In Oregon, a close-up look into a coastal dead zone
Excerpt:
Unlike the dead zone that sets up each year in the Gulf of Mexico, Oregon’s version can’t be traced to the effects of nutrient-laden river run-off. Here, as in a handful of other coastal regions worldwide, the culprit may be global warming.
Making Money by Feeding Confusion Over Global Warming
Ever wonder why so many people still seem confused about global warming?
The answer appears to be that confusion leads to profit — especially if you’re in some parts of the energy business.
One Colorado electric cooperative has openly admitted that it has paid $100,000 to a university academic who prides himself on being a global warming skeptic.
Follow the link for the rest of the story.
It’s not like this is an isolated incident. Anyone who really looks at the facts cannot help but know that global warming is real, and is caused by mankind.
Rain falls hard on doubts about global warming
I saw “An Inconvenient Truth” for the second time last night. lasarina and I took unarmed_dreamer and ergothevirgo to see it for their first time.
In words of one syllable: It makes you think.
Yes, that’s a quote from Leonard Pitts. Here’s another one:
As I write these words, it is sunny, 79 degrees and easy to be sanguine. Except, sanguinity has come to feel a little like New Orleans before Katrina, or New York on Sept. 10. For me, at least, the word ”can’t” washed away last week in the deluge of a day when the rain would not stop.
Read the article.
Here’s a link to my original post about the film.
Apparently, global warming is increasing rates of evolution. I love the quote here
Wow, what a catch-22! They can continue to ignore global warming but risk causing the body of evidence in favor of evolution to grow even faster, thus making it more difficult to sneak religious ideas in classrooms. On the other hand, if they try to reverse climate change, they’ll have to actually admit that global warming is real and caused by humans.
See the original article in the National Geographic magazine. Thanks, jokermage, for bringing this one to my attention.
Minor plug: you really should go see An Inconvenient Truth, if you have not already done so.
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On the strong urging of sollite, we (lasarina and I) got our old creaky selves moving and went to see a late showing last night of Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. We tried to see an 8pm showing and found that one to be sold out. So we bought advance tickets for 9:45pm, found a place to hang out in walking distance of the theater, and then came back to see the film. The film is powerful and frightening. (Trailer 2:30)
The New York Magazine did a great review of the film here:
Devastating in Its Implications
Go see Al Gore’s new documentary—and then pay attention to who attacks it.
By David Edelstein
Full text of article
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