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Weather — Climate Change

• Current Paris Climate Pledges ‘won’t Limit Global Warming to 2C’

  

  “Pledges made by countries ahead of the Paris UN Conference in December are not sufficient to limit global warming to 2°C, according to analysis published... Read more

  The 19 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• It Just Keeps Getting Hotter

  

  The following post is by Joe Romm at Think Progress: NASA reports this was the hottest July on record. So we are now in “bet the mortgage” territory that 2015... Read more

  The 19 august 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Real Life Imitating Art, and the Return of Soylent Green

  

  GarryRogers: Wouldn’t want to run out. Harry Harrison’s 1966 novel “Make Room! Make Room!” was made into the movie. The novel influenced my attitude and... Read more

  The 19 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Playing Chicken With Hothouse Extinction — Obama’s Shameful Shell Drilling...

  

  GarryRogers:It has seemed all along that Obama lacks background in the natural sciences. He often appears to lack the understanding that would let him fully... Read more

  The 18 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Nanotechnology – A Global Risk?

  

  A couple of years ago, I read lots of article about nanotechnology and maybe if I had been asked back then to identify risks, I would have suggested it. Read more

  The 18 august 2015 by   Thinkibility
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• How Much Will Antarctica and Greenland Ice Raise Seas?

  

  Scientists have figured out the worst that could happen if the mammoth chuck of continental ice at the bottom of the world—the West Antarctic Ice Sheet—continue... Read more

  The 18 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Global Warming: Central Asian Glaciers Dwindling Fast

  

  GarryRogers:The loss of these glaciers will impact the regional water cycle and will add a small amount to the problem of freshwater entering the oceans. Read more

  The 17 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Toxic Threat of Cyanobacteria May Be Growing Worldwide

  GarryRogers:This is a serious threat to wildlife. Originally posted on Summit County Citizens Voice: Study calls for better monitoring, more warnings Staff... Read more

  The 15 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Global Warming Increases ‘food Shocks’ Threat #Auspol #ClimateChange

  

  Drought is one of the most significant impacts of climate change on food. Climate change is increasing the risk of severe ‘food shocks’ where crops fail and... Read more

  The 15 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• What is an Ecosystem and Types of Ecosystem?

  

  What is an Ecosystem? An ecosystem, a term very often used in biology, is a community of plants and animals interacting with each other in a given area, and als... Read more

  The 13 august 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Dolphins Facts

  

  Dolphins are cetacean mammals belonging to the toothed whales suborder. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 1.2 m... Read more

  The 13 august 2015 by   Vikasacharya
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• But What About Obesity?

  

  One thing that I find really irritating is when someone wants to draw attention away from a discussion, and so they play a game of “look at the fatties. Read more

  The 13 august 2015 by   Danceswithfat
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• Meat-eaters Are Speeding Worldwide Species Extinction

  

  “To find out [how meat consumption impacted biodiversity], Brian Machovina and his colleagues looked at studies that identified the world’s biodiversity... Read more

  The 12 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• GOP Disappointed That Obama Has Failed To Fail

  

  Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman points out a fact that many of us have noticed. The GOP has been trying to convince... Read more

  The 12 august 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• El Nino Crosses Monstrous Event Threshold

  Originally posted on robertscribbler: What’s the worst sin of all? If you agree with the Greek playwrights it would have to be hubris — or pride so terrible tha... Read more

  The 11 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• 10 Recipes to Beat the Heat This Summer. {Favorites from My Kitchen}

  

  Summer season has always been my favorite part of the year until I moved to Dubai. I have always been an outdoor-sy person so staying inside during the day had... Read more

  The 11 august 2015 by   Tasneem Rajkotwala
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• Bermuda High No More — Global Warming Shoves North Atlantic Anticyclone Toward...

  GarryRogers:Please read the comments on this and other posts for added information and interpretation. Originally posted on robertscribbler: The semi-permanent... Read more

  The 10 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Guest Columnist: Aya De Leon

  

  Aya de Leon teaches creative writing in the African American Studies Department at UC Berkeley and blogs here on WordPress; her sex worker Robin Hood novel,... Read more

  The 10 august 2015 by   Maggiemcneill
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• Thinking About the Future

  

  Make a list of global risks? What items would be on that list? What criteria would you use?An innovator is constantly asking him/herself to make things better i... Read more

  The 08 august 2015 by   Thinkibility
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• None Of These Clowns Is Qualified To Be Our President

  

  (These caricatures of the 17 GOP candidates is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) These caricatures of the Republicans who want to be their party's nominee for... Read more

  The 08 august 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• The Reality of Global Warming: We’re All Frogs in a Pot of Slowly Boiling...

  GarryRogers:Seems everything is going up but my bank account. Originally posted on jpratt27: In 2009, global leaders agreed to try not to let the world warm mor... Read more

  The 08 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• The Hothouse Breeds More Toxic Waters — Lake Erie ‘Painted Green’ By Enormous...

  GarryRogers:My ponds are at record low levels this year. This, coupled with drought and heat leaves them susceptible to a lethal algae bloom. The smallest pond... Read more

  The 07 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Life on Earth Will Look Dramatically Different by Mid-century. #Auspol...

  

  Originally posted on jpratt27: Climate change is happening far faster than predicted, and it’s causing a huge decline in animal life, according to a recent... Read more

  The 07 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Links:5/8/15

  Politics: This is haunting: climate scientists, hounded by right-wing media, know how dire the situation is, but decide to talk about it less and less. Read more

  The 05 august 2015 by   Cathy Leaves
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• Here’s Where Over 90% of the Extra Heat from Global Warming is Going

  

  Forests and Global Warming It’s no surprise that climate change is raising summer temperatures in many parts of the globe, but what you might not know is where... Read more

  The 05 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Biosecurity Protects Islands

  

  “Without island biosecurity pests will rapidly recolonize islands from which they have been eradicated, or worse still colonise islands for the first time. Read more

  The 04 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Hidden Threats Strain Both the Earth’s Life-sustaining Resources and Life Itself

  Unsustainable economic growth and its systemic impacts on the wealth gap, human population, and Earth’s climate are enslaving and abusing all Peoples. Read more

  The 04 august 2015 by   Andy96
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• White House Statement On The New "Clean Power" Plan

  

  (This image of a U.S. coal-burning power plant is from greenpeace.org.) On Monday, President Obama announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is... Read more

  The 04 august 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Yale Climate Opinion Maps

  

  Public Opinion About Global Warming Public opinion about global warming is an important influence on decision making about policies to reduce global warming or... Read more

  The 04 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Did Pope Francis Really Say the Koran and Bible Are the Same?

  

  FOTM readers know that I, a Catholic, am no fan of Pope Francis, formerly known as Jorge Bergoglio. I am especially critical of his call for a supra-national... Read more

  The 03 august 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Benefits and Dangers of Fracking

  

  What is Fracking? Fracking is a relatively new way of accessing natural deposits of shale gas and oil buried deep within the ground. Read more

  The 03 august 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• What Might Have Been!

  

  Some people say there's no difference worth mentioning between Republican and Democratic politicians. They're equally bad. These are usually people who don't... Read more

  The 02 august 2015 by   Lowell
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• Richard Alley on Climate History and CO2

  GarryRogers:Great review. Atmospheric CO2 levels more important than we knew. Originally posted on Climate Denial Crock of the Week: Great time saver. 4.6... Read more

  The 01 august 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• All (fisheries) Models Are Wrong, but Some Are Useful (to Indigenous People)

  

  Another post from Alejandro Frid. (Note: title modified from George Box‘s most excellent quote).—As an ecologist working for indigenous people of coastal Britis... Read more

  The 01 august 2015 by   Bradshaw
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• What's Happening - July 30

  

  Berlin. Funeral home. Refrigeration room. Screaming. Woman, 92, who was declared dead in a nursing home, is alive and terrified. A doctor declared her dead.... Read more

  The 30 july 2015 by   Lowell
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• HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Safe

  

  This week's Hit me with your best shot takes us back to the 90s for a special film by Todd Haynes called "Safe". If you haven't seen it, quit reading now and... Read more

  The 30 july 2015 by   Shane Slater
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• You Can Switch to 100% Clean Energy Today

  

  Leaving #FossilFuel This morning (July 28, 2015), with one phone call, I switched my four electric utility accounts (two residential, two commercial) to 100%... Read more

  The 29 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• The Doctored Gotcha Planned Parenthood Video and Catholic Responses to It: Some...

  

  I haven't talked about that doctored gotcha video made by David Daleiden, who is in cahoots with the odious right-wing gotcha activist James O'Keefe. Read more

  The 29 july 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• McWhorter on Antiracism as Religion, and Beyond

  Yesterday I published a post at 3 Quarks Daily in which I quoted a July 21 remarks between John McWhorter and Glenn Loury to the effect that antiracism has... Read more

  The 28 july 2015 by   Bbenzon
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• Switch to 100% Clean Energy Today

  

  Leaving #FossilFuel This morning, with one phone call, I switched my four electric utility accounts (two residential, two commercial) to 100% clean energy from... Read more

  The 28 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Refresh

  

  While I’m supposed to be working on longer and more important projects (which it’s still too early to share) I cut out some time to make an illustration for... Read more

  The 28 july 2015 by   Matteofarinella
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• Screw the Sceptics—Humans Are to Blame!

  

  First there were the global warming sceptics and anthropogenic climate change deniers; now we are hearing from the downplayers and confuse-the-issuists like... Read more

  The 28 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• 13 Giant Companies Just Made Big Climate Pledges

  

  Big-name companies like Coca-Cola, Walmart, Apple, and Google have pledged to tackle climate change. Thanks to J. Pratt for this story. Sourced through... Read more

  The 28 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Écologie En France

  

  This is just a quick post to update ConservationBytes.com followers about a few things I’ll be up to over the next 5 months. While I can guarantee that the post... Read more

  The 27 july 2015 by   Bradshaw
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• Land And Ocean Temperatures Set Heat Records In June

  (Image is from the new report of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.) The global warming denials of congressional Republicans becomes more... Read more

  The 24 july 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Ice Age? No. Abrupt Warmings and Hunting Together Polished off Holarctic...

  

  Oh shit oh shit oh shit …Did ice ages cause the Pleistocene megafauna to go extinct? Contrary to popular opinion, no, they didn’t. Read more

  The 23 july 2015 by   Bradshaw
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• 151 Inspiring Environmental Quotes

  

  This post contains 151 environmental quotes from great conservationists, naturalists and environmental activists like Al Gore, John Muir, John James... Read more

  The 23 july 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Extinction Resources: Information, Opinion, Ideas, & Questions

  

  Extinction Information Resources Passenger Pigeon Stopping human-caused extinction of Earth’s plant and animal species is the greatest challenge of our time.... Read more

  The 22 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Hillary Clinton Wows Democrats At Iowa Dinner

  

  (This caricature of Hillary Clinton is by DonkeyHotey.) Supporters of Bernie Sanders are justifiably proud of the large audiences he has been gathering, but... Read more

  The 22 july 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Leading Institutions Say Governments Must Act Now If Serious Climate Risks to...

  Originally posted on jpratt27: Twenty four of the UK’s foremost academic and professional institutions have called on national governments to take immediate... Read more

  The 22 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• THE MALDIVES: Idyll in the Indian Ocean, Guest Post by Ann Stalcup

  

  Maldive IslandsMy friend and fellow children’s book writer Ann Stalcup and her husband Ed love to travel. In June 2014 they went on a trip to the United Arab... Read more

  The 20 july 2015 by   Carolinearnoldtravel
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• Is Capitalism Dissolving Around Us?

  Paul Mason in The Guardian: Capitalism, it turns out, will not be abolished by forced-march techniques. It will be abolished by creating something more dynamic... Read more

  The 19 july 2015 by   Bbenzon
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• The Future of Solar Water Heating

  

  The Sustainable L.A. Grand Challenge, a UCLA initiative with 150 faculty across 40 different departments, has the stated goal of bringing the L.A. Read more

  The 17 july 2015 by   Dwell
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• Can We Save Biodiversity? Not as Long as ‘democracy’ is for Sale

  

  Like you, I’m tired of the constant battle with ill-informed politicians who claim all sorts of nonsense reasons for the bad environmental decisions they make i... Read more

  The 16 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Can We Save Biodiversity? Not as Long as ‘democracy’ is for Sale

  

  © Bill DayLike you, I’m tired of the constant battle with ill-informed politicians who claim all sorts of nonsense reasons for the bad environmental decisions... Read more

  The 15 july 2015 by   Bradshaw
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• Fiction, Reality, & Responsibility: #EcoSciFi, #Climate-Change

  

  #EcoSciFi and #Climate-Change) The Tsaeb warriors appeared at a time when Earth’s intelligent creatures were endangering their own existence. War and... Read more

  The 15 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• This is News?

  From the Telegraph Scotland's first home-grown wine has been described as “undrinkable” by experts. Christopher Trotter, from Aberdeen, set up his own vineyard... Read more

  The 14 july 2015 by   Markwadsworth
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• Teach Your Kids About the Ocean and Animals Under the Sea at Sea Life Aquarium i...

  

  My youngest son loves animals and he has been impressed with learning about all of the animals at Sea World and the Fort Worth Zoo, I wanted to take him to... Read more

  The 14 july 2015 by   Upliftingfam
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• Pope Francis Calls Again for Wealth Redistribution, While U.S. Archbishops Live...

  

  That Pope Francis, what a guy! He called gunmakers hypocritical false Christians while the Vatican’s own Swiss Guards and Pontifical Gendarmerie are armed with... Read more

  The 13 july 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Eco Golf Rules

  In 2014 Golf Refugees submitted the following 'eco golf rules' to the R A for consideration. Eco Golf Rules: 1. All tournament approved golf balls (and clubs)... Read more

  The 12 july 2015 by   Golfrefugees
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• Global Cooling–A Mini Ice Age?

  

  –Source: Posted on July 12, 2015 by …and Then There’s Physics “There was a press release from the National Astronomy Meeting – which I go to every couple of... Read more

  The 12 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Pros and Cons of Fossil Fuels

  

  Fossil fuels are used throughout the world to power everything from cars to lights in the home. However, there is currently a lot of hot debate over the use of... Read more

  The 12 july 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Snow. Boston. July. What?

  Wired reports there is snow in Boston that has not melted, in part because it was mixed with other junk when it was removed from roads which makes it less likel... Read more

  The 11 july 2015 by   Nottheworstnews
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• Snake Oil Salesmen

  

  The last time I checked you can still buy your POM Wonderful at our local supermarkets. This despite the fact that a judge issued a ‘cease and desist,’... Read more

  The 11 july 2015 by   Rvbadalam
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• Fossil Fuel Industry Must ‘implode’ to Avoid Climate Disaster, Says Top Scientis...

  Originally posted on jpratt27: ‘The age of carbon is over’ and a transition to a greener economy is inevitable, says Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, adviser to the... Read more

  The 11 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Global Warming Is Wiping Out the Bees

  

  Bumblebees, a linchpin of the global food supply, are vanishing across huge swaths of North America and Europe as a result of climate change, a new study says.... Read more

  The 09 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Things Are Getting Crazier in America

  

  I TOLD YOU THINGS ARE GETTING CRAZIER By David Limbaugh • Townhall.com • July 7, 2015 Lately I’ve shared my lament that in America today we are... Read more

  The 09 july 2015 by   Eowyn
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• Kick Koch Off The Smithsonian Board

  

  More than 100 demonstrators braved a Washington D.C. heat wave at high noon on a workday to join us outside the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural... Read more

  The 08 july 2015 by   Lowell
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• Two Huge Sources and Reasons for Hope

  I saw two media releases yesterday that gave me hope for the future of electricity and reducing pollution and carbon emissions. And then there's the hope for... Read more

  The 07 july 2015 by   Morage
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• Top 10 Provocative Tiny Cement Sculptures

  

  If you somehow find yourself in Galicia, in Spain's north-west you might well get to see and discover the work of Isaac Cordal. All over Galicia he had made tin... Read more

  The 07 july 2015 by   Russell Deasley
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• The Oceans Can’t Take Any More: Fundamental Change in Oceans Predicted

  

  GR: Running out of time. Species extinctions, intensifying storms, dying forests and the seas. Scientists study the causes, activists fight small battles and... Read more

  The 06 july 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• What Do Aurora Australis, Romans 1, and Apostle Paul Have in Common?

  

  In Romans 1, the famous passage in which Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit describes the pagans' reaction to experiencing the God of Creation, begin... Read more

  The 05 july 2015 by   Elizabethprata
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• Marshall Islands Call for Greenhouse Gas Reduction ~ Ship Registration and Flag

  

  Just like Motor vehicles registered in Regional Transport Office, Ocean going ships are also registered. Ship registration is the process by which a ship is... Read more

  The 05 july 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Illinois Improbable: A Story of Upending Expectations

  

  When I was a high-school student in Bethesda, Maryland, and beginning to think about college, my parents sat me down and set a parameter: they would only allow ... Read more

  The 04 july 2015 by   Davedtc
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• Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Sources & Effects

  

  What are Greenhouse Gases? The term ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG) refers to a type of gas (and there are a few different gases that this can refer to) that is capabl... Read more

  The 03 july 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Deliberative Democracy and the Age of Social Media

  

  Several earlier posts have focused on the theory of deliberative democracy (link, link, link). The notion is that political decision-making can be improved by... Read more

  The 02 july 2015 by   Dlittle30
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• Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering

  

  ‘Genetic engineering’ is the process to alter the structure and nature of genes in human beings, animals or foods using techniques like molecular cloning and... Read more

  The 02 july 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• My Republican Friend Worries About the Federal Debt

  

  My friend wrote:"I heard on the radio that the Congressional Budget Office has issued a dire warning about the USA's debt problem. Check it out (I don't have th... Read more

  The 01 july 2015 by   Rvbadalam
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• Lyme Disease – the Debate

  Great article on debate whether Lyme Disease is a chronic disease. Study may suggest some correlation to Global Warming – OK I said it. Read more

  The 29 june 2015 by   Probestpest
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• Things You Need To Know This Week – June 27, 2015

  

  It’s safe to say that the recent ruling by the Supreme Court on marriage equality trumps pretty much all other news of the week. Truly a momentous decision,... Read more

  The 28 june 2015 by   Shellykramer
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• The Death of Golf

  According to the NGF, a golf course in America closes roughly every two days, while just 11 courses were opened in 2014. It takes 135,000 gallons of water... Read more

  The 27 june 2015 by   Golfrefugees
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• Pot Calls Kettle Black: Pope Francis Chastises Pastors for Talking Too Much

  

  Ever since Argentinian archbishop Jorge Bergoglio was elected by the Papal Enclave to be head of the Catholic Church 2 years 3 months ago, the new Pope Francis... Read more

  The 27 june 2015 by   Eowyn
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• India Beats Bangla at Last .... News from Vidarbha

  

  On the longest day of the year — the summer solstice, June 21 — International Yoga Day celebrations swept nearly 200 countries - people gathered in large number... Read more

  The 24 june 2015 by   Sampathkumar Sampath
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• Spring Of 2015 Was The Hottest On Record

  

  The chart above is from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It shows what the Republicans continue to deny -- that global warming (globa... Read more

  The 24 june 2015 by   Jobsanger
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• Cracking the Mystery of the Corrosive Ocean

  Around 55 million years ago, an abrupt global warming event triggered a highly corrosive deep-water current to flow through the North Atlantic Ocean. Read more

  The 24 june 2015 by   Climatesight
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• Cannabalistic Neanderthals Hunted Humans?

  

  Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, but we soon spread around the world. In Eurasia we encountered our close relatives, the Neanderthals. However, this family... Read more

  The 22 june 2015 by   Reprieve
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• Has the World Gone Mad?

  This is the script of this morning's Thought for the day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme:Recently I was in Stuttgart and took part in a two-hour discussion wit... Read more

  The 22 june 2015 by   Nicholas Baines
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• The Highway to Health

  

  CC Image courtesy of Flamouroux on Flickr No stop signs, speed limit, Nobody’s gonna slow me down Hey momma, look at me, I’m on my way to the promised land AC/D... Read more

  The 21 june 2015 by   Chuck Underwood
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• Links 19/6/15

  Politics: The Dominican Republic has decided to strip 210000 people of Haitian decent of their citizenship. The country has a long history of ethnic cleansing... Read more

  The 19 june 2015 by   Cathy Leaves
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• Review: The Birds (Griffin Theatre)

  

  The Birds Written by Conor McPherson Directed by Kevin Kingston at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont (map) thru July 19 | tickets: $35 | more info Check for... Read more

  The 18 june 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Pope Francis's Encyclical on the Environment, and the Impossibility of Discussin...

  

  Call me crazy, but if I were a world religious leader writing a major document about ecology today — one which stresses that it is addressing every member of th... Read more

  The 18 june 2015 by   William Lindsey
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• Pope Francis on the Environmental Crisis

  An article in the NYTimes opens: Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront... Read more

  The 18 june 2015 by   Bbenzon
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• Peace Index 2015: BRIC, Balkans And Eastwards

  

  The Global Peace Index (GPI) is implemented by organization called Vision of Humanity, which groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on... Read more

  The 18 june 2015 by   Arirusila
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• Science and Decision

  Science is uncertain; and yet we have no better basis for making important decisions about the future than the best scientific knowledge currently available. Read more

  The 16 june 2015 by   Dlittle30
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• 30 Global Warming Myths Vs Facts

  

  30 Myths vs. Facts on Global Warming While colder winters continue to rise in the U.S., many aren’t sure which factors to attribute such extreme weather and... Read more

  The 14 june 2015 by   Rinkesh
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• Global Warming Drives Huge Alaska Forest Shift

  

  Study tracks shift in boreal forest. ‘This is not a scenario model, or a might, or a maybe …’ Staff Report FRISCO — There’s little doubt that global warming wil... Read more

  The 14 june 2015 by   Garry Rogers
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• Just Lock the Republicans in the Clown Car Together - Preferably in the Trunk

  

  These are factual figures. Conservatives are lousy at governance, and especially poor at economic policy and foreign policy --- and those two are both closely... Read more

  The 13 june 2015 by   Doggone
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• The John Birch Society...and Why the GOP Sold Out. It's Called $$$

  By RF SchattenYou don't a need drugs to become a Koch Addict...it's that inscrutable scent of $$$ that hooks that corruptible side of you! Read more

  The 12 june 2015 by   Rfschatten
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• National Geographic Announces 2015 Emerging Explorers

  

  National Geographic has announced its selection for the 2015 Emerging Explorers program. Each year, the iconic organization selects a group of talented and... Read more

  The 10 june 2015 by   Kungfujedi
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• Scientific Conspiracies Are Impossible

  

  We’ve all heard it somewhere before: “It’s all just a big conspiracy and those bloody scientists are just trying to protect their funding sources. Read more

  The 09 june 2015 by   Bradshaw
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