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Who'd a thunkit?

I am glad that states are getting together and making regional and local commitments to decreasing GHG...I am thinking this is because they are closer to us little people who WANT to be clean n green.  Obviously we can't seem to get anything done at the Federal level.  

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Horrifying

I can't say anything here that doesn't sound sophomoric, like How Horrible and This is a Bad Thing.  When I read things like this I feel as if I have been punched in the gut.  Do these people respond to anything other than money?  Are they really people?On Federal officials suggest killing sea lions to protect salmon posted 1 year, 10 months ago 40 Responses

uncontrollable

I had a horrible thought today.  What if all the global warming information, coupled with the declining US dollar and inflation, are being used solely to rip us away from dependence on foreign oil, and to drive the US straight into the arms of coal producers?  

The prospect of oil in the previously unreachable areas of the North Pole has sabres rattling in a number of nations...which means there is no intention of turning away from fossil fuels by the powers-that-be. And, unfortunately, the coal folks have more money than the good guys.

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things you can do

I don't know where it goes when I press "submit" but I signed a petition regarding this at the Conservation International website.  If it makes you feel better you can add your name to one of their petitions stopping the "clock" on extinction.  As I get older I get more idealistic.  I've seen too many GOOD things happen.  Hey we stopped acid rain and no one thought we could.  And the EPA just got trounced again.  Whohoo. On Nearly 200 species added to World Conservation Union's Red List posted 2 years, 2 months ago 3 Responses

Poor Kitty

I feel your anger, Eric.  When I told Nini and Aïda about this they both ran to the sink and began wiping their tongues with environmentally unfriendly Kleenex(TM).  Then they looked at me accusingly.  I'm thinking of a log cabin in the woods, with tree-stump furniture and cotton batting for a bed, but I'm worried about termites.

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New paper on Biofuels

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On A Grist special series on biofuels posted 2 years, 3 months ago 28 Responses

New paper on Biofuels

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On The numbers behind ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, and biodiesel in the U.S. posted 2 years, 3 months ago 28 Responses

Bob Murray et al

I recall a previous entry regarding Murray Energy, it was quite colorful and I watched the current goings on with great interest.  The man has an ego greater than any I have seen, bar none. The aforementioned piece was by David Roberts... <http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/6/28/124240/244#2> and I read it with great amusement.  The bigger they are....and this is not written without real upset over the coal miners who are stuck or dead in that mountain.  On With Safety Like This, Who Needs Danger? posted 2 years, 3 months ago 1 Response

How can I read faster?

Good lord.  I remember posting about the Cote D'Ivoire at the time the story broke in the Times.  I didn't know there had been riots.  I am heartened.  What you're reporting here is fascinating to me.  I could even get a little emotional, ya know?  African poor lashing out, Dominicans lashing themselves to trees?  Wow.  Now this is what is meant by the rulers rule by the consent of the ruled...and no illusions here.  Maybe there's hope for Good after all
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interesting

I find it interesting, and a little bit too coincidental that this should happen at a time when nations are collectively reconsidering nuclear power as a viable alternative to coal-fired and other "dirty" energy sources.  I may have to rethink my agnosticism.  Is this a Billboard?  Do we have a source that can tell us exactly how much risk/damage was sustained by the leak from the plant?
http://www.xanga.com/furia_fubarOn A Barrel of Gaffes posted 2 years, 4 months ago 1 Response

bwahahaha

someone has some serious fun time on their hands.  Personally, I liked "reach out with your peelings."

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DeLay - When to know he's not lying

When his mouth is closed.  Or, in this case, when he's not typing.  If he wrote it, it's a lie.  Why would anyone believe anything he says?  I smacked him around a little too.

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Unhappy Cows

You know, I can never be sure if the animal meat I am eating/milk I am drinking came from a supersized farm where animals are treated as objects...or if it came from a mom-and-pop farm and the animal led a relatively good life.  After seeing footage about how animals are treated in large slaughterhouses I decided I just was not going to support that industry any longer.  I also suspect that there is a lot of steroid use in food animals in the US, which might explain why Americans on the whole are so morbidly obese. Pork and Beef are horrible for your colon health.  I have to admit the occasional chicken-slip ;-)

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nukes

I was actually heartened to see that China is building nukes on a grand scale...along with chasing down just about every renewable source of energy they can find.  Of course regional goverments are building illegal coal-fired plants as fast as the central government can shut them down, just to keep the lights on.  Too bad energy is in the hannds of the private sector in the US country.  And it's not going to change any time soon.  
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Obama backpedaling

I agree the article is depressing. And Obama was pretty clear a few days (a week?) ago that he favored coal to liquid as a potential fix.  I flipped out and wrote him that was a poor idea and it wasn't fooling anyone.  Apparently Illinois has plenty of coal.  Maybe I should buy property in West By God Virginia?

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