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Weather — Climate Change

• Day 5 – Christmas Thinkbility Challenge

  

  Gold Rings signify a Promise – the promise not to court anyone else.On the Fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me Five Gold Rings Four Calling Birds... Read more

  The 09 december 2015 by   Thinkibility
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• Sweater Dress & Suede Boots

  

  A pair of suede boots in a basic color might just be the perfect pair of boots for fall weather and a must have for those of you who live in warmer climates... Read more

  The 08 december 2015 by   Savoir_style
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• To My Interfaith College Kids: Hanukkah Giving

  

  Beloved Kids,This is the first year that you will both celebrate Hanukkah away at college. Your dad and I will miss you, as we light the menorah and sing Rock o... Read more

  The 07 december 2015 by   Susan Katz Miller
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• Melting: Last Race to the Pole

  

  On Wednesday of this week Animal Planet will air an amazing documentary that will certainly be of interest to regular readers of The Adventure Blog. Read more

  The 07 december 2015 by   Kungfujedi
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• Links 7/12/15

  Politics:Foreign Policy's Leading Global Thinkers. About innovation, the future, and ethics:A coalition of tech entrepreneurs will try to tackle climate... Read more

  The 07 december 2015 by   Cathy Leaves
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• Bernie’s Bye-Bye

  

  The Long Goodbye[courtesy Google Images].Mic “In wake of a series of terrorist attacks that struck Paris on Friday night [Nov. 13th], the first question posed t... Read more

  The 07 december 2015 by   Adask
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• REDD+ Handed in Paris

  

  “BERLIN – It’s been 30 years since the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations launched the Tropical Forestry Action Plan, the first global... Read more

  The 06 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• A Nuclear Free Australia : White Australia Must Join Black Australia in...

  GarryRogers:Insightful perspective and comments. Originally posted on Antinuclear: How I would like to present a positive message of Australia’s prospects for... Read more

  The 06 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• A Child Born Today May Live to See Humanity’s End

  

  “Humans will be extinct in 100 years because the planet will be uninhabitable, said the late Australian microbiologist Frank Fenner, one of the leaders in the... Read more

  The 06 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Are We Disarming a Bomb That’s Already Gone Off?

  GarryRogers:The nuclear threat and global warming aren’t really comparable. Nuclear war was avoided (well, so far anyway), but we have already emitted enough CO... Read more

  The 06 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Global Warming and Sea-Ice Extent

  

  “Arctic Sea Ice Is ‘Well Below Average’ for November Sea ice on both sides of the Arctic Ocean was well below average in November, according to an update... Read more

  The 06 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• A Generation of Delay: Climate Policy Is 20 Years Behind in CO2 Removal Policy

  

  "The perceived debate on climate change has discredited traditional climate science communications to such an extent that we are just now implementing policies... Read more

  The 05 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement

  

  In Paris, 120 world leaders are meeting under the auspices of the United Nations in an urgent effort to prevent catastrophic climate change, which threatens... Read more

  The 04 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Insomnia–Advent’s Distant Cousin

  

  Yesterday I sent Marilyn an email. Words rushed over the keyboard past the constraints of grammar and spelling. I was so angry and so very upset. Read more

  The 04 december 2015 by   Marilyngardner5
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• Mark Zuckerberg Pledges To Give 99% Of Facebook Stock To Charity… And Why It...

  Hooray! CNN reports Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to give away stock currently valued at $45 billion to charity.3 Ironic Things From This Story People... Read more

  The 03 december 2015 by   Nottheworstnews
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• The Devastating Link Between Wildfire and Sprawl

  

  On Tuesday at COP21, the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, global leaders are talking about forests, and how to protect and restore the world’s remaining... Read more

  The 02 december 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Apple’s Renewable Energy Efforts Continue with Solar in Singapore

  

  Apple has made another advancement in its quest to be more environmentally friendly in its operating procedures. On November 15, 2015 the electronics giant... Read more

  The 02 december 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Ken Briggs on the Shocking "No Big Deal" Approach of Pope Francis to Questions...

  

  As Ken Briggs notes today in National Catholic Reporter, the "no big deal" approach Pope Francis appears to take to some issues causes him to hard-sell some... Read more

  The 01 december 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Picture of the Day

  

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is attending the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on... Read more

  The 30 november 2015 by   Gldmeier
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• Climate Talks In Paris: The Story That's Not Being Covered

  

  So, sure, there are climate change talks going on between 150 nations and it's widely agreed we all need to come to conclusions and goals but..... Read more

  The 30 november 2015 by   Morage
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• Fun Online Polls: Islamic State, Again.

  The responses to last week's Fun Online Poll were as follows: What is the most likely cause of Islamic State? The usual violent Islamic tendencies and outside... Read more

  The 30 november 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Links 30/11/15

  Politics:Always hit and miss, but here is Slavoj Žižek on the Paris attacks, refugees and feminism and human rights. About the dire situation of LGBTQ asylum... Read more

  The 30 november 2015 by   Cathy Leaves
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• Demonstrate Today for an End to Global Warming

  

  Today’s demonstrations are in response to climate change. We want to show our leaders that we want them to take steps to stop global warming. Read more

  The 29 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Education the Path to More Support for Shark Conservation

  

  “The data also revealed that many recreational anglers are supportive of marine protected areas for threatened shark species, however that climate change is a... Read more

  The 28 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• 3 Last Minute Republican Black Friday Sales

  10% off next book written by Ted Cruz for every donation made to his campaign by midnight.* Free carbon emissions in exchange for putting any Republican... Read more

  The 28 november 2015 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Global Warming Will Be Faster Than Expected.

  

  “Global warming will progress faster than what was previously believed. The reason is that greenhouse gas emissions that arise naturally are also affected by... Read more

  The 27 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Republican Candidates Have Accepted The "Big Oil" Lies

  

  The chart above, from an AP survey, shows just how far from the truth the Republican candidates are when they talk about global climate change. Read more

  The 27 november 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Bee Informed: Quick Pollination Facts About Our Most Important Pollinators

  

  If bees were to disappear, humans will disappear within a few years. Albert Einstein—I find it interesting that so much is said about bees (including here on... Read more

  The 26 november 2015 by   Bradshaw
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• Overgrazing is a Major Cause of the Horror in Syria

  

  “In 1958, the vast semi-arid to arid Syrian steppe was made into a free access (unrestricted) commons by the Syrian national government. This overturned the... Read more

  The 26 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Two-faced Exxon: the Misinformation Campaign Against Its Own Scientists

  

  “It appears that the only difference between the behavior of Exxon and the tobacco industry is that cigarette companies didn’t publish their research linking... Read more

  The 25 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Fun Online Polls: Pies and Syria

  I have been a bit out of action the last few days, so slightly belatedly: the results to last week's Fun Online Poll: Does a pie need pastry on the top and... Read more

  The 25 november 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• “Dumb” Humans Used Neanderthals’ Levallois Tools

  Neanderthals used a special technique to make their stone tools. This complex method - known as the Levallois - was used for more than 200,000 years! However,... Read more

  The 24 november 2015 by   Reprieve
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• Stay of Execution for Solar Industry as Government Hesitates on Plans to Reduce...

  

  In a last minute reprieve for the solar industry, The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has suggested it may not slash the feed in tariff (FiT) in... Read more

  The 24 november 2015 by   Ecoexperts
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• King of Sweden Calls for a Ban on Baths After Realizing How Much Energy They Use

  

  Those whacky Europeans… Do as I say, not as I do… The elites want to ban all types of fun. The King of Sweden has called for a ban on baths to help save the... Read more

  The 24 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• California Public School Textbooks Mislead Students on Climate, Study Says

  

  Books voice doubt over whether climate change is real and suggest global warming could be beneficial, researchers say in analysis of four science texts Textbook... Read more

  The 24 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• "Spotlight": My Five-Point Commentary

  Steve and I went yesterday to see "Spotlight." Most of you will already know quite a bit about this film, but in case anyone reading this blog doesn't have... Read more

  The 23 november 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• 1.5 Degrees C is the Global Warming Level Limit Required to Save Islands and...

  

  “We definitely think that staying below 2 degrees is still very possible,” Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate... Read more

  The 23 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• What If 2 C Isn’t Enough to Cap Global Warming?

  

  “43 nations home to a billion people banded together this month in a bloc called the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which is pushing for a 1.5 C cap over... Read more

  The 22 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Chennai Rains ~ Sydney Scorching Heat !!

  

  For long Chennaites, were complaining that it has been a very long extended summer and there is no escape from the scorching heat – all that changed in a week... Read more

  The 21 november 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Permafrost: Hiding a Climate Time Bomb?

  

  “On the front line of climate change in the Canadian Arctic, scientists hunt for clues to a potentially catastrophic global warming trend: melting permafrost. Read more

  The 20 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Oh No! Our Shoes and Socks Will Get Wet!

  From a surprisingly even-handed article in The Guardian: ... recent studies have suggested part of the West Antarctic ice sheet is indeed unstable, triggered... Read more

  The 20 november 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Yes, but How Will They Ever Know?

  From Reuters: Polar bear populations are likely to fall by more than 30 percent by around mid-century as global warming thaws Arctic sea ice, experts said on... Read more

  The 20 november 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Forest Service Revs Up Push to Open Over 170 Million Tons of Coal to Mining...

  

  Proposed Loophole Could Cause Millions of Tons of Carbon Pollution, undermine Obama Administration Climate Goals, and Degrade Wildlife Habitat DENVER— National... Read more

  The 19 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Finland’s Nuclear Waste Burial Plan

  GarryRogers:As in all things we do, we humans have a very shortsighted view of the future. We have 5-year plans, we discuss what might happen by the end of the... Read more

  The 18 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• American Youths File Landmark Climate Lawsuit Against President Obama & U.S....

  

  On August 12, International Youth Day, 21 young people from across the United States filed a landmark constitutional climate change lawsuit against the federal... Read more

  The 18 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Monster 2015 El Nino Likely to Be Most Intense Ever Seen

  GarryRogers:Everyone should prepare for winter-weather extremes. Originally posted on robertscribbler: For nearly two years now, we’ve had every indication... Read more

  The 18 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Snowfall Reunites Joe Harris & Martin Morazzo in 2016

  

  SNOWFALL BRINGS DEADLY CHILL TO DYSTOPIAN GENREAn all-new series set in a post-snow world where weather is a weaponJoe Harris and Martin Morazzo reunite for... Read more

  The 17 november 2015 by   Comicscritic
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• Choking Air, Melting Glaciers: How Global Warming is Changing India

  

  Globally, India is the third largest carbon-emitting country—though its per capita emissions are only one third of the international average—according to the... Read more

  The 17 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Congo Basin Under Deforestation Threat

  

  The Congo Basin in Africa, the world’s second-largest tropical forest, is facing a growing threat of deforestation carried out to clear the way for palm oil... Read more

  The 16 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• I Was in No Mood for People Who Tried to Lay Claims on Me.

  

  Open City, by Teju Cole Identity and memory intermingle, both at the national level and the individual. Who we are is in part a creation of who we were, but... Read more

  The 16 november 2015 by   Pechorin
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• Compare the Influence of Economic, Social and Political Characteristics That Hav...

  

  Tourism has traditionally acted as major source of income within many developing countries. The huge amounts of investment put into this sector points to the... Read more

  The 16 november 2015 by   Vikasacharya
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• G20 Spending on Fossil Fuels Dwarfs Renewables

  

  The G20 countries spend almost four times as much to prop up fossil fuel production as they do to subsidize renewable energy, calling into question their... Read more

  The 15 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Paris Climate Pact Could Leave Forests Vulnerable

  

  “Efforts to foster forests and slow deforestation, which is one of the leading causes of global warming, are largely being glossed over by most nations as they... Read more

  The 13 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Viewing the USA from Afar

  

  So in the last post I was talking about the circus that is the Republican slate of candidates for the Presidency. Not sure how many we are now down to but it's... Read more

  The 13 november 2015 by   Expatmum
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• China’s Biodiversity Declines as Human Demands Grow

  

  Since 1970, China’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half, while the nation’s Ecological Footprint has more than doubled, reveals WWF’s Living Planet... Read more

  The 12 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• A Wonder Plant

  Have you ever heard of Enset (Ensete Ventrisocum), aka False Banana or Ethiopian Banana? No, nor had I until recently, but now that I have heard about it I am... Read more

  The 12 november 2015 by   Mwillis
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• Global Warming: We Have a Solution, Stop Pollution!

  

  Climate change is already beginning to transform life on Earth. Around the globe, seasons are shifting, temperatures are climbing and sea levels are rising.... Read more

  The 12 november 2015 by   Vikasacharya
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• Research Links Tundra Fires, Thawing Permafrost

  

  Wildfires on Arctic tundra can contribute to widespread permafrost thaw much like blazes in forested areas, according to a study published in the most recent... Read more

  The 11 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• TPP Ignores Global Warming and Allows Murder of Labor Union Organizers

  I plan on posting a number of articles abut this catastrophic TPP agreement that sadly looks like it is going to become law. I can’t even begin to tell you how... Read more

  The 11 november 2015 by   Calvinthedog
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• World’s Climate About to Enter ‘uncharted Territory’ as It Passes 1C of Warming

  

  Global warming milestone is one of three climate records set to be broken in 2015, says UK Met Office Climate change is set to pass the milestone of 1C of... Read more

  The 10 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• European Migrant Crisis Cost British Business £660million Last Year as Vital...

  

  You wonder what it will take for residents to say enough of this invasion. Daily Mail: The European migrant crisis cost British businesses £660million in... Read more

  The 09 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Twenty Scientists Urge Raketeering Investigation of Climate-change Deniers

  

  Two retired University of Washington professors were among a group of 20 scientists that recently urged the Obama administration to launch federal racketeering... Read more

  The 08 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• With Keystone Snub, Obama Aims for More Leverage on Climate

  

  For years, President Barack Obama chided Republicans and Democrats alike for treating the Keystone XL pipeline as a signal of whether the U.S. would seriously... Read more

  The 07 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

  

  I had heard this wasn’t Kingsolver’s best book, and I’d tried starting it a few times and it didn’t really grab my attention. I went back to it last month and... Read more

  The 07 november 2015 by   Curlygeek04
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• Passion in the Workplace

  Sadly, this post will not be as steamy as the title implies. Though I did meet my husband at work, and I've heard of more than one rendezvous in the server room... Read more

  The 07 november 2015 by   Wantapeanut
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• 5 Ways To Keep My Soft Skin Safe #SoftestForBabySkin

  

  Hey Mom, this is your son waiting eagerly to come into your arms. It is less than a month now for my birth. I am quite excited. Read more

  The 06 november 2015 by   Jaideep Khanduja
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• Study of Huge Siberian Craters Shows Giant Pool of Methane Below Them

  

  In recent years, scientists have been baffled by a number of mysterious giant holes that have formed in Siberia. Intrigued as to what was causing this peculiar... Read more

  The 06 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Australia Can Go Green and Have Economic Growth – #Auspol #EarthtoParis #COP21

  

  GarryRogers: Originally posted on jpratt27: Negative emissions, as well as economic growth and improved biodiversity: Australia could have it all. Read more

  The 06 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Think Bigger

  

  I’ve spent a lot of time with academics. Having been one myself, I know something of their habits. Getting through a doctoral program involves, at least in... Read more

  The 06 november 2015 by   Steveawiggins
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• Middle East May Be Uninhabitable This Century Due to Deadly Heat, Study Finds

  

  The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2015 is set to begin in Paris this month, and while much of the world’s attention is focused on the dangers of... Read more

  The 05 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• As Scientists Worry About Warming World, US Public Doesn’t

  

  “As top-level international negotiations to try to limit greenhouse gas emissions start later this month in Paris, the AP-NORC poll taken in mid-October shows... Read more

  The 05 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Scientists Warned the President About Global Warming 50 Years Ago Today | Dana...

  

  On 5 November 1965 climate scientists summarized the risks associated with rising carbon pollution in a report for US president Lyndon Baines Johnson 50 years... Read more

  The 05 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Al Gore and His Views on Global Warming

  

  One of the most interesting people that have been involved in the environmental movement is Al Gore. Who is he, and what role has he played when it comes to... Read more

  The 05 november 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Learn to Recycle and Use Your Bicycle – Save Nature

  

  "We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children." Nature plays a major role and has a profound impact on the lives of all... Read more

  The 05 november 2015 by   Vikasacharya
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• House Republicans’ Most Recent Witch Hunt Targets NOAA

  

  We live in dark times. Dark times of rampant, media-supported climate change doubt and denial mongering. Dark times when global temperatures are hitting new... Read more

  The 04 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Surveys Confirm Conservatives’ Suspicion: Democrats *are* Socialists and anti-God

  

  In 2010, the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) sued the Democratic Party and its leadership for “stealing” CPUSA’s party platform and relabeling it as “progressive”. Read more

  The 04 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Proposed UN Tribunal of Climate Justice Threatens U.S. Sovereignty, While...

  

  The Christian Science Monitor reports that a new NASA study found that Antarctica has been adding more ice than it’s been losing, challenging other research,... Read more

  The 03 november 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Hybrid Animals ...Liliger ! and Coywolf

  

  Animal husbandry is an interesting subject… it is the management and care of farm animals by humans where genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be... Read more

  The 02 november 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• The Climate Fact No One Wants to Admit: 2 °C Warming is Inevitable

  

  The figures in a new UN report show that limiting global warming to 2 °C is now nigh on impossible (read more at www.newscientist. Read more

  The 02 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Diwali Greeting Cards DIY with Toddlers and Kids

  

  Do you have a creative toddler who loves to sneak in to your drawer? Is he always seen with scissors and sketch pens when left alone for a time being? All set t... Read more

  The 02 november 2015 by   Sangeetha
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• Spread of Drylands Will Hit Poorer Nations Hardest

  

  Global warming, increasing aridity and rapidly expanding human population will lead to drylands covering half of the Earth’s land surface by the end of this... Read more

  The 01 november 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Review: Spill (TimeLine Theatre)

  

  Spill Written and Directed by Leigh Fondakowski at Stage 773, 1225 N. Belmont (map) thru Dec 19 | tix: $38-$51 | more info Check for half-price tickets Vital... Read more

  The 30 october 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• ‘Of Inspirations and Change’ by Crystalanne Elizabeth Pierce

  

  Welcoming and presenting Crystalanne Elizabeth Pierce, blogging on crystalanneelizabeth.wordpress.com, who have authored today's #100DeedsOfChange article and... Read more

  The 30 october 2015 by   Amreen Shaikh
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• Lizzy Asher’s Highball Birthday Challenge

  

  A big thanks to our badass friend Lizzy for crushing this challenge, and then writing this great post about it! Missing out on Squamish this summer didn’t feel... Read more

  The 29 october 2015 by   Thervproject
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• This Could Be the Worst Climate Crisis in the World Right Now

  

  On Monday afternoon, Indonesian President Joko Widodo cut short a visit to the United States and headed home to oversee efforts to extinguish a rash of epic... Read more

  The 27 october 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• CO2 Is At A Record Level And It's Continues To Rise

  

  The Republicans love to deny the global climate change (i.e., global warming) that is happening by saying that there has always been a cycle of warming and... Read more

  The 25 october 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Heads It's Natural Variations, Tails It's Global Warming.

  From The Washington Post: “This modeled Antarctic sea ice decrease in the last three decades is at odds with observations, which show a small yet statistically... Read more

  The 24 october 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Don't Drink and Drive

  

  Whisky-making can be a wasteful business and a distillery is now turning the beverage into biofuel for cars. Whisky is made of water, yeast and grain, but 90%... Read more

  The 23 october 2015 by   Demi Mist
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• Johan Galtung’s Conflict Transformation Theory

  

  Since the end of the Cold War also the conflict environment has totally changed. Earlier The League of Nations and then The United Nations were created to... Read more

  The 21 october 2015 by   Arirusila
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• Johan Galtung’s Conflict Transformation Theory

  

  Since the end of the Cold War also the conflict environment has totally changed. Earlier The League of Nations and then The United Nations were created to... Read more

  The 21 october 2015 by   Arirusila
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• Piuma: The HCTF Questionnaire

  

  David Small of one-man band Piuma answered some questions about his first release. His self-titled EP is a sweet mix of catchy mainstream hooks augmented by... Read more

  The 20 october 2015 by   Hctf
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• Obama Cedes U.S. Sovereignty to International Body Via Strong Cities Network

  

  In the name of better fighting “violent extremism in all of its forms and manifestations in their local contexts,” the Obama administration has joined a global... Read more

  The 19 october 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Want to Help Cuba? Travel Responsibly

  I’ve got my knickers in a twist and if you know me, you know how ugly I can get when my ass is chapped. Today’s topic? Ethical, responsible, and sustainable... Read more

  The 19 october 2015 by   Connergo
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• Is Human Warming Prodding A Sleeping Methane Monster off Oregon’s Coast?

  

  “We’ve talked quite a bit about the Arctic Methane Monster — the potential that a rapidly warming Arctic will force the release of disproportionately large... Read more

  The 18 october 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Gloria Steinem: ‘If Men Could Get Pregnant, Abortion Would Be a Sacrament’

  

  I would expect nothing less from the mouth of an elitist, pro-abort feminist. The Guardian: The pope is in town the morning I visit Gloria Steinem, staying a fe... Read more

  The 18 october 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Nuvali’s “Dirt Weekend” Hosts Philippine Qualifying Race for the 2016 World...

  

  Aerial photo of last year’s Nuvali Dirt Weekend. Nuvali has announced that it will be staging this year’s Philippine qualifying leg of the Union Cycliste... Read more

  The 18 october 2015 by   Thesilentpal
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• Video: Nat Geo Invites Us to Change the World Together

  National Geographic has long been at the forefront of research, conservation, and exploration. For decades, the nonprofit organization has used compelling... Read more

  The 16 october 2015 by   Kungfujedi
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• GOP/Conservatism of All Stripes = Political Cancer

  I was reading one of the blogs listed in our blog roll this morning, about an unlikely comparison and contrast between marxism and cancer. Read more

  The 15 october 2015 by   Doggone
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• "Manners Maketh Man."

  

  I'm not certain how many of you watched the Democratic Presidential Nominee debate last night but it was very interesting and insightful. Read more

  The 15 october 2015 by   Jamesswezey
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• 2015 Has Been A Difficult Year for Mountaineering

  

  If you follow this blog with any regularity, you probably already know that 2015 has been a tough year for mountaineering expeditions. Read more

  The 14 october 2015 by   Kungfujedi
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