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  If you want a green song that really works & has made a difference why not check out Escarpment Blues by Sarah Harmer. It's on the Tube.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vXPZAkDug 

  Granted it's not diectly about global heating

  Take care,

  On Songs about climate change are not so hot posted 3 months ago 20 Responses

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  Mulching Anyone?

  Out in the wilds of west Quebec we almost never water. Water is sometimes necessary when transplanting seedlings: tomatoes onions etc. Otherwise we water neither lawn nor garden. Moisture has less tendency to evaporate when the soil is covered. We cover our garden with old hay (It helps to be on a farm) leaves or grass clippings.

  On one occasion we had no rainfall for a month or more. The earth under the hay in our potato patch stayed moist throughout the drought period.

  Regularly watering plants is like putting them on drugs. They become addicted to the water and their roots tend to stay closer to the surface. The moment the water stops the plant wilts and can die. An unwatered plant will grow it's roots deeper and become more drought resistant.

  Rain water is just right for instant absorption by the plant; while tap water is usually too cold and much will be lost before it gets to the right temperature.

  Mulch also insulates the soil and helps even out the temperature in the garden so it stays cooler in the day and warmer at night. Spiders, toads, frogs and snakes also appreciate this environment and stay around more to help control the insect population.On Umbra on watering the yard posted 2 years, 6 months ago 7 Responses

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  Katrina & Global Warming (Actually)

  The New Orleans reporter said: "the gulf off the coast of Louisiana had warmer water than usual, and there was a loop of deep warm water, a loop current from the Gulf Stream, that this storm passed over. Each resulted in a stronger storm, but I doubt one could just up and blame it on climate change."

  Well then... how did the warmer water get there? Are there fairies under the ocean with immersion heaters or what? Or perhaps vast quantities of methane, water vapor and CO2 have trapped heat in the atmosphere which has heated the oceans.

  In Atlantic Canada the ocean is also warmer than normal and hurricans like the one that devastated Halifax Nova Scotia two years ago are quite possible this year according to Canadian meteorologists and climatologists.On Katrina and oil posted 4 years, 2 months ago 2 Responses