Climate Change at Brave New Films

Andy Atkins - Friends of the Earth's Director

2008-07-24T08:30:16Z

Andy Atkins talks about his role, his inspirations and his high hopes for the future of our planet

Al Gore Speaks about Conservation

2008-07-24T08:34:20Z

Al Gore speaks about climate change: despite the enormity of the problem, our political system, like our climate, can also reach a tipping point. We are capable of bringing about change, and the Clinton Climate Initiative is playing a crucial role.

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CGI 2006 Welcome

2008-07-24T08:34:20Z

Bill Clinton and others give a general introduction to the Clinton Global Initiative. Learn about the problems that inspired CGI and discover the hope that CGI commitments bring to the world.

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CGI 2006: Bill Clinton's Closing Speech

2008-07-24T08:34:20Z

Bill Clinton speaks about how true freedom means caring about the freedom of others. We often focus too much on the differences between each other, which are actually small compared to our similarities. The purpose of CGI is to remember the commonality of all humans, and to find a way to triumph together.

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CGI 2007 Closing Story

2008-07-24T08:34:20Z

Bill Clinton tells the story of his visit to a refugee camp in Indonesia, where he met the leader of the camp who had lost nine children, but who had stepped up to lead his community despite his family's tragic situation. The leader's wife asked President Clinton to name her newest child, and President Clinton chose to name the child "Dawn" to symbolize a new beginning.

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CGI 2007 Welcome

2008-07-24T08:34:20Z

Bill Clinton and others give a general introduction to the Clinton Global Initiative. Learn about the problems that inspired CGI and discover the hope that CGI commitments bring to the world.

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Nuclear Power makes climate change worse-1/2

2008-07-24T08:45:45Z

Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change W

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Nuclear Power makes climate change worse-2/2

2008-07-24T08:45:45Z

Amory Lovins: Expanding Nuclear Power Makes Climate Change Worse

There's one issue that President Bush and presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama all agree on: expanding the use of nuclear power. We speak with Amory Lovins, the co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, who has been described as "one of the Western world's most influential energy thinkers." [includes rush transcript]

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Al Gore Throws Down the Gauntlet in Energy Challenge Speech

2008-07-20T20:26:48Z

From HuffPo's Seth Colter Walls:

Just after taking the stage at Daughters of the American Revolution Hall in Washington, D.C. Thursday, former Vice President Al Gore thanked a packed house for attending his speech on how to combat climate change. And then he pointed to a couple of special guests: Libertarian Presidential Candidate Bob Barr and Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am (he of the now-famous "Yes We Can" YouTube video in support of Barack Obama).

Gore thanked will.i.am for making the trip from California, and praised Barr for his serious attention to the issue of global climate change.

After the crowd settled down, it wasn't long before Gore brought them to rapturous applause when he said, "We're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet. Every bit of that's got to change."

Then Gore threw down his gauntlet: "Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years."

Democracy Now Headlines- Tues. July 8, 2008

2008-07-20T12:39:43Z

Headlines

* Maliki Calls for Timetable for US Troop Withdrawal
* Environmental Groups Slam G8 Carbon Emissions Pledge
* Pentagon Vows to Build "Safer" Cluster Bombs by 2018
* US Security Company Tied to Mexican Torture Training Videos
* UK Mercenary Sentenced in Equatorial Guinea Coup Plot
* Army Vet Seen in Iconic Photo Dies of Overdose
* Photographer Accuses US Military of Censorship
* European Scientists Meet on Reunion Island to Discuss Biodiversity
* Climate Change Threatening Coral Reefs
* Denver Police Arrest Librarian Holding "McCain = Bush" Sign at Rally

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Climate Change: Lessons from the Montreal Protocol

2008-07-24T08:26:41Z

What lessons were learned from the Montreal Protocol's success in curbing ozone depletion and how can we apply them to global climate change? EPA officials and industry leaders discuss the need for sound science, a flexible international agreement, and business innovation.
This video by Steve Dorst was prepared for the Carnegie Council program, Global Policy Innovations, in October 2007.

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McCain Reaches Out to Women in Wisconsin

2008-07-24T08:51:33Z

Senator McCain attempts to smooth over recent gaffes on women's issues at a townhall in Hudson, WI.

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See the patterns

2008-07-24T08:51:21Z

An interview with CEO Paul Jay about the vision of The Real News

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No War - No Warming!

2008-07-24T08:21:52Z

Hundreds from the anti-war and climate change movements converge on Capital Hill to stage a series of protests that make the connection between the war in Iraq and fight for clean energy to solve the climate crisis.

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Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008

2008-07-24T08:21:52Z

Hundreds converge on the Maryland state capital in Annapolis to support the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008. This bill would mandate a reduction of global warming pollution levels in Maryland by 90% by 2050!

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Fossil Fools = Exxon Executive

2008-07-24T08:21:51Z

Youth Climate Activists confront Exxon-Mobil Executive, Stephen Simon, after he testified to the US House on his record-high profits. The hearing was held on April 1st, so in celebration of "Fossil Fools" day young people wanted to present him with a "Fossil Foolie" Piggy Bank Award. (Sorry the video is out of focus)

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The state of Virginia vs. Reality

2008-07-24T08:21:51Z

Dominion Virginia Power is set to begin construction of a new conventional coal-fired power plant at the same time as consensus is building around the necessity for a moratorium on all global warming causing coal plants. Democratic Governor of Virginia, Tim Kaine, supports the new plant despite his stated desires to lower carbon emissions.

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Environmentalists hammer Japan's steel industry - 08 July 08

2008-07-13T10:41:15Z

Despite Japan's pledge to halve global emissions by 2050, it still emits more carbon dioxide than the entire African continent.

Environmentalists accuse the steel industry - which eats up the majority of the country's energy stock - of doing little to address their consumption levels and combat greenhouse gas emissions.

Paul Allen reports.

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Global Disruption- Accurately Describes Climate Change-2/4

2008-07-20T08:31:43Z

"Global Disruption" More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not "Global Warming" - Leading Scientist John Holdren

Leading scientist John Holdren says "global warming" is not the correct term to use; he prefers "global disruption." "'Global warming' [is] misleading. It implies something that's mainly about temperature, that's gradual, and that's uniform across the planet," says Holdren. "In fact, temperature is only one of the things that's changing. It's a sort of an index of the state of the climate. The whole climate is changing: the winds, the ocean currents, the storm patterns, snow packs, snowmelt, flooding, droughts. Temperature is just a bit of it." [includes rush transcript]

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Razorlight gig at the Science Museum

2008-07-24T08:30:17Z

Razorlight (and a few MPs!) play a gig at the Science Museum, London to try and get the Government to include aviation emissions in the Climate Change Bill. Take action at:
http://www.thebigask.com

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Global Disruption- Accurately Describes Climate Change-3/4

2008-07-20T08:31:43Z

"Global Disruption" More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not "Global Warming" - Leading Scientist John Holdren

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Global Disruption- Accurately Describes Climate Change-4/4

2008-07-20T08:31:43Z

"Global Disruption" More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not "Global Warming" - Leading Scientist John Holdren

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Global Disruption- Accurately Describes Climate Change-1/4

2008-07-20T08:31:43Z

"Global Disruption" More Accurately Describes Climate Change, Not "Global Warming" - Leading Scientist John Holdren

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John McCain: Speech 12/10/07

2008-07-02T18:45:34Z

John McCain
Speech
Aiken, SC 12/10/07

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "I was deeply disappointed in the Bush Administrations's failure to recognize the reality of climate change and to seriously address it... For a long time, we got no cooperation on the issue of climate change"

JM SC 12-10 (MB#17) KBC - ClipD

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John McCain: Town Hall 12/11/07

2008-07-02T18:38:06Z

John McCain
Town Hall
Inman, SC 12/11/07

TRANSCRIPT:
MCCAIN: "I don't think they are contradictory. But obviously our nation's security is our first priority. But one of the best ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to reduce oil consumption, as you know. So if we could be independent of foreign oil, if we can develop that battery, if we can go back to nuclear power and quickly, if we can develop clean coal technology, if we can-- Look, General Electric, the world's largest corporation, has dedicated itself to green technologies, and they're making huge profits. I don't want anybody to shiver in the dark, and it's not gonna be necessary to. We've just got to practice conservation, we gotta go to alternate energy sources, and we need to rely on the great genius of American business and entrepreneurship to do that for us. I really believe this dependence on foreign oil is a national security problem. And the quicker we reduce that, and the best way to do that is through green technologies which eliminate our dependence on foreign oil. So I don't think they are contradictory, and I'll let you follow up, but some of these measures which are being proposed which would be harmful to our economy, frankly harmful to entrepreneurship and business, I would reject those. I would rely on the good sense, the judgment, and the entrepreneurship of the American people."

JM SC 12-11 (MB#19) BKA - ClipB

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