May 2012
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Climate Deniers: By Type →
climateadaptation:
• Honest skeptics (ordinary folks who genuinely and sincerely don’t understand the science, and raise questions accordingly) • Independent deniers (ordinary people who just don’t understand the science, and choose to be very noisy about their ignorance) • Astroturfers, as described by George Monbiot (these are apparently ordinary members of the public, in fact paid by PR...
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“After two years of research, UCS found that the most important strategies for...”
– GOOD magazine, of course.
YES YES and YES! It’s frustrating that the ‘green’ conversation has changed to bamboo utensils, which takes the focus off of REAL lifestyle changes that people are afraid to address head-on. For the love of god, read the rest, it’s good stuff.
(via twigl)
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“One-third of American girls start developing breasts by their 9th birthday. And...”
– On today’s Fresh Air, science writer Florence Williams explains why breasts are getting bigger and arriving earlier, why tumors seem to gravitate towards the breast and how toxins from the environment may be affecting hormones and breast development. (via nprfreshair)
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Wyoming got EPA to delay frack finding →
cognitivedissonance:
Disgusting:
Wyoming’s governor persuaded the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to postpone an announcement linking hydraulic fracturing to groundwater contamination, giving state officials — whom the EPA had privately briefed on the study — time to attempt to debunk the finding before it rocked the oil and gas industry more than a month later, an...
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Jim Hansen: Game Over for the Climate →
socialuprooting:
We need to start reducing emissions significantly, not create new ways to increase them. We should impose a gradually rising carbon fee, collected from fossil fuel companies, then distribute 100 percent of the collections to all Americans on a per-capita basis every month. The government would not get a penny. This market-based approach would stimulate innovation, jobs and...
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BLM proposal would disclose fracking chemicals–... →
socialuprooting:
from Deep Green Resistance News Service
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Watchclimateadaptation:
BEST KICKSTARTER EVER: W.S. Merwin documentary!!
If I have a hero, it’s Merwin. This video just confirms that.
Nice project.
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Flooding Spreads Invasive Species In Vermont,... →
climateadaptation:
“Last year’s hurricanes and flooding not only engulfed homes and carried away roads and bridges in hard-hit areas of the country, it dispersed aggressive invasive species as well.
In Vermont, the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene and work afterward to dredge rivers and remove debris spread fragments of Japanese knotweed, a plant that threatens to take over flood plains...
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Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) →
rockyanderson2012:
Rocky Anderson understands that we do not need to sacrifice the environment to satisfy our short-term energy needs. As President he will promote sustainable energy practices that satisfy our energy requirements and incorporate environmental and public health protections – particularly in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change and...
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“One of the big deals that ExxonMobil has announced in the past year involves...”
– As ExxonMobil attacked global warming publicly, geologists working within ExxonMobil were examining how a warmer Earth — resulting from global warming — could create new business opportunities for ExxonMobil. (via nprfreshair)
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Israel Orders 1,000 Palestinian Trees Uprooted →
Israel said Monday it has ordered Palestinian villagers to uproot 1,000 olive trees planted in an area of the West Bank under Israeli control and declared a nature reserve.
Israel’s Civil Administration, the military body that governs areas of the West Bank under full Israeli control, confirmed the issue of the order, which was first reported by Israeli daily Haaretz on Monday.
“These are...
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BP preparing to launch three new oil rigs in Gulf... →
socialuprooting:
from Deep Green Resistance News Service
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Watchclimateadaptation:
Seas have risen 14” on the shores of Norfolk, Virginia since around 1900. Half of that is from land sinking under the weight of rising water. Norfolk is considered to be ground zero for adapting to climate change, and it’s turning out to be one expensive experiment. PBS has visited Norfolk once before to find out how it will deal with sea level rise and property damage.
The...
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Why We Don't Walk Anymore →
The main problem is that modern life isn’t made for walking. Though it isn’t true for everyone living within its borders, particularly in dense urban centers, the US (and other industrialized nations, increasingly) is a car country. We drive to work. We drive to the grocery store. We drive our kids to school. We drive to a fitness center to go walk around a track or on a treadmill. We drive...
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“Almost every tow we did contained plastic, regardless of the depth.”
– Giora Proskurowski, a University of Washington researcher. His new research has found that natural ocean processes such as wind, drag, turbulence and wave height can push the plastic deep down, where it floats along, suspended underwater and unobserved by people examining the ocean’s surface. The...
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Oil pipeline spills 80,000 gallons of oil in... →
dxo:
The oil companies won’t stop until they destroy everything. Exxon posted first quarter profits of $9.45 billion. Any fine is going to be meaningless.
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