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BACKGROUND & UFPPC ACTIVITIES: Could global warming 'lead to a deep freeze'? |
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Written by Mark Jensen
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Monday, 21 March 2005 |
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported last month on a briefing given to the press in the course of the Feb. meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[1] -- At the briefing, Tim Barnett, a marine physicist, said: "It's really undeniable that global warming is going on, whether you see it in the ocean or in the ecosystems," he said. "There's really a gazillion places to look for it." -- One concern scientists are expressing is this: "Melting snow and ice in the Arctic are adding fresh water to the North Atlantic, a situation that could disrupt the flow of warm water from the tropics to the north," journalist Bruce Lieberman wrote in the Union-Tribune. "This 'conveyer belt' brings cold and salty water from the Arctic to the south and moves warm water from the tropics to the north. A slowdown or shutdown of this circulation could drastically change the world's climate. For the U.S. Northeast and northern Europe, continued global warming could lead to a deep freeze." -- You may have heard that some are drawing even more alarming conclusions, citing evidence that global climate change can occur quite abruptly, in ways that would have an enormous and sudden impact upon human societies. -- How worrisome are such claims? -- You'll be better able to judge after you participate in Digging Deeper IV, a study circle on climate change and global warming facilitated by United for Peace of Pierce County. -- Among the books that will be discussed (available for borrowing or for purchase from UFPPC) are High Tide: The Truth about Our Climate Crisis, by Mark Lynas (Picador, 2004); The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization, by Brian M. Fagan (Basic Books, 2004); Meltdown: The Predictable Distortion of Global Warming by Scientists, Politicians, and the Media, by Patrick J. Michaels (Cato Institute, 2004); and The Two-Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future, by Richard B. Alley (Princeton University Press, 2002). -- Digging Deeper IV will meet Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the Mandolin Cafe, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma. -- For more information, see here.... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 March 2005 )
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UFPPC NEWS & PHOTOS: Burk Ketcham’s ‘Uncle Sam’ unveiled |
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Written by Kristi Nebel
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Thursday, 17 March 2005 |
UFPPC’s Kristi Nebel reports on the unveiling of Burk Ketcham’s latest masterpiece -- and on a dramatic incident that spared it from what seemed to be certain destruction! -- Also, an addendum on the latest adventure of 'Uncle Sam,' in Seattle, on Mar. 19, 2005, with a link to a spectacular photograph of 'Sam' at the Seattle Center... |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 March 2005 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC study circle on climate change & global warming |
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Written by UFPPC
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Thursday, 17 March 2005 |
Beginning Monday, Mar. 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mandolin Cafe and continuing for several weeks, UFPPC's book discussion series Digging Deeper will conduct a study circle on climate change and global warming. -- Four books are available for borrowing or purchase; there is no charge for participation. Please help us publicize the series by printing and distributing the .pdf-format flyer.... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 March 2005 )
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ACTIVISM: Cool item from a Veterans for Peace supporter |
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Written by Bob Rudolph
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Wednesday, 19 January 2005 |
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Buying this peace magnet will also cause a contribution to be made to a peace group of your choice.... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 January 2005 )
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CALENDAR: UFPPC Study Circle on Peak Oil @ 7pm extended to Mar. 7, 14, & 21 |
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Written by UFPPC
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Friday, 14 January 2005 |
In February 2005, the UFPPC book discussion series “Digging Deeper” undertook a study circle to study a number of recent books that examine the problem of global “peak oil” –- the moment when world oil production peaks and begins to decline. -- This circle has generated substantial interest and will be extended beyond February to include Mar. 7, 14, and 21. It's not too late to participate.... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 March 2005 )
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CALENDAR: Daniel Yergin’s The Prize to be discussed in Tacoma last 4 Mondays in January |
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Written by UFPPC
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Tuesday, 04 January 2005 |
The UFPPC book discussion series “Digging Deeper” will resume in January with a discussion of Daniel Yergin’s The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power, a hefty “panoramic history of oil -- and the struggle for wealth and power that has always surrounded oil,” to quote from the book’s dust jacket. -- You are invited to read and discuss this popular standard work on the history of the global oil industry in four parts during the month of January 2005 at Tacoma’s Mandolin Café (3923 S. 12th St.). -- Weekly reading will amount to about 200 pages. -- See below for the detailed reading schedule.... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 January 2005 )
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Digging Deeper Book Discussions |
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Written by Ted Nation
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Monday, 15 November 2004 |
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Having completed the orginal list of books the "Digging Deeper" group will continue its discussions at the Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA with the following books: |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 December 2004 )
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ACTIVISM & CALENDAR: Special UFPPC meeting Thurs. at 7pm; pledge of action to stop stolen election |
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Written by Ted Nation
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Wednesday, 20 October 2004 |
See Ted Nation's message below about a special UFPPC meeting on Thursday,
Oct. 21, at First United Methodist Church (423 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma) 7:00 p.m. to discuss possibilities, eventualities, and plans
regarding Election Day and after. -- Also, please consider signing
the Pledge of Action to Stop a Stolen Election below.... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 October 2004 )
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LOCAL NEWS: Authoritative account of the Pants-on-Fire Mobileís days in Tacoma |
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Written by Marilyn Kimmerling
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Saturday, 28 August 2004 |
It was Marilyn Kimmerlingís idea to bring the Pants-on-Fire mobile to Tacoma. She never would have believed it possible, but she was sorry when the time came to see it go. Click here and here for links to pictures! ... |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 August 2004 )
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LOCAL NEWS: UFPPC delegation confers with Adam Smith about Abu Ghraib |
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Written by UFPPC
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Wednesday, 25 August 2004 |
At 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25, a delegation of five UFPPC members met with Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA 9th) to thank him for his efforts on the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and for further discussions on this matter, which is much in the news this week. The UFPPC members urged Congressman Smith to work with others to assert Congressís prerogatives in the Abu Ghraib affair by seeking and conducting a full-fledged, unlimited Congressional inquiry into a matter of immense importance to the honor and standing of the United States in the eyes of the world, but that at present is being whitewashed through in-house investigations within the Department of Defense. -- Congressman Smith is well placed to exert influence on the issue, being a member of both the House Armed Services Committee (where he works on subcommittees for Tactical Air & Land Forces, Terrorism, and Unconventional Threats & Capabilities) and the House International Relations Committee (where he belongs to the subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific). While not optimistic about action on Abu Ghraib and related matters from the present Congress, both houses of which are controlled by members of the Republican Party, Congressman Smith held out hopes for a new approach from the 109th Congress, should there be a change of administrations. -- UFPPCís visit was arranged by Kristi Nebel. In attendance were UFPPC members Kristi Nebel, Mark Jensen, Marty Webb, Steve Nebel, and Ted Nation, who met for about forty minutes with Congressman Smith and his aide, Sean Eagan, in the Federal Building in Tacoma and gave him the following letter.... |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 31 December 2004 )
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LOCAL NEWS: A firsthand report on UFPPCís POF-Mobile escapade |
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Written by Kristi Nebel
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Saturday, 21 August 2004 |
Kristi Nebel of UFPPC reports on her experiences with the Pants-on-Fire-Mobile last Monday, which included a visit to a military recruiting center near the Tacoma Mall.... |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 August 2004 )
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