DN!: Tim Flannery on Global Warming and Worsening Dangers of Climate Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:50:20 -0400 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST October 25, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Leading Australian Scientist Tim Flannery on Global Warming and the Worsening Dangers of Climate Change Denial * We spend the hour with one of the world's leading scientists studying climate change, Tim Flannery. An Australian mammologist, palaeontologist and field zoologist, he has discovered and named more than thirty new species of mammals. He has been described as being in the league of all-time great explorers such as David Livingstone. Flannery might be best known as the author of the bestselling book "The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change." Earlier this year he was named 2007 Australian of the Year. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/25/1454240 * Headlines for October 25, 2007 * - Easing Winds Raise Fire Hopes, But Thousands Face Displacement - Iraq Revokes U.S.-Imposed Contractor Immunity - Blackwater Guards Involved in Mass Shooting of Iraqis Back in U.S. - Families of Blackwater Victims Refusing U.S. Compensation Payment - State Dept. Security Head Forced to Resign - Rice Admits Arar ³Mishandled², But Refuses Apology - Protester Confronts ³War Criminal² Rice - Burmese Mark 12th Anniversary of Suu Kyi Detention - Bush Pledges to Maintain Cuba Embargo - Senate Rejects Citizenship to Undocumented Children - Romney Twice Refers to bin Laden as ³Barack Obama² Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/25/1454231 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Thursday, October 25, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/25/1814213 To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! Friday, October 26, 2007: * The State Senate voted against New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's measure to grant drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants. 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