Climate Emergency Rally

Lee Rhiannon, Greens MLC, will address the Wollongong Climate Emergency Rally this Saturday October 4 in McCabe Park (see more details below). The day is part of a round of actions taking place around Australia. Other confirmed speakers include:

Rowan Huxtable, Wollongong Climate Action Network (WCAN) and Greens member;
Keely Boom, Transition Towns
Desiree Tahiri, Socialist Alliance member
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Climate Emergency Rally
Saturday, October 4, 2008
12:00pm

McCabe Park, Burelli Street, Wollongong

* NO NEW COAL!
* MASSIVE PUBLIC SPENDING ON RENEWABLE ENERGY!
* MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NOT NEW FREEWAYS!
* END LOGGING OF OLD GROWTH FORESTS!

More Info: Tim 
0430209865
Timdobson@gmail. com

While politicians and investors debate the merits of atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels of between 450 and 550 parts per million, the current level of around 390 parts per million is causing the Arctic sea ice to melt. The 2008 melt is climaxing this week and is almost as much as the record 2007 melt. By 2013, the ice may be all gone in summer.

This is a trigger for runaway global warming.

If the Arctic is ice free, the warmer sea will melt Greenland (causing a 7-metre worldwide sea level rise) and the frozen Arctic permafrost soils. According to the CSIRO, permafrost could release up to 1500 billion tonnes of carbon, twice the amount of CO2 already in the atmosphere.

There is already too much CO2 in the atmosphere – fossil fuel use must be rapidly abandoned and excess CO2 drawn out of the atmosphere. This is an emergency, but governments and corporations are continuing with business as usual.     Connected to Microsoft Exchange