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If you haven’t seen The Story of Stuff, you really should.

Summed up as follows:  The Bush Administration has “engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming.” Highlights and key findings: The White House exerted unusual control over the public statements of federal scientists on climate change issues. The Administration’s censorship of climate scientists was widespread – … Read More

When whales are rescued, they get tagged.  They also get a rather unimaginative name — something like "Willy" (from Free Willy). Greenpeace has a poll where you can name the next rescued whale. Most of the choices are very earthy and multicultural.  For example: Aiko – means ‘little love’ in Japanese Gana – means ‘song’ in Hindi Kigai – means … Read More

Well, he shares it: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards raising awareness about global warming. The Nobel committee cited them "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the … Read More

The Army has admitted to secretly dumping over 64 million pounds of biochemical weapons materials — along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste — off the coast of the United States. (Click graphic to enlarge) Thought you might like to know that.  This guy found out….

I heard this interview on NPR this morning too, and I almost fell out of the bed: Showing that there is no place safe from idiocy, here’s an absolutely astronomically stupid comment from NASA Administrator Michael Griffin.  A statement so stupid, it makes the invasion of Iraq and the management of Katrina look like genius. Michael Griffin NASA Administrator has … Read More

"Extinction rates are rising by a factor of up to 1,000 above natural rates. Every hour, three species disappear. Every day, up to 150 species are lost. Every year, between 18,000 and 55,000 species become extinct," he said. "The cause: human activities." Read more.

What’s this a picture of? It’s a picture representing the number of plastic bottles used in the United States every hour (2.5 million). Here’s a partial closeup of the same image: And an even closer close-up: Lots more like this can be found here.

This actually troubles me: vanish without a trace. Billions of bees have done just that, leaving the crop fields they are supposed to pollinate, and scientists are mystified about why. The phenomenon was first noticed late last year in the United States, where honeybees are used to pollinate $15 billion worth of fruits, nuts and other crops annually. Disappearing bees … Read More

My days of citizen activism (I’m ashamed to say) are largely behind me, but that doesn’t mean I still can’t plug it. Saturday, April 14, is a National Day of Climate Action, with thousands of events and demonstrations taking place all over the country.  Check it out. P.S.  For local folks here in Winston-Salem April 14, 2007 10:00AM to 12:00PM … Read More

ABC: Bush administration officials throughout the government have engaged in White House-directed efforts to stifle, delay or dampen the release of climate change research that casts the White House or its policies in a bad light, says a new report that purports to be the most comprehensive assessment to date of the subject. Researchers for the non-profit watchdog Government Accountability … Read More