Staying On Task with Global Warming
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Climate changes
The Fox News Channel is determined to play as still controversial an issue that much of industry, not to mention the public, not to mention Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch, has decided is not controversial. Al Gore has won fair and square, but since Fox has no use for Gore, that's easily discounted. If Fox really wants to play the opposition, though, the network has to be sure everyone stays on task. And unfortunately, that's becoming difficult, a sign that the opposition has become increasingl America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2008 Rivers flow over spillways, through blood colored gills, over rocks slathered with life. Their levels reflect changes in climate. They assimilate organic waste and carry eroded soil and plastic bits out to the floating garbage gyres. Rivers offer natural beauty, recreation, and are the lifeblood of many businesses. We wish we could write like Hemingway about them. (What would Hemingway have blogged - The Nick Adams posts perhaps?) American Rivers has just released a report on the top ten Americ
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"Broken Ice in Antarctica"
Posted on April 16, 2008 in Stop global warming
It is finally happening, right before our eyes. If anyone still believes global warming is false, take a trip north. The ice is cracking and there is no stopping it. Patagonia Without Dams - Global Warming v. Environmentalism "Destroying these rivers and the life that depends on them is no solution."What the Times does not mention in this article is that Chile has signed the Kyoto accords and is furiously trying to develop carbon free energy sources. In Chile that means dams. Besides the five dams mentioned here there are two more on the Puelo River. Stop. Think.