[Vision2020] Fwd by Request: NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Leads U.S. Delegation to World Climate Conference-3

[Ted Moffett]

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From: Love America <skialaska0 at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Leads U.S.
Delegation to World Climate Conference-3
To: Ted Moffett starbliss at gmail.com

Hi Ted,

Glad to see you have kept up on the GHG issue and I have noticed you been
doing a good job letting us know the Obama Administration's actions to
reduce GHG.  However, there is a a dark side to this current
administration like past administrations, Democrat or Republican, is tied to
big oil.  Take a careful look at yesterday's Federal Register.  Buried deep
in there is a permit issued by the Department of State, August 3, 2009, for
Enbridge to build the Albert Clipper Project (ACP).  ACP is designed to move
heavy oil and natural gas condensates from Alberta and BC's *tar
sands*projects to refineries located throughout the US Midwest and
Ontario.   This
pipeline will transport 450,000 barrels/day (the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
currently carries around 550,000 barrels/day) of heavy oil extracted from
the most environmentally destructive (huge strip mines and an unbelievable
amount of GHG as well) mines imaginable. So what was the Obama
Administration's statement in the permit (page 26 of 28)? (note the bold
words are mine)

"*Concerns have been raised about higher-than-average levels of greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions associated with oil sands crude.  The Department has
considered these concerns, and considers they are best addressed in the
context of the overall set of domestic policies that Canada and the United
States will take to address the respective greenhouse gas emissions.  The
United States will continue to reduce reliance on oil through conservation
and energy efficiency measures, such as recently increased Corporate Average
Fuel Economy (CAFE`) standards, as well as through the pursuit of
comprehensive climate legislation and an ambitious global agreement on
climate change that includes substantial emissions reductions for both the
United States and Canada.  The Department, on behalf of the Administration,
will urge ambitious action by Canada, and will cooperate with the Canadian
government through the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue and other processes
to promote deployment of technologies that reduce our respective GHG
emissions.*"
Sorry to tell the readers of Vision 2020, Obama has just blessed expansion
of the tar sands operations...hardly the environmental warrior that he has
been portrayed as....

So I leave you all with a question:, Why does a "pro environmental"
Democratic Administration and Congress actively support the vast expansion
of a mining/extraction operation that has been called the most
environmentally destructive project mankind has ever attempted and will
destroy *millions* of acres of subarctic boral forests releasing almost
unimaginable amounts of GHG, yet for the same amount of oil over the same
time frame, will not open *2000* acres of ANWR?  Can somebody please explain
the logic of this?

Enjoy that 100 degree day!

Chris

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:

>   NOAA Administrator to Lead U.S. Delegation to World Climate Conference-3
> Looking Ahead to ‘A Clear Chance to Shape Our Future’
>
> August 27, 2009
>
> Jane Lubchenco <http://www.noaa.gov/lubchenco.html>, Ph.D., under
> secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, will
> lead a U.S. delegation to Geneva, Switzerland, August 31- September 4 for
> the World Climate Conference-3 <http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/> in efforts to
> establish a Global Framework for Climate Services. This framework is
> intended to help meet accelerating demands for useful information on the
> impacts of climate change.
>
> "Climate change is real. It is happening now, in our backyards and around
> the globe,” said Lubchenco. “Decision-makers across all sectors require
> reliable, relevant information about the current and projected impacts of
> climate change, whether they are farmers, manufacturers, or city officials
> planning snow removal budgets or options for water resources, transportation
> or new housing developments. In a rapidly changing world these decisions
> cannot be made based on weather of the past; decision-makers need to know
> what to expect in the next twenty to fifty years to plan effectively.”
>
> Next week’s conference will bring together those who collect and develop
> climate information with those who need it, setting in motion an
> unprecedented opportunity to design a system that will inform
> decision-making in a way that is similar to how weather services work today,
> but on a longer time-scale. Climate services would include the broad range
> of what users require to address their needs, including data collection,
> technical assessment, analysis and prediction, and the ability to interpret
> and use the information.
>
> The U.S. delegation will include representatives from the White House
> Office of Science and Technology Policy, the White House Council on
> Environmental Quality, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department
> of State, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Health
> and Human Services, U.S. National Science Foundation, USAID, the
> Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA and NASA.  U.S. officials will be
> actively engaged at the conference, learning from the international
> community and sharing American knowledge and innovations.
>
> The first two World Climate Conferences, in 1979 and 1990, greatly enhanced
> capabilities to observe and assess climate change, ultimately leading to the
> establishment of the World Climate Research Program and the Global Climate
> Observing System, as well as the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental
> Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on
> Climate Change.
>
> “Rarely are we presented with such a clear chance to shape our future, to
> start taking actions essential to making our planet healthier, safer and
> more environmentally and economically viable. We look forward to working
> with the international community to make this a very successful conference,”
> said Lubchenco.
> NOAA understands and predicts changes in the Earth’s environment, from the
> depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun, and conserves and manages our
> coastal and marine resources.
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> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
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