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  US

  what if we would prefer to keep the money in the US?  Is there an American alternative that is useful, perhaps once the Western Climate Initiative goes into effect?On Carbon Retirement sees opportunity in European allowances posted 1 year, 3 months ago 8 Responses

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  Obama

  I haven't been much of a fan of Obama since FISA, but that was a GOOD speech.  Wish I could have made it down to Berlin to be there for it, Thursday isn't a good day as it is a work day:(On Dem presidential candidate calls on world to unite to fight climate change posted 1 year, 3 months ago 11 Responses

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  lets take a vote

  Lets take a vote grist readers, who is the most evil out of the following?

  Satan
  George W. Bush
  Boris Badenough & Natasha Fatale
  Lex Luthor
  Magneto

  Grist decides 2008!On Feds rush to weaken workplace safety rules on toxics before term ends posted 1 year, 4 months ago 3 Responses

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  This song, good or bad?

  Does the positive effect from this of increasing the awareness of global warming outweigh the negative stereotype reinforcement that ignorance is "cool".  If students of science are downtrodden as being uncool and nerdy, who will fix the problems of civilization?  It doesn't matter how mobilized people are if nobody knows WTF to do.  

  "I don't know what all this means, but it seems to be saying"

  <sarcasm>
  Hanna Montana is ignorant and cool, therefore I want to be ignorant and cool too!  Science is for dweebs!
  <end sarcasm>On Popster Miley Cyrus pens 'eco-anthem' posted 1 year, 4 months ago 7 Responses

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  MUCH more study is needed

  Even if this has the potential to economically counteract global warming, think about the potential to royally screw up the oceans and thus the entire world.  MUCH more study is needed in order to even possibly consider doing this on a massive scale.  On Could lime absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide? posted 1 year, 4 months ago 15 Responses