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Al Gore: world is on brink of ‘carbon bubble’

Al Gore

October 31, 2013, www.theguardian.com | “The world is on the brink of the “largest bubble ever” in finance, because of the undisclosed value of high-carbon assets on companies’ balance sheets, and investment managers who fail to take account of the risks are failing in their fiduciary duty to shareholders and investors, Al Gore and his investment partner, David Blood, have said.”

Former Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs joins with the former Vice President in investment strategy to divest from “Stranded carbon assets” such as coal mines, fossil fuel power stations and petrol-fuelled vehicle plants
Al Gore: world is on brink of ‘carbon bubble’ – divest before the bubble bursts!
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Gore and partner David Blood (formerly of Goldman Sachs) call on companies to ‘do their fiduciary duty’ and identify carbon risks in their portfolios
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Puget Sound orcas circle ferry carrying artifacts

A pair of orca whales swim in view of a state ferry crossing from Bainbridge Island toward Seattle in the Puget Sound Tuesday. The whales were among about 20 or more, believed to be from the resident J and K pods, seen traveling through the passage.

October 31, 2013, seattletimes.com | “A large pod of orcas swam around a Washington state ferry in an impressive display as it happened to be carrying tribal artifacts to a new museum at the ancestral home of Chief Seattle, and some people think it was more than a coincidence.”

how special this is!!
Puget Sound orcas circle ferry carrying artifacts
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A large pod of orcas swam around a Washington state ferry in an impressive display as it happened to be carrying tribal artifacts to a new museum at the ancestral home of Chief Seattle, and some people think it was more than a coincidence.
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Boxtel, Netherlands Becomes First In Europe To Divest From Fossil Fuels

A woman holds up a placard during an anti-fracking protest march against the energy company Cuadrilla on August 18, 2013 in Balcombe, UK.

cleantechnica.com | “At a Fossil Free Europe tour event in Amsterdam on Tuesday, two aldermen from Boxtel, Netherlands announced that their town would be divesting from the 200 fossil fuel companies that hold the largest coal, oil, and gas reserves. This makes Boxtel the first municipality in Europe to make a commitment to divest from fossil fuels, joining over 20 U.S. towns and cities that have vowed similar commitments.”

~Exciting…Let’s Do It USA~
The Fossil Free Europe Tour is heating things up in Edinburgh right now, but yesterday they were in the Netherlands. One of the highlights of the evening: Boxtel, NL became the first European town to divest from fossil fuels!
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Filed under: Climate, Economics, Energy - Polluting, Energy - Renewable, Investments, Local Policy, Solar, Wind

Groningen: The World’s Most Bike-friendly City

October 30, 2013, www.shareable.net | “Once known as the ‘fortress of the north’ because it guarded the routes into Germany, Groningen, a Dutch college town, boasts the youngest population in the Netherlands. That might partially explain why 50% of the trips by its 195,000 residents are by bike. Half! And it has three times more bikes than cars.”

“PROFILE ~ ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT
Groningen: The World’s Most Bike-friendly City
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Top image: Bike parking at Groningen’s train station. Photo credit: Oldengarm.com. Once known as the “fortress of the north” because it guarded the routes into Germany, Groningen, a Dutch college town, boasts the youngest population in the Netherlands. That might partially explain why 50% of the tri…”
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Filed under: Automobiles, Bicycles, Economics, Transportation

Students Rise Up to Fight Climate Change with National Divestment Network

October 30, 2013, www.commondreams.org | “In the past year, the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught fire across the country, and its presence was felt more strongly than ever at the Power Shift youth climate conference earlier this month. On Saturday, October 19, over one hundred students at Power Shift skipped their lunch hour to meet with fellow fossil fuel divesters from around the country. A huge circle of young organizers sprawled across the room, at times laughing, cheering, and talking excitedly with one another.”

“400 campaigns are currently underway for American colleges and universities to stop investing in fossil fuels.
Students Rise Up to Fight Climate Change with National Divestment Network
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“We have seen that students have power,” say organizers. “We know we must continue to build student power to challenge the fossil fuel industry.” (Image: studentsdivest.org/nationalnetwork)In the past year, the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught fire across the country, and its presence was…”
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Pacific Coast Leaders Align Carbon Pricing for Climate Relief

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October 29, 2013, ens-newswire.com | “Oregon and Washington states have agreed to put a price on emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, aligning their policies with those of their neighbors California and British Columbia.  The agreement was reached Monday as part of a broader deal to combat climate change among the U.S. Pacific Coast governors and the premier of British Columbia at the Pacific Coast Collaborative leaders’ forum in San Francisco.”

“Putting a price on emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide
Oregon & Washington join California & British Columbia to Align Carbon Pricing for Climate Relief
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New York School’s Plan to Go Vegetarian Is an All-Around Success

New York School’s Plan to Go Vegetarian Is an All-Around SuccessOctober 27, 2013, www.care2.com | “Remember the pink slime scandal? Parents across the country were horrified to learn that most school cafeterias serve students the lowest possible quality of meat: beef by-products treated with ammonium hydroxide.  In response, most states started shelling out the extra couple of cents for 100 percent lean beef that hadn’t taken an ammonia bath before landing on the plate.”

 

New York School’s Plan to Go Vegetarian Is an All-Around Success
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In Flushing, Queens, 400 students eat things like organic roasted tofu, braised black beans and falafel, and they’re loving it!
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Filed under: Children & Youth, Education, Farms & Gardens

I was a teenage GMO-labeling activist

October 27, 2013, thebovine.wordpress.com | “Hi, my name is Rachel Parent. I’m 14 years old and just started high school in Toronto. When I was 12 years old, I saw how GMOs were negatively impacting the entire ecosystem — the environment, soil, water, plants, animals, insects and people. Just everything and everyone. The issues seemed endless and scary! So I founded my non-profit organization Kids Right To Know. I figured, why not me? Why can’t I make a change?”

Illia Heart shared a link via Michael Schmidt.I was a teenage GMO-labeling activist
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Toronto’s Rachel Parent is now blogging on the Huffington Post: “Hi, my name is Rachel Parent. I’m 14 years old and just started high school in Toronto. When I was 12 years old, I saw how GMOs were…
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A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit

October 25, 2013, www.theatlanticcities.com | “After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit into an urban forest is now underway. The purchase of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city’s lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – got final approval from Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder last week.”

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit
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The city’s emergency manager has approved a deal to turn scores of blighted properties into a lush green space with maple and oak trees.
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Ballet Dancer performs “Dying Swan” covered in oil and sludge to raise awareness

October 25, 2013, www.facebook.com | “A ballet dancer performing her own version of the famous “Dying Swan”, perishing in oil sludge.  Companies like Gazprom and Shell are willing to destroy the Arctic to extract oil, regardless of the dangers for wildlife and the climate. The #Arctic30 were protesting peacefully at a Gazprom oil platform when they were detained over a month ago.”

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A ballet dancer performing her own version of the famous “Dying Swan”, perishing in oil sludge.
Companies like Gazprom and Shell are willing to destroy the Arctic to extract oil, regardless of the dangers for wildlife and the climate. The #Arctic30 were protesting peacefully at a Gazprom oil platform when they were detained over a month ago.
ACT NOW to free them: www.greenpeace.org/freethearctic30/?fbcaoct25
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