June 12, 2006 – 12:14 pm
Scheme is a perfect word when it comes to the United Nations. (via Al Reuters) Â A U.N. scheme to promote renewable energy use in poor nations is growing sharply and will axe emissions of greenhouse gases by more than a billion metric tonnes by 2012, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Friday. Â It said […]
June 9, 2006 – 9:35 am
From Cape Cod Today: The results of a new survey released today leave little doubt as to public support for Cape Wind – it is overwhelming. Â More than four out of five people across the state – 81 percent – and 61 percent of Cape and islands’ residents are in favor of Cape Wind’s proposal […]
June 7, 2006 – 6:35 pm
From the AP: PLAINE MAGNIEN, Mauritius (Reuters) – How did the dodo die out? Scientists in Mauritius launched a project on Wednesday to discover why the giant bird became extinct. Most theories blame settlers who found the plump flightless bird on the Indian Ocean island in the 16th century and began to hunt it relentlessly. […]
June 5, 2006 – 8:42 am
So a bunch of College Republicans at Oklahoma University had a snow cone party to educate people on the the other side of the global warming debate, and to have a little fun. As usual, the Democrats are freaking out. And not just any Dems, but the Democratic National Committee: Contact: Amaya Smith of the […]
June 4, 2006 – 7:46 pm
This one is a tad bit dated, from the NY Post on May 24th, but, if Drudge thinks it is relevent, hey, why not? (Gore’s)Â implication that he is our only hope – every ticket bought for this movie amounts to a soft-money contribution to his 2008 campaign – is ridiculous. He and his friends were […]
May 31, 2006 – 11:11 am
Hey, y’all, Jebediah here. Teach is kinda hit or miss, had to go to NJ, his Mom is sick, but getting better. In the Baltic, though, global warming is destroying the already heavily polluted waters (?) Global warming is adding new threats to marine life in the almost land-locked Baltic Sea, where fish are already […]
May 28, 2006 – 10:17 am
First of all, what a funny looking word: droughts. Anyhow, a new report from Live Science kinda debunks global warming, er, climate change: A new study comparing the most recent drought in the Southwest United States with other dry periods going back 508 years confirms worries that water shortages will become more common and severe. […]
May 25, 2006 – 10:02 pm
Found via Right Wing News, my bud Al Gore: Question:Â There’s a lot of debate right now over the best way to communicate about global warming and get people motivated. Do you scare people or give them hope? What’s the right mix? Wooden Al:Â I think the answer to that depends on where your audience’s head is. […]
May 22, 2006 – 8:34 pm
Forcasters Expect Active Storm season: Federal forecasters this morning predicted another active hurricane season beginning June 1. They said there will be 13 to 16 named storms that will strike the Atlantic Basin, including four to six major hurricanes. “We’re forecasting an extreme situation,” said Jeff Orrock, warning coordinator for the National Weather Service’s Raleigh […]
May 16, 2006 – 11:48 am
From Al Reuters: BONN, Germany (Reuters) – Canada defended its leadership of U.N. talks on fighting global warming on Monday, despite admitting it will not meet its own Kyoto Protocol goals. Environment Minister Rona Ambrose, presiding at the opening of the May 15-26 Bonn meetings, suggested Kyoto should be eased for Canada from 2012 because […]
