The gloves are off! After several days of very cordial and positive talks things began to break down here in Copenhagen. The poor countries and island states in the Pacific are expressing their displeasure with a document leaked to the press that appears to be an affront to the openness and transparency that is supposed to be part of the protocol of COP15, the UN Climate Conference.
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Great powers flow into us as we empty ourselves of our false concepts and attachments and these powers could help is in every way to Today I attended an interfaith gathering of Spiritual Leaders from around the world, organized by the Global Peace Initiative of Women. To look around the room and see leading edge Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, TM, and Sufi leaders was a most hopeful experience. So many of our wars, conflicts and misunderstandings become embedded in religious ideology, and watching these ideologically diverse leaders quest for a common ground gave me hope. The climate change conference in Copenhagen started with a strong spoken commitment to clinch an ambitious international climate change deal and an unprecedented sense of urgency to act. The US government said Monday it would start to regulate carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant, sidestepping a divided Congress to boost global climate talks in Copenhagen.The decision paves the way for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue standards on how much carbon US factories, buildings and cars can emit, even though legislation has yet to pass through the Congress. Yesterday Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate change official, expressed confidence that the UN Climate Conference would deliver a comprehensive, ambitious and effective international climate change deal. A full day of meetings, exhibits and inspiration: Church pilgrimages, Environmental Building exhibits, inspiring call to people to rise up in action from Connie Hedegarrd, Climate Minister to the UN Climate Conference and a call for leadership from city officials by David Cadman, president of ICLEI, but most inspiring of all was visiting the international [...] I feel so blessed to have found such a wonderful apartment in the center of Copenhagen. Thousands of people are frantically searching for a place to stay and thanks to friends I have found the perfect place to live and work. Next to Oslo, this is the most expensive city in the Europe. I discovered how true that was with my first meal. With the dollar falling against most of the world’s currency I would not suggest going to Europe for a vacation right now. The purpose of this blog is to give you daily updates on what is happening here starting on Monday and to provide access to intelligent analysis of the issues, data, opportunities and programs that are happening. One of the solutions to climate change that will be discussed at the Climate Change Conference is cap and trade. I invite you to watch this new video by Annie Leonard (if you have not yet seen The Story of Stuff I would watch that also) http://www.vimeo.com/7908590 It is controversial statement and you will find lots of contrary comments on the internet. But, I feel it is a good place to start. One of the most important thing to question is the beliefs, assumptions and motives behind each arguments I only send these as a place to start thinking about the issue. Still recovering from jet lag but wanted to connect with you all on this rainy night in Copenhagen. I am reminded of a story about people in desolate, sun scorched areas of the Sub Sahara who go out and dance and sing in the rain in thanksgiving. I feel so much gratitude to be here at this historic gathering and pray that the rain will nourish the roots of real change on our planet. A good start is having President Obama here on the 18th! [caption id="attachment_771" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Atlanta Airport"] Here are 2 links I invite you to review to get closer to the reality of what is happening:http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25433059-5003900,00.html and http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2009/12/02/CanadaEnvironmentCriminal/ The primary purpose of my taking this trip is to help educate a woefully uninformed American Public. If you get your news from the Corporate Controlled mass media please use discernment, as with any unknown source, including what I report. Hopefully it will stimulate you to do further research for yourself. More than 90% of the science community agree that climate change is here, it is very serious and it is primarily human induced. I will be supplying links, articles and daily news reports as things unfold over the next two weeks. Please pass these on to as many people as possible. We have the technology and power to turn this around and time is running out! You make a difference “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever does” Video: Michael Stone to Report from Copenhagen New Year's Community Dance Celebration Proceeds benefit Conversations on KVMR — get your tickets now! click the poster above for a larger version or to print |
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