Tag: climate control
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outside the box #123
here is the latest episode of “outside the box,” hosted by alex ansary.it was originally broadcast by portland community media on october 11, 2007. from alex ansary: This week Alex reports on the arrest of Ed and Elaine Brown, the situation in Burma, robotic inspect spies, human-hybrid embryo limits removed, an update on the ecological…
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gore wins of nobel peace prize
from financial times: Al Gore, former US vice president, and the UN climate panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for raising awareness of the risks of climate change. The Norwegian Nobel Committee chose Gore and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to share the $1.5m prize from a field…
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biofuels switch a mistake, say researchers
from guardian: Increasing production of biofuels to combat climate change will release between two and nine times more carbon gases over the next 30 years than fossil fuels, according to the first comprehensive analysis of emissions from biofuels. Biofuels – petrol and diesel extracted from plants – are presented as an environmentally friendly alternative to…
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news on the march
no evidence of enemy fire in tillman deathfrom ap: Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman’s forehead and tried without success to get authorities to investigate whether the former NFL player’s death amounted to a crime, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press… No…
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science chief: cut birthrate to save earth
from guardian: The new head of the Science Museum has an uncompromising view about how global warming should be dealt with: get rid of a few billion people. Chris Rapley, who takes up his post on September 1, is not afraid of offending. ‘I am not advocating genocide,’ said Rapley. ‘What I am saying is…
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energy chairman floats carbon tax
from new york times: A powerful House Democrat said on Friday that he planned to propose a steep new “carbon tax” that would raise the cost of burning oil, gas and coal, in a move that could shake up the political debate on global warming. The proposal came from Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan,…
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Arctic Monkeys Shiver At Climate ‘Hypocrisy’
British rock group Arctic Monkeys have become the latest music industry stars to question whether the performers taking part in Live Earth on Saturday are suitable climate change activists.
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ron paul in new hampshire presidential debate
from stop the lie: 8 minutes of sanity with Dr. Ron Paul. vote on the new hampshire republican debate here. from raw story: Reprising his role as the candidate most willing to buck Republican orthodoxy, Ron Paul accused the government of intervening in the Middle East to protect the interests of powerful oil companies during…
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april clearinghouse
china to force rain ahead of olympics could global warming be halted by controlling the weather? the mystery of the 9/11 car bombs rosie pledges allegiance to seeking ‘truth’ about 9/11 security contractor faces growing protest over 824-acre base street closed to look for 9/11 remains drill angers conservatives prof who criticized bush added to…
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news on the march
on war’s anniversary, bush hosts jock-o-ramafrom san jose mercury news: In a chilly South Lawn ceremony, Bush lauded the University of Florida’s football team on Monday for its 2006 championship season… “Like you might remember, all the pre-game polls said you couldn’t win… So much for polls.” ‘iraq withdrawal may spark 9/11 repeat’from telegraph: President…
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‘New World Order’ To Fight Global Warming
from afp/yahoo: Gordon Brown, likely to be the next prime minister, will deliver a speech calling for a “new world order” to combat global warming on Monday. According to excerpts released by the finance ministry, Chancellor of the Exchequer Brown will also say the United Nations should make the fight against global warming a core…
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aei: the root of bush’s right-wing ideology
from think progress: Today, President Bush delivered a speech on Afghanistan at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. AEI and the Bush administration are deeply entwined, something Bush admitted during his speech. “I admire AEI a lot,” Bush said. “After all, I have been consistently borrowing some of your…
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gloom & doom in 2007?
from ap/yahoo: Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans’ grim predictions for the United States in 2007. Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with Iran or North Korea over those countries’ nuclear ambitions. An overwhelming majority of those surveyed…