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Great piece from 'The Daly News'

'Clean coal' is just coal; 'green growth' is just growth. Read on, to find out more: Moronic Oxymorons in the Age of Climate Change Posted: 13 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT by Rob Dietz At 400 parts per million, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has reached a menacing milestone . We've failed to get a handle on our addiction to fossil fuel, and now we're in desperate need of solutions for preventing runaway climate change. There is no magic pill for curing the climate threat — real solutions involve the difficult work of changing the way we run the economy. It's time to make a transition to a renewable-energy economy that respects the waste-absorption capabilities of the atmosphere. As logical and desirable as this transition sounds to some, faux solutions...
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Amnesty Norwich to raise awareness of human rights for future generations with debate

Wednesday 15th May will see Rupert Read speaking at Amnesty International, Norwich, discussing and debating human rights for future generations. The talk will discuss the need for considering the actions we take now in view of the potential for excluding human rights from the unborn future generations. The debate, led by Dr. Rupert Read; Reader in the UEA School of Philosophy, will take place during Amnesty Norwich's regular open monthly meeting from 7.30pm at the Charing Cross Centre, St John Maddermarket in the centre of Norwich. Amnesty Norwich chair, David Huband, said "We like to include a talk every few months to introduce a range of topics to our members as well as encouraging a wide range of visitors to our open meeting." He continued "Rupert has been on our list of speakers to approach and we are very happy he is able to talk to us on such a thought invoking topic." Dr. Rupert Read, who is also the Chair of the Green House thin...
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