Environment
Then again, I'm better off in the country if a real catastrophe occurs.
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Taking Rural Refuge
By Tom Purcell
I'm torn about it, if you want to know the truth.
See, the world has been pretty nutty of late. We've had an economic calamity that wants to keep on calamatizing.
We've had hurricanes, earthquakes and more hurricanes.
And some are predicting that overactive sunspots could wreak havoc on our electrical grid and computer systems.
Sheesh, how far behind can a plague of locusts be? Read more
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There are over 240 million gas and diesel-burning vehicles in the U.S.; the vast majority were designed with power (not efficiency) in mind and their size is often grossly out of proportion to the task for which they are employed.
Years ago Pogo said: "we have met the enemy and he is us". No truer words could apply to the horrific oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. While British Petroleum and U.S. government regulatory agencies have, deservedly, been criticized for their actions, or inactions, the cornerstone blame lies with individual Americans. Read more
That size-of-South-Carolina amorphous blob of crude is the realization of Republican values: no regulations for drilling our way out of an energy crisis.
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The term "deep water" usually means you're in trouble and "horizon" is what lies ahead. So the ill-fated drilling rig Deepwater Horizon is aptly named.
Doom has arrived on our shores and our prospects are tacky with tar balls.
The geyser of crude, a mile down in the Gulf of Mexico, exposed America for what it is: bent over a barrel of oil. Read more
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BP's sole object is protecting profit. Covering corporate butt. In the last six weeks, not a single word that has leaked out of their mouths has been true.
The president may have wrestled Afghanistan and Iraq to shaky standoffs but the newest skirmish in the heads-up display of Air Force One shows him losing the third Gulf War and losing bad. Taking shots from both sides -- from both sides. Republicans are yelling at Obama for holding BP responsible for the Deepwater Horizon disaster AND for not doing enough to clean it up. Read more
Last month Gore's nonprofit, The Climate Project, began sponsoring the website, Inconvenientyouth.org, to "empower teens
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When you place Al Gore in a room with several hundred high school and college students for an exchange about global warming, as I observed this week, two factors combine to keep the discussion from bogging down. Read more
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Agriculture, energy, and global warming are inextricably linked.
Eight Reasons for Farmers to Support Global Warming Action
By Jake Caldwell, Alexandra Kougentakis | June 11, 2009
Agriculture, energy, and global warming are inextricably linked, which is why America’s farmers must be a part of the solution to global warming. Today the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture conducts a hearing on the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454. A close review of the legislation reveals that it provides a significant opportunity for U.S. farmers to increase their income while safeguarding their livelihoods and the nation’s food and energy supplies. Read more
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Several breweries are employing environmentally sound practices in everything from ingredients to distribution.
It’s Easy Being Green: Breweries Embrace Eco-Friendly Ethics
By Center for American Progress
Several breweries are employing environmentally sound practices in everything from ingredients to distribution. The common denominator among these companies is a set of corporate values that make sustainability the highest priority. And many of these breweries have significantly modified their entire manufacturing process to produce a beer you can enjoy guilt free. Read more
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Anyone who regularly tunes into WattsUpWithThat.com, the popular climate-science blog operated by Anthony Watts
Talking Climate Change With Anthony Watts -- Interview
Interviewed by Bill Steigerwald Read more
