Climate Change

Legislation • Platforms • Organizations

Regional Effects, Budgets, and Legislation

• Costs of Climate Change, State-by-state: Billions, Says New Report
  (Science Daily, 25 Jul 2008)
• Paying to save tropical rain forests could be a way to reduce global carbon emissions
  (EurekAlert, 23 Jul 2008)
• EPA experts list warming's health risks (MSNBC, 14 Jul 2008)
• EPA Releases Greenhouse Gas Document for Public Comment
  (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 11 Jul 2008)
• Cheney's Office Sought to Change Climate Testimony (New York Times, 8 Jul 2008)
• Business chiefs urge carbon curbs (BBC News, 20 Jun 2008)
• Editorial: Another Failure on Climate Change (New York Times, 12 Jun 2008)
• Senate action on climate bill seems doomed (Physorg.com, 5 Jun 2008)
• NASA Office Is Criticized On Climate Reports (New York Times, 3 Jun 2008)
• U.N.’s Pachauri urges caution in biofuel use (Reuters, 26 Mar 2008)
• Summary of McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2005 (Pew Center)

Political Platforms

Major political platforms, whether one agrees with them or disagrees with them, form an important component of public dialog. In a belief that being well-informed means reading all sides of a debate, I'm going to try to include news stories here about all of the candidates. That doesn't mean I endorse them all. (I happen to think Obama's the strongest on this matter, but still shy of where I wish he were. I think Clinton is in second place. And I think McCain is a distant third. But I continue to hope that any one of these three will yet see more urgency and start prioritizing this issue above all others.) Meanwhile, this section will contain news and analysis about all of their platforms. Mention of a platform here does not constitute an endorsement. But then, your reading this page doesn't imply that you endorse my position either. We're all just better off being well-informed and that means reading lots of different sources and using our brains.

• McCain says wants 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 (Reuters, 18 Jun 2008)
• Obama assails McCain over Everglades vote (Los Angeles Times, 7 Jun 2008)
• McCain launches general election bid with eye on oil (Reuters, 3 Jun 2008)
• John McCain outlines a plan to tackle global war (Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2008)
• Barack Obama: A plan for a clean energy future (BarackObama.com)
• Hillary Clinton: Powering America's Future: New Energy, New Jobs (HillaryClinton.com)

Organizing and Organizations

• Religious Organizations

  Religion, or the lack thereof, is a deeply personal choice. Personally, I'm not religious. But if you are, that's fine by me—I'll respect your choice if you'll respect mine. We all occupy the same planet, and we all need to work together, whatever our personal inspirations or motivations, to do well by that planet. Here are some resources that seem to me like they might be helpful to people of faith trying to figure out how to integrate their concern about Climate Change with their religion. If you can use them, that's great; if not, feel free to ignore them.

  • Web of Creation. Ecology resources to Transform Faith and Society.
  • United Church of Christ: resolution on Global Warming, Pastoral Letter on Faith and Environment
  • Southern Baptist Leaders Go Green (MSNBC, 10 Mar 2008)

Please feel free to contact me with more suggestions.