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Thom's blog
We're running out of time...
 We're running out of time to save our species. That's the warning issued last Friday by a group of nearly 2,000 leading international scientists. Their recent call for action was the outcome statement from a four-day meeting called "Our Common Future under Climate Change," which was a gathering of academics ahead of the UN climate talks in Paris later this year. Their warning states, "The window for economically feasible solutions with a reasonable prospect of holding warming to 2 degrees Celsius or less is rapidly closing." In other words, if we want to ensure the survival of our species, we better act fast and we better be bold. And by bold, these experts say that we need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent by 2050 - and a 70 percent reduction is recommended. Anything less will likely mean disaster. In order to achieve such an ambitious goal, we must pursue bold solutions - and those solutions all start with standing up to the fossil fuel industry. In their call for action, these scientists say that it's time to end fossil fuel subsidies and time to put a price on carbon. They say that a carbon tax, "helps level the playing field among energy technologies by charging for the damage caused by climate change and rewarding other benefits of mitigation activities." That means that green energy technology like wind, solar, and geothermal would suddenly be the more-affordable energy option for the planet. In addition to these suggestions, the experts call for large, national investments in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and clean energy to help increase "inclusive and sustainable" growth. We only have one planet to call home, and the actual scientists are telling us to get busy if we want to survive here much longer. -Thom (What do you think? Tell us here.) |
Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10pm... The Iran Deal - The Fear Mongering Begins (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)
 Be sure to check out our newest video: RESTORATION - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners / Visit GreenWorldRising.org to check out all the videos: CARBON, LAST HOURS & GREEN WORLD RISING - narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio & Thom Hartmann, directed by Leila Conners
Screwed: Is Trump To BIG To Fail?- America's Lawyer Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire 
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Wednesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Scott Walker's World...the Reagan Revolution is Reincarnated
Hour Two: President Obama talks about the new Iran deal - and Thom continue dismantling Scott Walker's announcement speech
Hour Three: More Scott Walker - plus your calls on the topics of the day |
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Thursday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
I'll be debating Medicare with David Hogberg, PhD, National Center for Public Policy Research.
And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week" for "we the people"
And don't forget...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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