The Climate Change Roadshow

A Guide to Disaster Management - A practical and inspiring article about creating strategies for resilient communities to respond to the impending crisis by Richard Heinberg published in MuseLetter #192, April 2008

Govt pledges $180m for species protection. Funding will target land affected by climate change

with Ruth Rosenhek
Location: Function Room above Sirens Vegetarian Restaurant, Victoria Street, Hobart
Evening Session 7-9PM

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A Radio Ecoshock special on carbon from wildfires. Includes a speech by Pat Rasmussen as part of the Climate Despair and Empowerment Road Show in Vancouver. Pat outlines why climate activism is now part of forest protection. Also includes an interview with Dr. Tim Gower, whose article in Nature Nov 1st says wildfires have driven the Boreal forest from a carbon sink, to a carbon source.

A good read, check out Richard Heinberg’s Museletter: Powerdown Revisited/As the World Burns - A discussion on possible future scenarios including Feudal Fascism, The Eco Deal and Bottoms Up from the author of The Party’s Over.

After acknowledging the facts of deepening global climate chaos, Australian Kelly Tudhope notes that our psychological response is often overlooked. Feeling powerless, many people stay in denial. But if we acknowledge our feelings, we can find empowerment arising from our hopelessness. Kelly identifies “false solutions”, which are forms of business-as-usual, in contrast to “true solutions”, which ask us to change our behavior. View this excellent segment NOW.

AL Gore’s award-winning climate-change documentary has been exposed by Britain’s top court as alarmist, one-sided and littered with nine convenient untruths. Read the article in today’s The Australian.

Here’s an article on permaculture and climate change. All the solutions in a nutshell?

ASHLAND — A sense of personal despair and powerlessness is a major stage of environmental awareness — and something that must be overcome and turned into empowerment and action, a group of Ashlanders was told Tuesday night. Read Full Article. Also, listen to Kelly Tudhope’s presentation in Vancouver.

Visit www.whoonearthcares.com and put yourself on the map to show that you care about climate change. A clever ACF campaign.