June 26, 2015 – 4:20 pm
Things that apparently never happened before fossil fuels. This comes via The Economist In May India was struck by a deadly heatwave. Temperatures as high as 47°C caused 2,200 deaths. This week a heatwave in Pakistan claimed the lives of hundreds more. As the chart shows, the number of extreme weather- and climate-related events is […]
June 26, 2015 – 10:24 am
An unbelievably stupid and dumbed down method of explanation for people who are thoughtless and mental sheep (The Verge) It seems like the longer that certain elements of society deny the existence of climate change, the more scientists have to use ever-simpler arguments to get their point across. A decade ago we were looking at […]
June 26, 2015 – 7:23 am
Have these monuments actually killed anyone? (AP) Vandals have targeted monuments dedicated to the leaders and soldiers of the Confederacy, painting the slogan “Black lives matter” on memorials in a half-dozen states where the landmarks stand tall in parks and outside government buildings. The graffiti reflects the racial tension that permeates post-Ferguson America, more than […]
June 26, 2015 – 6:57 am
An interesting, albeit toothless, piece of legislation (The Hill) A House Republican on Thursday proposed forcing the Supreme Court justices and their staff to enroll in ObamaCare. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said that his SCOTUScare Act would make all nine justices and their employees join the national healthcare law’s exchanges. “As the Supreme Court continues […]
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on If All You See…: “According to the NSSF, about 12 million Americans have purchased firearms for the first time in the last 18 months…” Oct 19, 00:05
