By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
The global warming group 350.org is touting its new-found fame after founder Bill McKibben appeared on The Colbert Report.
McKibben chatted with the Colb-ster about “350″ — enlightening viewers on the significance of that number and how we’ve got to make that a benchmark if we want to salvage the Earth’s atmosphere.
Today, the group won validation of its goal and its namesake when the United Nation’s top climate scientist said that 350 (alright, it stands for the 350 parts per million of carbon in the air) is a good and appropriate target level for Mother Earth (with healthy humans).
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April 22nd, 2009
By Laura Elizabeth May
Green Right Now
One
One degree Fahrenheit. On average, that’s how much the Earth’s temperature has increased over the past century, according to a report by the EPA. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has predicted that during the 21st century the global temperature will increase by 2-6° C.
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