CLIMATE CHANGE
UN Climate Conference 2009
Global Greens call for honest,scientifically sound climate agreement
Copenhagen, Sunday 13 December 2009
As the Copenhagen COP enters its second week, the Global Greens today called for an honest climate agreement, based on science not tricky accounting. The Global Greens are concerned that rich nations are building loopholes into the agreement to give the appearance of strong targets without the reality. Click HERE to read the entire statement.
November 23, 2009. With the Copenhagen climate summit two weeks away, best-selling journalist Naomi Klein examines the grassroots movement behind the climate debate proposal that argues all the costs associated with adapting to a more hostile ecology—everything from building stronger sea walls to switching to cleaner, more expensive technologies—are the responsibility of the countries that created the crisis. Klein also discusses the 10th anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests and the 10th anniversary of her first book, No Logo.
Click HERE to watch the Democracy Now! interview with Naomi Klein.
Ban Calls for $30B in Climate Aid to Poor Nations
November 20, 2009. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on rich nations to provide billions of dollars in funding for poor countries to address the effects of climate change. Ban said the funding should come as part of an agreement at next month’s climate summit in Copenhagen.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: “Everything depends on adequate financing. In the short term, we look to the developed world to provide roughly $10 billion in fast track funding annually over the next three years. With this money, we can jump-start low emissions growth in developing countries, limit deforestation, and finance immediate adaptation measures.”
The Story of Cap and Trade:
Promise or Distraction?
The Story of Cap & Trade is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the "devils in the details" in current cap and trade proposals: free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what’s really required to tackle the climate crisis. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you.
HEALTH CARE
Support Single Payer Health Care for All!
Since its intitial inception in 1984, the US Green Party has advocated for single payer health care. Trusting Barack Obama's campaign promise of support, many looked forward to a "Medicare for All" system, similar to what citizens in Canada enjoy.
It is deeply disappointing to see the new president and congressional majority choose to defy the will of the people and declare unequivocally that single payer is "off the table." The reason, as usual: corporate money in our "democracy."
To gain a better understanding of the healthcare debate, read Scott McLarty's insightful, thoroughly documented analysis HERE.
Californians Bypass Congress in State Campaign for Single Payer Health Care
www.californiaonecare.org/
WIYOT HONOR TAX
Do you live in Wiyot Territory?
The Humboldt Green Party has joined wiith Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development and Democracy Unlimited of Humbodt County in honoring the sovereignty of the Wiyot Nation. We recognize that we occupy land that is, to this day, Wiyot Territory. With respect and appreciation for the blessings of this land that we now call home, Humboldt Greens support the Wiyot Honor Tax with an annual, voluntary payment to the Wiyot Tribe.
To learn more:
Wiyot Tribe: www.wiyot.com
Wiyot Honor Tax: www.honortax.org
* Click on the map for a larger image of Wiyot Territory.
Save Richardson Grove!
Humboldt Greens oppose widening Hwy 101 through Richardson Grove. There are alternatives.
To learn more and find out what you can do, visit
www.saverichardsongrove.org
ELECTION REFORM
Support Instant Runoff Voting!
The Green Party has long been accused of "spoiling" election results by taking votes away from Democratic candidates, a frightening idea when you consider the patently undemocratic system that already limits media coverage and participation in debates to just two corporately controlled parties.
A real democracy would guarantee that every vote count and represent the diversity of its people. Instant Runoff Voting (also called Ranked Choice Voting) and proportional representation are proven in practice both inside and outside the US, IRV and proportional representation would eliminate the "spoiler effect" and give voters a real choice.
Californians for Electoral Reform (www.cfer.org) are working tirelessly to make IRV available to California voters. In 2008, both houses of the state legislature passed a bill allowing general law cities and counties to use IRV, only to have it vetoed by Governor Schwarzennegger.
To learn more about IRV and porportional representation:
Californians for Electoral Reform
New America Foundation proposal for Proportional Representation
FairVote
Green Party of the United States
GREEN PARTY PLATFORM
We are currenlty working to update the Green Party Platform for 2010. In the meantime, the
Green Party Platform for 2004
remains a timely and relevant document.
