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Tom Schueneman

Tom Schueneman is a freelance writer, web publisher, and environmental advocate based in San Francisco, California. Tom is a contributing writer and associate editor for TriplePundit.com. Tom also publishes, writes, and edits GlobalWarmingisReal.com and the HistoryBlogProject.org.

Revenge of the Angry Mermaid

Copenhagen is a water town, and the iconic symbol of Denmark’s capital city is the Little Mermaid silently standing watch over the harbor. Next month the Little Mermaid welcomes the global community coming to negotiate at least the foundation of an international treaty at the COP15 climate conference to carry beyond the Kyoto Protocol expiring in 2012.

The Little Mermaid takes her role as a symbol of climate change seriously. And she’s angry. Angry because also coming to her town are thousands of lobbyists and business (as usual) representatives intent on holding back progress for a dangerously warming world, opting instead for short term profits over long term sustainability.

The Little Mermaid is now the Angry Mermaid:

“So the Angry Mermaid decided to launch an award – in her own name – to highlight how corporate lobbyists were scheming to sabotage action to save the climate. She asked people she knew if they could suggest which companies were doing the most to undermine climate action – and she decided to publish a shortlist and ask the public to vote.”

The Danger of Staring too Close at 350

Does focusing too hard on the number 350 as the safe level of CO2 concentration in the atmosphere help or hurt the climate action cause?

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Changes Position on Climate Change - Hey, Wait a Minute…

The Yes Men conduct a faux press conference purporting to reverse the climate change denial stance of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

More CO2 for a Greener World: One From the Tobacco Advertiser’s Playbook

CO2 is Green seeks to peddle misinformation in an effort to thwart climate legislation and emissions regulation.

Pacific Gas & Electric Rejects U.S.Chamber of Commerce Position on Climate Change

California power utility PG&E rejects the position of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over global warming and leaves the organization in protest.

Federal Appeals Court Allows States to Sue Power Companies for CO2 Emissions

The 2nd Court of Appeals in New York City reinstates a lawsuit allowing a coalition of states to sue the largest greenhouse gas emitting power companies for creating a public nuisance that contributes to global warming.

Optimism In the Biofuels Industry: Dynamic Fuels Opens Commercial-Scale Biodiesel Plant

Emerson Process Management was chosen by Dynamic Fuels to implement automation and process management systems for a new commercial scale biodiesel plant that will convert chicken fat to clean burning, sulfur-free alternative diesel fuel. Despite pessimism from some pundits, Emerson’s vision on the biofuels sector remains optimistic for the long-term.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wants a “Trial” on Climate Science

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce seeks to put climate science on trial.

Russia’s Northeast Passage Open to Commercial Shipping

Commercial ships set out for the first time to navigate the open waters of Russia’s Northeast Passage.

Project Better Place Plans Massive Electric Car Rollout in 2011

Better Place and Renault announce plans to produce up to 160,000 electric vehicles in Denmark and Israel by 2011

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