Note: Streets in New York City and other towns are being taken over by marchers Sunday in what will be the largest climate change protest in history. The People’s Climate March is timed to draw the notice of world leaders gathering for this week’s U.N. Climate Summit. As the New…
Read More »
Tomas Martinez, of Atlanta, chants during a rally in front of the White House on July 24, calling for of immigration reform. (Photo: Evan Vucci, AP) From USA Today: As they prepare to leave the Capitol for a month-long August recess, Republican members of the House of Representatives are taking…
Read More »
(9)
Read More »
Paul Constant of The Stranger: Everything about this video is amazing. The most obvious thing to notice is the fact that a Republican audience’s immediate response to the question, “What about the climate?” is boos and chants of “U!S!A! U!S!A!” But look at Mitt Romney’s fucking face when the protester…
Read More »
From NBC News: New Jersey state officials say they are extending the deadline for mail-in ballots and will deploy military trucks to serve as polling places on Election Day in storm-battered communities. Republican Secretary of State and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said Thursday county clerks’ offices have been ordered to…
Read More »
(10)
Read More »
From Scientific American: Hurricane Sandy has emboldened more scientists to directly link climate change and storms, without the hedge. On Monday, as Sandy came ashore in New Jersey, Jonathan Foley, director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota, tweeted: “Would this kind of storm happen without…
Read More »
From ABC: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama will travel to New Jersey tomorrow to view the destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy on the state. Scheduled to appear with Governor Chris Christie, Obama has suspended personal appearances at campaign events to respond to the storm. Speaking at the Red Cross headquarters…
Read More »
