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U.S. Military Says We Need Action on Climate Now or We Will "Pay Later"

August 10, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
ACES, bangladesh, drought, energyandclimate2009, flood, globalwarming, greenjobs, malaria, nationalsecurity

The U.S. military, intelligence and diplomatic communities are to be commended for their forward-leaning approach to viewing global warming as a national security threat, as documented in Sunday's New York Times. These dedicated professionals have clearly grasped the ways climate...continued

On US Climate Paralysis, Bangladesh, and Terrorism

June 10, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Solving Global Warming

Tags:
bangladesh, bayofbengal, climatechange, climatesecurityact, globalwarming, Huq, islamist, jihadist, Saleemul, salination

Over the weekend, as I reflected on the Senate’s failure to pass Climate Security Act--our most promising piece of global warming legislation to come along in five years--I was reminded of an experience I had last summer.  I had flown...continued