Category Archives: Environment

Not All Agree With Global Warming

When one talks of global warming or climate change, it has to be in reverent tones, screamed loudy, and include that it is all Man's fault. Or so the proponents of the Man caused global warming tell us. They also tell us that all scientists agree. But, do they? "At the end of the day, […]

Use Nuclear Power To Fight Global Warming

Via Al Reuters: Britain must build new nuclear power plants, generate more electricity from wind and waves and curb domestic demand to fight global warming as well as keeping the lights burning, Prime Minister Tony Blair's spokesman. "Wishful thinking will not keep the lights on," he told reporters on Tuesday. "Nuclear is not the only […]

Climate Change Good For Farming

Or is it? The folks in "the glass is completely empty" crowd tell us that this is bad Climate change provides many new opportunities for British farmers, like tea and energy crops, but also poses challenges including the threat of new insects and diseases, a British government minister said. Got that? New crops, but there […]

A Inconvenient Bending Unit

All hail the future leaders of the Earth (hat tip Amy Ridenour) [gv data=”5BjrOi4vF24″][/gv]

Earth Warmest In The Last 400 Years

I caught a post over at phin's spot last night about the Earth being the hottest in 2000 years. This morning, I caught one about the last 25 years being the warmest on Earth since 1600: The last few decades were the warmest on Earth in the past 400 years, and may well have been […]

Compromise Reached On Cape Wind Project

And, boy, do the press bend over backwards to be fair make Ted Kennedy not look like an anti-environmentalist (from the AP) Key lawmakers have agreed to drop the idea of giving Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney veto power over a proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm, adopting a compromise that could boost the project's prospects. The […]

Stop The Deserts! I Have A Shovel

Oh, my, I just cannot stop laughing at this one: Experts at a world conference here on desertification have called for political leaders to use the technical tools available to stem the merciless advance of parched land and its devastating social, economic and human consequences. "In most cases, the technical solutions exist and the know-how […]

Why Global Warming Is GREAT!

Just imagine what 2010 will bring! ;) Found via Blue Star Chronicles from Gawfer.

Earthquake In NC

This is pretty wild A small earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four Western North Carolina counties Thursday night, the seventh noticeable temblor to shake the region in the past year. There were no reports of damage in the 3.1-magnitude quake, centered 28 miles north of Franklin and felt from Maggie Valley […]

Bush Hates The Environment

Or so we are told (via WRAL) The world’s largest protected marine area is being created around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.   The archipelago is 1,400 miles long and 100 miles wide.   It’s home to rare marine mammals, fishes and birds.   On Thursday, President George W. Bush is to announce his decision to […]

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