With all the global horrors in the headlines, this one barely grabbed any attention. Ironically, our attention is distracted precisely by the Middle East instability being used to justify the expansion of oil exploitation on Alaska’s public lands. From MarketWatch,… Read moreBP battles Alaska oil spill
Did anyone catch this one? The headline from Canada’s Global National reads “Protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty.” Protecting it from whom? Well, it turns out Washington was peeved by Ottawa’s highly symbolic dispatchal of armed icebreakers up to the Northwest Passage,… Read moreCanada asserts sovereignty over Northwest Passage; unsubtle message to Washington
Readers will recall that this is the same James E. Hansen who was threatened with "dire consequences" from the Bush administration's ideological enforcers at NASA if he continued to call for action to cut emissions of greenhouse gases. From the… Read moreGreenland ice cap melting fast: satellite data
A glimmer of hope from The Guardian, Feb. 8: Sweden plans to be world’s first oil-free economy Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15… Read moreSweden: oil-free by 2020
Brian Tokar reports for February’s Z Magazine on the recently-concluded Montreal talks on global climate change, aimed at implementing the Kyoto agreement. What’s really dangerous is that this agreement—which the Bush administration is refusing to join, of course—was already essentially… Read moreUS sidetracks Montreal climate talks
The ongoing White House attempt to politicize science makes the front page of the New York Times. Now let’s get this straight: Bush wants to go to Mars, but is so beholden to the anti-science religious right that he wants… Read moreNASA chief bucks White House on science suppression
A question raised by scientists four months ago—whether 2005 would be the planet’s warmest year on record—has now been answered: almost. From BBC News, Dec 15: 2005 warmest on record in north This year has been the warmest on record… Read more2005: north hemisphere’s warmest year on record
So global warming is just a myth, eh? Somebody forgot to tell the frogs. From the Washington Post, Jan. 12: Study: Global warming killing frog species Rising temperatures are responsible for pushing dozens of frog species to extinction in the… Read moreMeanwhile, the frogs are dying…
This may be bad news for Detroit, but given fast-growing evidence of global climate destabilization, it’s damn good news for the rest of us. From the New York Times Nov. 2: DETROIT, Nov. 1 – October, which is the start… Read moreGlimmer of hope: SUV sales down
While the idiot left is busy blaming the Jews, the people who really run the planet are laughing all the way to the bank. Big oil rakes in historic profits While drivers have been paying up at the pump, profit… Read moreBig oil rakes in historic profits, keeps alternative energy off market
2005 will be the second or third warmest year globally on record. The prediction comes as climate concerns build among people in polar and low-lying areas and in the insurance and utility industries. “Whether it is second or third depends… Read more2005 warming record hinges on Siberia
More bicycles than cars were sold in the United States over the past 12 months the US Chamber of Commerce reports, with rising gas prices prompting commuters to opt for two wheels instead of four. Not since the oil crisis… Read moreBicycle sales overtake cars
