TheGreenFront presents: This Day in Climate History (hat tip to Brad Johnson) December 21, 1969: The New York Times runs a UPI story entitled, Scientists Caution on Changes In Climate as Result of Pollution. thinkprogress.org/green/2009/02/28/174267/global-cooling-megaphone/ December 21, 2007: CBS Evening News declares the climate crisis the story of the year. cbsnews/videos/the-story-of-the-year-2007/ December 21, 2013: On MSNBCs Melissa Harris-Perry, guest host Joy Reid discusses the ecological leadership of Pope Francis. msnbc/melissa-harris-perry/watch/pope-francis-places-focus-on-environment-97805379704# December 21, 2014: The Boston Globe editorial page observes: The Obama administration has further undermined its carbon-reduction goals by putting up a needless barrier to imported renewables. On Tuesday, the administration toughened existing tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels, which increase their cost to American consumers by 27 to 78 percent. At a time when the administration is seeking to prod the US economy to move away from fossil fuel reliance, making renewables artificially more expensive is precisely the wrong move. bostonglobe/opinion/editorials/2014/12/21/unleash-chinese-solar-panels-fight-climate-change/Sw182AZqj5iVQvmjcpGqbP/story.html
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:59:57 +0000
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