Taking Its Rightful Place

The Des Moines Register and the San Diego North County Times
both note that the environment has finally moved onto the political stage.

Whether it's arrived in time is another question.
Here is John Edwards. I'll add others as I go along; this is just the first one that popped up.


Here's one breakdown on where they stand. And another.

"Stand With Al"

Dear friend,

In two days I'm going to Bali, Indonesia to address the UN Climate Change Conference. In front of representatives from the world's countries, I will speak about the need for a visionary treaty to be completed, ratified and brought into effect everywhere in the world by 2010. I need you, your friends and family to sign this petition calling for a new, positive leadership role by our elected leaders. I will bring your signatures on stage with me as a clear demonstration of our resolve.

This petition shows our commitment to solutions to the climate crisis. Please add your voice today and urge your friends to add theirs. The time for action is now. Only together can we make the change.

Sincerely,

Al Gore

Go, Gore

Al Gore is unbelievably good at the Nobel ceremony.

What a speech. Pay attention, people.

The jerks on CNN couldn't wait to mention his large house in Tennessee. Of course, the CNN fools miss the fact that he runs that the "large house" also functions as offices and that the Gores pay a premium to buy "green" sources of fuel. I've always wondered how people know how much power the Gores use, if this were just a private home? Obviously it's not. And how does the usage compare to buildings in terms of age and size? Will anyone ask a sensible question? Good grief, now those idiots are comparing him to Jerry Lewis. Assholes, we're fed crap by these jerks.

How the greenhouse effect works.

Here's some related information:

Ten Things to do
Want to do something to help stop global warming?
Here are 10 simple things you can do and how much carbon dioxide you’ll save doing them.

Change a light
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Drive less
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive!

Recycle more
You can save 2.400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.

Check your tires
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%.
Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere!

Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of CO2 saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year).

Avoid products with a lot of packaging
You can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.

Adjust your thermostat
Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer you could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.

Turn off electronic devices
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.