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Unlike the majority of Olympics preceding it, the 2012 Olympic Games in London are making a point to focus on the environment. The work which goes into creating an Olympics is immense, such as the amount of building which generally goes into the games. In addition, the number of people attending the games increases the carbon footprint significantly. So for the 2012 games, officials are aiming to drastically reduce the carbon footprint of the games. The organizers of the 2012 London games recently released a report detailing the progress made to include the environment in their decision making. Five aspects the organizers have taken a great effort to include in the planning include climate change, waste, biodiversity, inclusion and healthy living.
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2012 Summer Games Environmental Report Released
The pro-action side made a number of mistakes, as I’ve said many times. Here are three: Failure to create a grassroots movement that could seriously cost an opposing politician (as, say, the NRA can). Messaging flaws, especially by Obama, who simply didn’t use the bully pulpit to make his case to the public. Inadequate Senate strategy Of course, making mistakes is not the same thing as shouldering most of the blame. Let’s not fall into the trap of the “blame the victim” counterfactual historians. As I discussed in my June 30 post (” Republicans demagogue against market-oriented climate measures they once supported “), most of the blame should go to the anti-science, pro-pollution ideologues.
For over 40 years, Earth Day has served as a call to action, mobilizing individuals and organizations around the world to address these challenges. This year Nourishing the Planet highlights agriculture—often blamed as a driver of environmental problems—as an emerging solution. Agriculture is emerging as a solution to our most pressing environmental challenges. (Photo credit: Bernard Pollack) Agriculture
Well, that didn’t last long. Last week, it seemed like Washington Post ’s Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt had a real come to … science moment with his blunt op-ed (see WashPost stunner: “The GOP’s climate-change denial may be its most harmful delusion” ). I noted that it was a man bites dog story because Hiatt “in the past had printed multiple columns by George Will and Sarah Palin spreading disinformation on climate science and who has recycled Wall Street Journal op-eds from the likes of Bjorn Lomborg.” But Hiatt is back to publishing Lomborg, who now is flinging out new disinformation to see what sticks following his staggering box office bomb “Cool It,” which grossed a whopping $63,000. Lomborg’s latest piece, “ Hold the accolades on China’s ‘green leap forward’ ” is so bad that New York Times columnist Tom Friedman sent me a rare rebuttal. Unfortunately, publishing a rebuttal of Lomborg’s piece means you’re going to have to actually read parts of it. I apologize in advance for that. As the world’s factory floor, China is not an obvious environmental leader. It is beleaguered by severe pollution and generates more carbon emissions than any other nation. Yet many have trumpeted it as an emerging “green giant” for its non-carbon-based energy production and its aggressive promises to cut carbon emissions.
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Fred Hiatt back to running climate and energy disinformation from the likes of Bjorn Lomborg – NYT columnist Tom Friedman slams Lomborg’s nonsense