global warming
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Republicans boycotted the committee vote, so the Democrats passed the bill without them, 10 to 1- What the Democrats did is what you might expect, but in the past the Democrats have said, “Oh we need some bipartisanship,” when it is clear the minority at present wants nothing to do with bipartisanship. I guess no…
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“Red and dead” forests make extreme fires; but most bug-killed forests are not in this stage- Beetle-ravaged trees change wildfire behavior in western Montana. By Rob Chaney the Missoulian Beetles are changing the fire regime in Western Montana. Unfortunately, this story did not get to the key until the end – – “Dead trees will…
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Those who write for this blog don’t think, “beef, it’s what for dinner.” If you care about the future of humankind, at least it shouldn’t be. This from the Scientific American. How Meat Contributes to Global Warming: Producing beef for the table has a surprising environmental cost: it releases prodigious amounts of heat-trapping greenhouse gases.…
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Most media are saying, “Pope steps down” Carl Pope Switches Roles at the Sierra Club. By Kate Galbraith. New York Times. This makes a lot of news not just because of the size of the Sierra Club, but its high level of activity. Pope has been the Club’s executive director for a long time. He…
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Potent greenhouse gas (methane) from mega-feedlots could become fuel rather than fueling global warming- Idaho’s energy czar wants to harness power of manure. By The Associated Press Southern Idaho is full of vast stinky livestock feedlots (dairy and beef). Here is one way to amelioate the situation
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There is bad news all around here, with the most alarming being the sudden rise in emissions of methane, a very potent greenhouse gas (25x that of carbon dioxide). If the arctic tundra has begun to seriously outgas, the outlook is very grim. Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide And Methane, Rise Sharply In 2007. Science Daily…
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I am posting this news because the winter of 2007-8 has been colder than normal in the United States, and once again some people are confusing the weather with climate, and in an irritatingly parochial way confusing the United States with the world. Low temperatures and heavy snow in the United States and Europe were…
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President Bush recently gave a speech announcing a new and friendlier Administration policy on climate change, or at least it was presented that way. Closer analysis shows the speech had a lot of problems. The [Annotated] Climate Speech. By Andrew C. Revkin. New York Times. Dan Froomkin of the Washington Post was not impressed either.…