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Bird Life International's Position on Climate Change
Category: Birds • Nature conservation
Posted on: September 28, 2009 8:08 PM, by Greg Laden
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I don't know anything about this organization, so I may be missing something, but is there anything especially noteworthy about Bird Life in particular posting an official position on climate change? Is this a reversal of a previous position? Is Bird Life especially influential? I mean, I'm all for organizations officially acknowledging that anthropogenic climate change is a problem, but I feel like I'm missing some context here.
Posted by: Treppenwitz | September 29, 2009 9:06 AM