On June 12, Santa Claus came to Main Beach in Santa Cruz to talk with beach goers about global warming while delievering home the message that, "Santa Doesn't Want To Be Ho-Ho-Homeless."

As soon as next week, the US Senate may vote on the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act. This is a bill that would require polluting industries to make modest cuts in carbon-dioxide emissions, the pollutant that thickens the "carbon blanket" around the planet and leads to global warming. The measure was last voted on in the fall. At that time both Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) voted for the bill.

"Global warming will have devastating consequences for the economy of California among other things", said Max Boykoff of Duyure Adelante. "It is clear that our Senators here in California recognize that. But we need more Senators on board, so to speak. We are urging all people to call on their Senators to vote for this first step to stop global warming."

The popularity of the new film, "The Day After Tomorrow," has put the issue of global climate change at the forefront of American consciousness. While most movie-goers dismiss the film's doomsday predictions as sci-fi fantasy, some climatologists and concerned citizens are seizing on the opportunity to talk about the realities of global warming.

From Freak Radio Santa Cruz, V-Man Reports. ( 7 minutes / 4.8 megabytes )

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