"Mom, Uncle, why did you allow this?" Coral Reefs “Will be Gone by the End of the Century,” Thanks to Climate Change an thinkprogress.org

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September 12 News: Coral Reefs “Will be Gone by the End of the Century,” Thanks to Climate Change an

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A round-up of climate and energy news. Please post other stories below. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the planet’s largest reef system and one of the seven natural wonders of the world, but it may not survive the century. Coral reefs ‘will be gone by end of the century’ Coral reefs are on course...

D50+28 NASA's James Hansen Highlights (1) Global Warming 350 ppm

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D50+28 NASA's James Hansen Highlights (2) Global Warming 350 ppm' youtube

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NASA's James Hansen Highlights (2) Global Warming 350 ppm

AP: Turkey says Israel flotilla raid was 'cause for war' www.google.com

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AP: Turkey says Israel flotilla raid was 'cause for war'

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Robert Gates Thinks that Netanyahu is an Ungrateful Ally www.theatlantic.com

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Robert Gates Thinks that Netanyahu is an Ungrateful Ally

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Frustration at the highest levels of the Obama Administration with Israeli prime minister Benjamin…

Netanyahu's masquerade is over. The man is dangerous. www.haaretz.com

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Netanyahu's masquerade is over. The man is dangerous.

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Promises and words are tools, but in Netanyahu's case, the masquerade is over, even for those who are addicted to false hopes; the man is dangerous.

Israeli Right'll kill everyone to stay in power - Israeli intelligence urges return to peace talks with Palestinians www.haaretz.com

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Israeli intelligence urges return to peace talks with Palestinians

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Foreign Ministry, Shin Bet, Mossad and MI documents recommend progress vis-a-vis Palestinians in order to tone down tensions and anger, and improve Israel's diplomatic standing.

Bill McKibben - A few useful moments re 350 ppm

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Bill McKibben - A few useful moments re 350 ppm

Exxon Bets Billions on Climate Change while funding millions to deniers thinkprogress.org

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Exxon Makes Billion-Dollar Bet Climate Change is Real, Here Now and Going to Get Worse But Keeps Fun

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Hard-core deniers assert that the current warming is just part of a natural cycle. Joe Bastardi, for instance, in a Climate Progress comment, absurdly predicted that “the earth will cool back … to levels we saw in the late 70s, and the [Arctic sea] ice will increase back to those levels in the N he...

 

D50+25 'SL needs to survive in tact, it turns out.' SL

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D50+26 'Tinkerbell, Bill McKibben, James Hansen - Equally likely to Save us.' SL

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Tea Party Is Alone in Denying Climate Change, Poll Finds www.ibtimes.com

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Tea Party Is Alone in Denying Climate Change, Poll Finds

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The majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independent voters all believe that climate change is happening, according to a new poll. Only the Tea Party does not. What does this mean for Republican presidential candidates who want to do well both in the primaries and in the general election?

Plan B Update Videos (2011 and 2009) Summary Slide Shows youtube

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OK - HERE'S THE COMPLETE PLAN B PLAYLIST. STUDY IT. NOTE THAT IN THE VID DESCR ARE OTHER RESOURCES www.youtube.com

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OK - HERE'S THE COMPLETE PLAN B PLAYLIST. STUDY IT. NOTE THAT IN THE VID DESCR ARE OTHER RESOURCES

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AND YOU'D DIE FOR WHO? F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 www.washingtonpost.com

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AND YOU'D DIE FOR WHO? F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11

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A pilot reflects on one of the lesser-told tales of Sept. 11: how the first counterpunch the U.S. military prepared to throw at the attackers was effectively a suicide mission.

PLAN B 3.0 IN POWERPOINTS - THE DIFINITIVE HOW TO AVOID CLIMATE GENOCIDE

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OUTRAGE! CALLING CITIZENS TO ACT! OUTRAGE! Obama Says Voters Must Press Congress to Act on Jobs Pla www.sfgate.com

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OUTRAGE! CALLING CITIZENS TO ACT! OUTRAGE! Obama Says Voters Must Press Congress to Act on Jobs Pla

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‎(Updates with quotes from Obama, Republican lawmakers, analysts beginning in second paragraph.) Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama campaigned to sell his $447 billion jobs proposal, telling voters in the...

EQUIVOCATE BABY, EQUIVOCATE - Christie Stunner: NJ Gov Met With Pollutocrat Koch Before Pulling Out thinkprogress.org

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EQUIVOCATE BABY, EQUIVOCATE - Christie Stunner: NJ Gov Met With Pollutocrat Koch Before Pulling Out

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In late May, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced he was pulling his state out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, explaining that it was “not working.” Now a stunning tape of a secret meeting between Christie and Charles Koch sheds light on the Governor’s inexplicable decision to ab...

BYSTAND BABY, BYSTAND - “An Extreme Rainfall Event Unprecedented in Recorded History Has Hit the Bin thinkprogress.org

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BYSTAND BABY, BYSTAND - “An Extreme Rainfall Event Unprecedented in Recorded History Has Hit the Bin

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Dr. Jeff Masters: An extreme rainfall event unprecedented in recorded history has hit the Binghamton, New York area, where 7.49″ fell yesterday. This is the second year in a row Binghamton has recorded a 1-in-100 year rain event; their previous all-time record was set last September, when 4.68″ fel...

Moody's: Obama plan will add 1.9M jobs, But Roman Mob Jeers - Mackenzie Weinger www.politico.com

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Moody's: Obama plan will add 1.9M jobs, But Roman Mob Jeers - Mackenzie Weinger

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A top economist says Obama’s job plan will likely add 1.9 million jobs and grow the economy by 2 percent.

Economists Cheer Jobs Plan, See Do-nothing Citizens as roadblock abcnews.go.com

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Economists Cheer Jobs Plan, See Do-nothing Citizens as roadblock

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President Obama presented his $447 billion plan to Congress to put Americans back to work on Thursday evening, spurred on by the Labor Department's announcement last week that the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1 percent in August.

D50 26 'Took 1600 cal for last day of computer work.' SL

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Onlook, baby, onlook - Worst flooding in 40 years hits Northeast - USATODAY.com www.usatoday.com

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Worst flooding in 40 years hits Northeast - USATODAY.com

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The worst flooding in almost 40 years overwhelmed parts of the interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday.

Switching to natural gas won't slow climate change www.khaleejtimes.com

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Switching to natural gas won't slow climate change

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Burning natural gas emits far less carbon dioxide (CO2) than coal, but switching over to this medium won't slow down climate change, claims a new study.

Women at the mercy of climate change mg.co.za

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Women at the mercy of climate change

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Pockets of food insecurity are plaguing areas in Southern Africa where floods or prolonged mid-season dry spells have reduced harvests.

UN chief calls for urgent action on climate change - BusinessWeek www.businessweek.com

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UN chief calls for urgent action on climate change - BusinessWeek

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that urgent action was needed on climate change, pointing to the famine in the Horn of Africa and devastating floods in northern Australia as examples of the suffering caused by global warming.

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT TURKEY - Turkey says it will escort aid boats to Gaza edition.cnn.com

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GOD BLESS AND PROTECT TURKEY - Turkey says it will escort aid boats to Gaza

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Turkey's prime minister says the country will follow aid ships to Gaza in an effort to stop incidents like last year's raid by Israeli commandos that killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American.

US, NO WE CAN'T - Texas healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry www.latimes.com

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US, NO WE CAN'T - Texas healthcare system withering under Gov. Perry

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When Texas went to court last year to block President Obama 's healthcare overhaul, Gov. Rick Perry pledged to do everything in his power to "protect our families, taxpayers and medical providers." Texas, he said, could manage its own healthcare.

Arctic Death Spiral Continues: Sea Ice Volume Hits Record Low for Second Straight Year thinkprogress.org

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Arctic Death Spiral Continues: Sea Ice Volume Hits Record Low for Second Straight Year

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The Polar Science Center at the University of Washington has updated its calculations of Arctic sea ice volume. As usual, Neven has the best graphs of the PSC’s data at his Arctic Sea Ice Blog, a must-read for cryosphere-junkies. The PSC recently improved their PIOMAS model, which combines the best...

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