It happens every few months, now. Somebody (often with a scientific credential of some sort) reports they’ve found a flaw! Somewhere! In the science of climate change! OMG!
Mainstream media blows yet another climate denier story out of proportion
July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
Marine protected areas aren’t enough to save the oceans
July 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
While some governments and environmental NGOs have pushed marine protected areas in the U.S. and throughout the world as the solution to protecting the ocean and maintaining biodiversity in marine ecosystems, a United Nations study released on July 28 said continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as protected areas is “insufficient” to stem global biodiversity loss.
White House announces new fuel economy standards
July 29, 2011 By 6 Comments
Washington may be gridlocked and deadlocked, but traffic is flowing smoothly in some parts of the government. This morning, President Obama announced a cornerstone of a real national energy policy: new fuel efficiency standards that will save money, promote energy independence and cut carbon emissions.
Peripheral Canal blasted by Rep Jerry McNerney
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A peripheral canal or tunnel that takes large amounts of fresh water from the Delta would devastate families, farmers, and businesses in our community. – Representative Jerry McNerney.
Big political winner for Dems – Clean energy
July 27, 2011 By 3 Comments
Clean energy is building a new economy based on the spirit of American innovation. It will create new job opportunities, reduce our dependence on oil and protect us from pollution that threatens our health and contributes to climate change. Voters understand this – and they’re supporting elected officials who share that vision.
California continues to kill millions of fish
July 26, 2011 By 1 Comment
Is the Dark Lord a snake… or a Fox? Harry Potter vs Rupert Murdoch
July 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Harry Potter is well on his way to total global domination (of the box office) just as Rupert Murdoch, the Dark Lord of Fleet Street, appears to be losing his domination of global media.
Murdoch – owner of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal in America and similarly right-wing news outlets in England and his original home, Australia – has fallen over a major wiretapping scandal.
Like Voldemort, the man who once made Ministers (of the Exchequer, if not Magic) tremble is trying to save the last of his crumbling empire as his aides drop like smashed horcruxes.
Top 10 Ways Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is like the Mess in Washington
July 16, 2011 By 5 Comments
When Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I came out, it was two weeks after a mid-term election in which the forces of environmental good got a drubbing at the hands of the rich and powerful. Have things changed at all in the months since then? Not so much. So… what lessons can we take from Harry Potter and his intrepid bunch as they battle the ultimate in slimy evil overlords?
Fukushima update – Nuclear reactor nearly under control?
July 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
The next time an American company pushing nuclear power tells you “We have safeguards in place! We know what we’re doing! We can handle emergencies!” … keep this in mind:
It’s four months in to the Fukushima disaster, and some of the best engineers in the world have things “nearly under control” – which means the temperature is down to the boiling point of water, it’s not leaking too much, and it’s not going to explode (probably).
