Comments on: Al Gore calling for Direct Action against coal?!

By: Anthropogenic Climate Change Compared to Al Qaeda Threat - Nicholas Kristof New York Times Op-Ed | Susty

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:18:17 +0000

[...] Good commentary on this over at the Rainforest Action Network’s blog: The Understory – Rainforest Action Network: Al Gore calling for Direct Action against coal?! [...]

By: Gore urges civil disobedience to stop coal plants - Clinton Global Initiative | Susty

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:41:16 +0000

[...] year in two different print publications, The New York Times and Rolling Stone, Gore called for young people to commit civil disobedience to halt new coal [...]

By: The Understory » Al Gore Calls for Civil Disobedience Again! Denounces “Clean Coal” as “Nonexistent”

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:39:16 +0000

[...] by Sparki in RAN General on September 24th, 2008 Last year in two different print publications, The New York Times and Rolling Stone, former Vice-President and Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore called for young people to [...]

By: On the importance of stopping coal… « It’s Getting Hot In Here

On the importance of stopping coal… « It’s Getting Hot In Here — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:38:45 +0000

[...] There’s a post nearly every other day about the problems of coal from our friends at Grist, Al Gore is talking about it, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid even just said “There’s not a coal-fired plant [...]

By: The Understory » On the importance of stopping coal…

The Understory » On the importance of stopping coal… — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:37:06 +0000

By: David Hickey

David Hickey — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:55:12 +0000

Mr. Kristof’s editorial is right on the mark, but it could have noted some related, recent news about the state of the Oceans. Global Warmuing cannot, of course, be understood simply by looking at the atmosphere, glacial & ice cap melting, sea level & deforestation. Our discussions in the media (& Gore’s presentation) have forgotten the role of the Oceans.
On August 16th the AP released a report based on a
Center for Biological Diversity study entitled “States Petitioned on Ocean Acidification” (link provided below. It states that scientists have now concluded that 1/2 of CO2 emissions are being absorbed by the oceans. This third realm of the biosphere and source of all life is becoming more acidic as a result.
Both carbon and nitrogen form acidic water. Increased oceanianic acidity prevents sea life from maintaining a normal physiological state & among other things prevents the formaton of protective carbonate & silicate shells for microscopic animals and plants–most importantly of plankton such as krill and various phytoplankton comprising the base of Earth’s food chain. It will also retard shell formation in larger bottom dwelling and planktonic invertebrates, including coral skeletons.
As a retired paleobiologist I can offer the warning that such ocean acidification (& oft associated ‘de-oxygenation’)have accompanied several of Earth’s past Mass Extinction events. It was such oceanic acidification which followed from the asteroid impact of 65 million years ago-causing the extinction of ~75% of All Earth’s known life. It also accompanied the Permo-Triassic extinction which decimated 95% of all known organisms 210 million years ago. The acidification had a Far Greater affect on the biosphere than did the years of darkness & global cooling(then warming) following the impact devastation.
That One Half of CO2 & Nitrogen emissions are being absorbed by Ocean water is Far more critical than increased temperatures and rising sea levels. If the base of the biosphere’s food chain is disrupted…well, ….. We are Killing the Oceans! This is Not hyperbole.
We MUST do whatever we can to cut emissions of oil & coal by-products immediately.
It would be very motivating and instructive for Everyone to watch two films that deal with the future and global warming. One made in the 70s, starring Charelton Heston & Edward G. Robinson entitled “Soylent Green” May seem outdated in many ways, yet the story and the secret that Heston tries to reveal to the world is not. The story (set in our present time) also indicates that there was much early research of past and possible future climate change going on during the 70s. It was conducted by a world-wide network of geologists, paleontologists, oceanographers and climatologists that slowly gathered the basic evidence for our present framework of understanding both climate change and extinction. This, Despite what the GW Nay-sayers’ claim about ‘everyone predicting another ice age’.
[The much-touted and greatly flawed recent film "The Day After Tomorrow" is Pure Nonsense. Yes, it is based extremely loosely on real and excellent science. However, it's presentation and thouroughly permeating hyperbole is as silly as "The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" of the early 60s (or was if 50s?).]
The other film which people Should see is current and was largely ignored by the public. It’s entitled “Children of Men” (Alfonso Charon, starring Clive Owen, Julianna Moore & Michael Caine). This film is set in 2027 and quite realistic in its vision of pollution’s toll, mass immigration and civilation’s collapse everywhere ‘except’ what remains of the UK. ….and what remains of Humanity.
Combine “Soylent Green” & “Children of Men” and you get a plausible realistic idea of the future.

The link to the original report re ocean acidification is
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/

By: sparki

sparki — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:55:17 +0000

You can also see where our friends at Greenpeace NZ shut down a plant recently too.

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/news/greenpeace-shuts-down-new-zeal

By: SuperWeed » Blog Archive » Al Gore, Eco-Terrorist?

SuperWeed » Blog Archive » Al Gore, Eco-Terrorist? — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:08:53 +0000

[...] to make a significant difference. You can read the NYT editorial along with RAN’s commentary here. I guarantee you, it’ll be worth the click, not only for the fun of seeing Al Gore advocating [...]