this is an example of why I hope ST won't go entirely Local: the global IS local, in so many areas
LEVEL GREEN - fostering sustainable community through collaborative initiatives in hospitality, education and the arts, in the 150 year-old democratic spirit of the Danish Folk School. 1519 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 339-9472 --- On Tue, 12/16/08, Thomas Shelley <[email protected]> wrote: From: Thomas Shelley <[email protected]> Subject: [SustainableTompkins] Too Late? Why Scientists Say We Should Expect the Worst To: "Sustainable Tompkins County" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008, 3:47 PM Dear Friends--This is not local, but something we must all face and know. From the The Guardian/UK, Dec. 9. It looks like things are worse that some folks think..... Tom ><http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=1>http://culturechange.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=264&Itemid=1 > >As ministers and officials gather in Poznan one year ahead of the >Copenhagen summit on global warming, the second part of a major series >looks at the crucial issue of targets. > >At a high-level academic conference on global warming at Exeter University >this summer, climate scientist Kevin Anderson stood before his expert >audience and contemplated a strange feeling. He wanted to be wrong. Many >of those in the room who knew what he was about to say felt the same. His >conclusions had already caused a stir in scientific and political circles. >Even committed green campaigners said the implications left them >terrified. .....rest deleted... see the above link ****************************************** Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [email protected] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 (Just updated 12-3-08.) http://www.facebook.com/129295929#/home.php (Established 12-8-08.) Compost Educator and Sustainability Scion Buy products in glass, not plastic! Recycle all of your glass bottles. The percentage of PET recycled is declining. PET Recycling Rages Graph Source: National Association for PET Container Resources, American Plastics Council Note: 39% of plastic recycled in 2003 was PET. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
