The Political Climate: an ongoing commentary on the NH Primary and Climate Change

Last night Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio made it official–the red carpet Oscars is now “green.”  Gore donned the color and stood in the center of Hollywood’s limelight.  He was awarded an Oscar for his documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth,” and used his acceptance speech to continue sending his message: “My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis, it’s not a political issue, it’s a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act, that’s a renewable resource, let’s renew it.”  (Read more from the blog “The Caucus.”)   Gore’s not alone in the celebrity fight against global warming.  This article from Reuters gives a list of eco-conscious celebs who’ve ditched their limos for hybrids and are speaking out about the issue of global warming.  How about getting some members of congress to do this?

On Thursday scientists, policy experts, and members of the forest industry will gather in Concord to hold a conference on climate change and northern norests.  Laurie Wayburn, president of the Pacific Forest Trust, says “To date, we have focused our efforts only on fossil fuels.  For us to be successful in addressing climate change, we also absolutely need to focus on forests.”  Scientists project that within a century the forests of New England could be more like that of North Carolina.  Thursdays conference will address this issue and will discuss opportunities for taking action.  (Read the entire story here.)