From La Crosse Citizens' Climate Lobby

 

 The Pentagon ordered its officials in January to start incorporating climate change into every major

 consideration, from weapons testing to preparing troops for war. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

September La Crosse CCL Meeting

Tuesday, September 20th, 6:30 p.m.
Basement Meeting Room
UU Fellowship of La Crosse
401 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI
Parking behind the UU Fellowship building

Listen to the September International CCL Call:

• Playback options for the September call: Listen to or download the call from CCL's podcasting channel or iTunes.

In the News

Military experts say climate change poses 'significant risk' to security
The Guardian

"A coalition of 25 military and national security experts, including former advisers to Ronald Reagan and George W Bush, has warned that climate change poses a “significant risk to US national security and international security” that requires more attention from the US federal government.

The prominent members of the US national security community warned that warming temperatures and rising seas will increasingly inundate military bases and fuel international conflict and mass migration, leading to “significant and direct risks to US military readiness, operations and strategy". READ MORE

IF THIS TIMELINE DOESN'T CONVINCE YOU CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL, NOTHING WILL
Popular Science

"In this xkcd comic, Randall Munroe tackled human-caused climate change, illustrating how Earth's average temperature has changed in the last 22,000 years, since the last glaciation — when glaciers were as far south as New York.

Munroe's comic beautifully illustrates the idea that while climate has changed before, it hasn't changed so suddenly. Four degrees Celsius warming over 22,000 years due to natural variations like changes in the Earth's orbit, or changes in the circulation of the oceans is one thing. Warming by two degrees Celsius over 100 years because of excessive greenhouse gas emissions is quite another."... READ MORE

CCL'S CLIMATE GUEST FOR SEPTEMBER
Former Congressman Bob Inglis

As we gear up to introduce and pass legislation, this is good time to look at the nuts and bolts of the legislative process, and who better to guide us than former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis. Inglis, who introduced his own carbon tax bill in 2009, left Congress in 2011 and founded RepublicEn, which is working to build support among conservatives for a market-based solution to climate change.

We look forward to seeing you at the September 20th meeting. Email lacrosseccl@gmail.com with any questions.

All the best,
Larry Sleznikow
La Crosse CCL Co-leader
lacrosseccl@gmail.com