,” where experts from around the world shared their knowledge and experience in subjects relevant to the construction of a plan to solve the climate crisis. In addition, I engaged in a large number of one-on-one sessions with other leading experts to map out a blue print for action.

Our Choice is the result of this multi-year effort. The book is available today and can be purchased online at:

Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Borders
Indie Bound

As with “An Inconvenient Truth” 100 percent of Tipper’s and my proceeds will be contributed to the Alliance for Climate Protection.

For me, this has been an exciting and illuminating journey, because it is now abundantly clear that we have at our fingertips all of the tools we need to solve three or four climate crises – and we only need to solve one. The only missing ingredient is collective will.

We can solve the climate crisis. It will be hard, to be sure, but if we choose to solve it, I have no doubt whatsoever that we can and will succeed.

It will be hard, but we can solve it!

Nestlé, Foster’s, Schweppes and Lindt are the latest leading brands to commit to keeping their food and drinks free of genetically engineered (GE) ingredients in the 2010 Truefood Guide.

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