Climate Change Roundup

Here's some background on next week's big climate pow-wow in New York City, in which representatives of the world's major economies will spend two days talking about the implications for their national security. The 17 members of the forum include Australia, Brazil,Britain, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia,Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, the United States, and the EU.

http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=1419151



Climate changes are continuing in frightening ways. The European cuckoo is being thrown off in timing its egg laying:

http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/09/15/cuckoos-thrown-off-by-climate-change.html


So are the efforts to deny and defeat remedies, by the US energy industries, according to the Miami Herald.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/15/1825587/oil-industry-group-blasts-schwarzenegger.html

But the world's biggest mining company says it's time to act:

http://www.smh.com.au/business/move-on-climate-bhp-billiton-urges-20100915-15cn4.html

Meanwhile Deutsche Bank puts $5 billion where its mouth is.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS177841910920100915