Catastrophic Climate Change

impacts of climate change

Man-made climate change could bring parching droughts to the Southwest and pounding rainstorms to Washington, put Vermont maple sugar farms out of business and Key West underwater over the next century, according to a federal report released yesterday.
The report found that a warmer world, with average U.S. temperatures increasing four to 11 degrees, would significantly alter natural ecosystems and urban life. More than before, scientists broke down those effects to the regional level.
The timing of yesterday's report was also significant, with the House of Representatives considering a bill that would cap heat-trapping emissions.
Washington Post report HERE
the report itself is HERE
EPA climate change info HERE

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Obama in Violation of International Law?

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak has accused US President Barack Obama of violating international law for not bringing CIA torture agents to court.
BBC report HERE

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Obama torture policies slammed by critics on both sides

U.N. Recommendation: Replace The Dollar

The U.N. has issued its economic recommendations and is urging a move away from the dollar.
The bottom line: A drastic overhaul will be necessary to pull the world out of the recession, according to the Commission of Experts on Reforms of International Finance and Economic Structures.
Last week, the current EU President, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek called the Obama administration’s programs the “road to hell.”
more HERE