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A Look at What’s Happening in US Climate Policy…

June 26, 2008

Post-Lieberman Warner: How We Got Here and What It Really Means For Us

Local and global devastation and an authentic national outcry to tackle the climate crisis has created a defining moment in climate legislation – a moment characterized by a climate bill frenzy that’s seated corporate lobbyists, traditional enviros, Wall Street economists, lefts, rights, labor [...]

the “i” word [idealist]

June 26, 2008

Hey there, my name is Rebecca, and I’m a summer intern at the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative. This is a really exciting time to be involved with this movement! The national and international “green scene” is approaching a critical period in time: Governments, corporations, and the public are finally looking at themselves and [...]

[uncovered: random transit convo #1]

December 18, 2007

Random Transit Convo #1
December 10, 2007
By Jihan Gearon
Here at the COP/MOP you can meet lots of interesting people and have lots of interesting conversations just riding the shuttle between the BICC (Bali International Convention Center) and the Grand Hyatt, where the side events are being held. Today I sat next to a man from Uganda. [...]

[uncovered: nia unplgged]

December 18, 2007

[editor's note: some postings were never sent, some lost and some well here they are now...]
12. 11.07
Where my People at?
By Nia Robinson, EJCC Director
At least once a day I scan the crowd of the convention center. Sprinklings and clusters of brown faces in an overwhelming sea of whiteness.  There is a feeling of aloneness. I [...]

A Bali Breakthrough? Only 36 hrs remaining

December 13, 2007

from Tony C. Anderson, Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) Senior

BALI, Indonesia, Dec. 13 “[T]here is a wrecking crew lead by but the Bush administration and its minions…” said Jennifer L. Morgan of Third Generation Environmentalism during the Climate Action Networks’ press conference today.
Her comment echoes the sentiment of many attending the UN Bail Climate Change Conference [...]

Ellen weighs in…

December 12, 2007

[editor's note: Due to some minor technical difficulties I wasn't able to get & post Ellen's blogs until today... slightly unfortunate delay, but well worth the wait to read her insights into the UNFCCC experience. Thanks El, for taking the time to share!]
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12-07-07: EJCC’s Arrival in Bali: Initial Thoughts and Expectations (from Ellen Choy, currently [...]

Action in Bali: WORLD BANK HANDS OFF…

December 11, 2007

WORLD BANK HANDS OFF FORESTS December 10, 2007
BALI (INDONESIA), Dec. 10, 2007 Environmental groups at the United
Nations climate talks in Bali today urged governments to reject a new
World Bank initiative promoting the inclusion of forests in carbon
markets.
The World Bank initiative, known as the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
(FCPF) is set [...]

Happy Birthday, Kyoto!

December 11, 2007

 
by Tony C. Anderson (from Bali)
 
 

Today, as a side event at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia (COP-13) Greenpeace’s Solar Generation with the assistance of the Japanese delegation took a brief moment to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Kyoto Protocol. The multiple layered chocolate cake was a welcomed sidebar [...]

1st (nation) words from Jihan in Bali.

December 10, 2007

[FYI: To save time, energy and $ we've streamlined the process for the EJCC crew to get their words out on the net- they will be sending their words to me to distribute on this and other blogs. Me, being Oriana, whom YOU can also contact if you have questions, suggestion or information for [...]

What will you do for the Int’l Day of Action Against Global Warming?

December 5, 2007

EJCC Delegates head to Bali in time for the International Day of Action Against Global Warming.
Contact: Oriana Bolden FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(m) 510.593.7395
(510) 444-3041 ext. 368 voicemail
media@ejcc.org
December 3, 2007
Oakland, CA
No hoax, youth of color demand Climate Justice from the U.S. by [...]