Green Left Weekly: A public statement endorsed by 40 of Australia’s leading environmental scientists warns that the global economic crisis must not be allowed to detract from action to halt global warming. The letter was published on crikey.com.au on October 21. The authors, Dr Barrie Pittock and Dr Andrew Glikson, point out that “recent developments in the state of the Earth’s climate [including the] increasing extent of spring melt of Arctic Sea ice, mid-winter break up of the Wilkins ice shelf in …