Democratic Platform Tackles Climate Change

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Democratic Platform Tackles Climate Change As the final weeks of the 2012 presidential campaign unfold, one of the starkest contrasts between the recently released Democratic and Republican party platforms is in climate change policy. Obama Speaks After Touring Hurricane Isaac Damage On Gulf Coast Shady Deals May Threaten Liberian Forests Peruvian Villagers Neglected By Government After Toxic Spill Sick, Abused Cows From Disturbing Undercover Video Not Slaughtered For Food Nebraska-South Dakota Wildfire Nearly Three-Quarters Contained BLOG POSTS Daphne Wysham: The Six Stages of Climate Grief Now that the hottest summer on record is drawing to a close, are we any closer to admitting that climate change is upon us? If not, why not? Joseph Romm: Team Obama: Romney's Mockery of Climate Action Is 'Terrifying' This attack is shameful because global warming is the gravest preventable threat to our children's health and well-being -- and because Romney said it in Tampa, which is among the U.S. cities most threatened by global warming and sea level rise. Richard Branson: To Win the Drug War: Follow the States The war on drugs has had a devastating impact in the U.S. Yet, as Republicans and Democrats gather at their national conventions, neither party has taken a strong stand on the critical need to support drug policy reform. And that's surprising. Drug reform is not a partisan issue. For Republicans, reform efforts both ensure and secure states' rights and at the same time minimize waste of limited federal dollars. For Democrats, minorities who make up a large portion of their constituency disproportionately bear the greatest burden of current drug policies. And a Gallup Poll this past year found that fully 50 percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana. Bus 52: Our School at Blair Grocery (VIDEO) Started simply as an idea for an 'Experimental Hands-On School,' Our School at Blair Grocery provides a place for young people in the Lower Ninth Ward to learn, as well as a space to explore their interests. Carl Pope: GOP - or Fearful Old Party? A Tale of Two Speeches If you take Mitt Romney's speech a as sign not of his own perspective but of his party's, and contrast it with George W. Bush's acceptance message, the fear and darkness that have infiltrated the GOP is marked and alarming.

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