By Arturo Garcia Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The president came into office promising to make fighting climate change a priority. Now, he finally seems to be getting serious about it
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-last-shot-20140423#ixzz2zqR0fhSS
By Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi, Scientific American, 2009
By Manny Fernandez NEW YORK TIMES APRIL 23, 2014
By Lisa P. White and Elisabeth Nardi
Contra Costa Times
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_25595586/pg-e-and-east-bay-cities-at-standoff?source=email
By Idle No More APRIL 24, 2014
http://www.idlenomore.ca/stand_sacred_ground_dc
By JOAN LOWY Apr. 23, 2014 AP
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/rail-safety-effort-marred-squabbling
By Antonia Juhasz
June 25, 2013
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/big-oils-big-lies-about-alternative-energy-20130625
By Rob Schroder, Mayor of Martinez. CA
POSTED: 04/23/2014
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25622241/viewpoints-by-rob-schroder:-agencies-to
(That’s 40 degrees F hotter than pre-industrial temps. -TG)
By The Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development Washington, DC 14 April 2014
Fast actions to cut short-lived climate pollutants can help, along with expanding renewable energy, other measures
Global greenhouse gas emissions increased by the equivalent of ten billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 2000 and 2010, according to a new report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and half of all human CO2 emissions between 1750 and 2010 have occurred in the last forty years. Without additional efforts to significantly cut emissions, global temperatures could hit a staggering 4.8C above preindustrial temperatures by the end of the century, with potentially disastrous consequences for humanity, ecosystems, and sustainable development.
http://www.enn.com/press_releases/4254
Martinez Environmental Group 