Immediate Release: September 2, 2007
The Light Millenniumhttp://www.lightmillennium.org
THE WILD CARDS IN CLIMATE CHANGE: WEATHER WARFARE, GEOENGINEERING AND ENMOD Department of Public Information, United Nations, Non-Governmental Organizations – 60th Annual Conference –
New York Midday Workshop - Conference Room#1
Date: September 5, 2007 Time: 1:15-2:45 PM

As part of the UN/DPI-NGO 60th Annual Conference’s Midday Workshop programs (September 5-7, 2007), Light Millennium is leading a program entitled, “The Wild Cards in Climate Change: Weather Warfare, Geoengineering and ENMOD” in the context of “Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All” on Wednesday, at the Conference Room#1 on September 5, 2007.

The co-sponsoring organizations are: Peace Action, Peace Caucus; The Turkish Cultural Center, NY; Campaign for the Earth; and The Ribbon International.The speakers on the program are:Professor Zafer AYVAZ, Ege University, Editor, Ecology (Ekoloji) Magazine, and President of the Environmental Research and Protection Agency, Turkey; Allan BUCKMANN, California State Fish and Game Department, Retired; Pauline CANTWELL, Peace Action, Convener of Peace;Caucus Rosalind PETERSON, President, Agriculture Defense Coalition.

The Midday Workshop will be moderated by Joanne Fleming VALIN, Campaign for the Earth, Canada. This workshop will discuss military weapons designed to intentionally modify the climate and weather, earth systems, and/or trigger seismic events as part of a strategic or tactical war.

Environmental warfare is almost always a violation of the 1978 UN Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD). Geoengineering projects, such as dumping iron filings in the oceans to stimulate plankton growth and sequester carbon or creating clouds with persistent jet contrails to increase the albedo (reflectivity) of the planet, could have far-reaching impacts on humans, animals, and plants. One wild card not factored into mainstream climate change analysis is the failure to address deliberate weather modification and weather control, including weather warfare. Superpower militaries have quietly made advances to control weather, perfecting ways to exploit the powerful energies for tactical advantages in war.

The same labs that brought us nuclear weapons have been working on these projects in secret.Professor Zafer Ayvaz will speak on what international law mechanisms exist to govern the conduct of nations during wartime. He will explore how these mechanisms can be applied to determine whether or not the military actions of a nation that result in environmental destruction are lawful. He will focus on adapting the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) to create a framework for civil compensation for environmental damage caused by war. Pauline Cantwell will speak on weather warfare and ENMOD. Since environmental warfare, however carried out, is almost always a violation the 1977 United Nations Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques (ENMOD), this conference should call for a review and strengthening.

Another wild card is the harmful effects of geoengineering projects being promoted as a solution to climate change.

Rosalind Peterson will speak on climate change associated with persistent jet contrails and the man-made clouds they produce, exploring how jet contrails exacerbate global warming and change our climate. Allan Buckmann will address the harmful effects of geoengineering programs on plant and animal life. He will speak on restoration of the ecosystem using accelerated organic processes. He will discuss the priorities of water restoration, soil restoration and plant protection and funding for such bioremediation projects.

The Light Millennium, as the sponsoring organization of the program to the UN/DPI during the Conference, associated with the DPI/UN on December 12, 2005, which is a 501 (c) (3) charitable public benefit organization whose mission is to provide an international platform for the free expression of ideas and experiences in order to foster a global connection among all people.

The organization is based in Queens, New York. For more information, see: http://www.lightmillennium.org.The Department of Public Information/ NGO section (UN DPI/NGO) seeks to reach people around the world to help them better understand the work and aims of the United Nations. Acting as a liaison between the United Nations and over 1,500 NGOs around the world, and other civil society organizations, it provides information services and oversees the annual conference of NGOs. See: http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/index.asp. Or http://www.undpingoconference.org

The speeches of the program will be e-published in the Fall-2007 issue of the Light Millennium.

Contact: Bircan Unver
The Light MillenniumWeb site: http://www.lightmillennium.org
E-mail: bircanunver@lightmillennium.org /orcontact@lightmillennium.org
Or Pauline Cantwell Peace ActionWeb: http://www.peaceaction.org
E-mail: KCantw9473@aol.com"

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