August 15, 2013 – 6:22 pm
Obviously, doooooom! (Nature) Those who find satisfaction in the crunch of a hard apple have reason to be worried about climate change: a 40-year study of Japanese apple orchards has found that global warming is producing softer — but sweeter — apples. The work, published today in Scientific Reports1, joins a growing body of research […]
August 15, 2013 – 1:16 pm
The Egyptian government could throw some of O’s remarks right back (WSJ) We know that many Egyptians, millions of Egyptians, perhaps even a majority of Egyptians were calling for a change in course. And while we do not believe that force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military’s intervention several weeks ago, […]
August 15, 2013 – 1:00 pm
…is an electric grid that needs to be saved from Climate Change, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is The Blogmocracy, with a post noting that we cannot simply magic our problems away.
August 15, 2013 – 10:52 am
I agree: any who believe in man-induced climate change and think we’re doomed should practice what they preach, rather than saying that Other People should be forced to live the life Scientists have a moral obligation to take action on climate change Calling on all scientists to refrain from public advocacy and leadership is wrong. […]
August 15, 2013 – 8:33 am
Senators Dianne Feinstein and Dick Durbin are super upset that the Gitmo detention facility is still open in the era of HopeNchange (LA Times) The detention facility on our military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is holding 166 individuals. Most of them have been there a decade or more. Operating Guantanamo costs about $450 million […]
August 15, 2013 – 7:50 am
Since the new NC voter law, which includes requiring voter ID, shortens the number of early voting days, eliminates same day registration, and does away with straight party voting, liberals have been doing their typical freakout dance. They’re typical headline and/or article pushes the “voter suppression” and “disenfranchisement” memes. Here’s the Raleigh N&O Editorial Board […]
August 14, 2013 – 4:29 pm
I’d like to know what the NY Times actually knows about “the middle way”, considering they operate out of a heavily Progressive city in a pretty heavily left voting state North Carolinians Fear the End of a Middle Way When Pat McCrory, a Republican former mayor of Charlotte, was elected governor last year, he pledged […]
August 14, 2013 – 1:00 pm
…is a horrible canine using up all of Gaia’s resources and dooming the planet to boil, you might just be a Warmist The blog of the day is Scared Monkeys, with a post about Hooters telling Bob Filner he’s banned.
August 14, 2013 – 12:43 pm
No, really (Grist) Here at Grist we’re PIST, and we want you to be, too. PIST is People in Support of Tomorrow. We’re people just like you, coping with the prospect of a frying planet. Once we were irked. Peeved. Irritated. Now, we’re just PIST. And we want you to join us and share your […]
August 14, 2013 – 10:05 am
Why? Because you refuse to give up your fossil fueled travel, still have a fridge with an ice maker, and dare to use hair spray before work (UK Guardian) Recent articles in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten (translation available here) and in the Irish Times both ran headlines claiming that another grand solar minimum could potentially […]
