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Why do Republicans even spend money on scientific studies when they don’t believe in science? Do they have them done just so they can do some creative writing in the name of science, like they ...
by notdarkyet
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on Sat Oct 15, 2011 at 01:38 PM PDT
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In a completely unscientific study, Green Media News has found the biggest obstacles to reaching a global deal on climate change are the massive overwhelm and ...
by greenmedia
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on Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 05:16 PM PST
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Cross-posted to Green Media News .
by greenmedia
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on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:08 AM PST
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This season's in thing? Aggressive stance!
It's not just a win , with extra-wide shoulders, very specific codpieces, and bald-man big-package whiteness, it's also causing ...
by mwmwm
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on Thu Nov 04, 2010 at 06:39 PM PDT
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Today the rain fell
and the small barn roof
was the timpani
in the symphony of the rain
Today the rain fell
and the big barn roof
thrummed like a thousand
marching hobnail boots.
by mwmwm
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on Sat Oct 23, 2010 at 05:42 PM PDT
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When we heard about 350.org's 10/10/10 project a couple of months ago, we struggled to find one that was appropriate to our own project.
Last week we had an ...
by mwmwm
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on Thu Sep 23, 2010 at 07:07 AM PDT
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A new study by J. Alroy, just published in Science (subscription required for full text), has been getting some ...
by mwmwm
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on Fri Sep 03, 2010 at 11:26 AM PDT
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Bioaccumulation.
It's what's for dinner.
And lunch, and breakfast. Its danger depends a bit on whether you're flora or fauna, insect or mammal, baby or oldster -- and, of course, what you've ...
by mwmwm
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on Wed Sep 01, 2010 at 09:55 AM PDT
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and wait -- there's more!
22 miles long, 1.2 miles wide and 650 feet tall -- about 60 stories -- 3000 feet underwater!
That's no plume, that's ...
by mwmwm
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on Fri Aug 20, 2010 at 11:03 AM PDT
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In response to a comment in a recent post of mine, I replied,
"I think ...
by mwmwm
38 comments
on Wed Aug 18, 2010 at 10:41 AM PDT
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It was a tough week in Tomorrowland, where everyone is above average, because the averages keep plummeting "faster than expected."
For a bit of Monday fun -- and for those 6 billion or so not ...
by mwmwm
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on Mon Aug 16, 2010 at 07:59 AM PDT
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As I've done other times, I'm reposting our weekly quiz -- some funny and scary stories during the last week. Enjoy!
by mwmwm
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on Mon Aug 09, 2010 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Last night, we got the call from our nearish neighbor, who has the specially modified nail gun that shoots blunt force trauma at 80 psi.
It was late afternoon -- "how about tonight?" she said.
We ...
by mwmwm
101 comments
on Tue Aug 03, 2010 at 10:35 AM PDT
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Senate Democrats this week are still discussing what should go into a catch-all bill on the oil spill, energy, and climate change. One proposal that might make it into the final bill is a carbon ...
by Cpt Robespierre
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on Wed Jul 21, 2010 at 01:47 PM PDT
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Cross-posted at Eclectablog.com .
Last October, I wrote about freshman Senator Amy ...
by Eclectablog
236 comments
on Sun Jul 18, 2010 at 08:26 AM PDT
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This week's Pre-Apocalypse News and Information Quiz might provide a bit of levity on this Monday.
If you can't laugh, you can't learn.
Did you hear the one about ballast water in the ...
by mwmwm
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on Mon Jul 05, 2010 at 08:14 AM PDT
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I recently worked up a "see one year ago, two years ago" gizmo for the news story database underlying our "humoring the horror of environmental collapse" website.
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by mwmwm
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on Sat Jul 03, 2010 at 06:34 AM PDT
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Though provided weekly on our site, I only occasionally post these Pre-Apocalypse News and Information Quiz zes here.
But there are some good ones this week, which you might enjoy.
by mwmwm
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on Mon Jun 28, 2010 at 05:53 AM PDT
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Methane (CH4) is a much more effective greenhouse gas than CO2. Methane is also fuel, natural gas. Methane can be made from animal and human dung as well as other kinds of waste.
In Nepal, it is ...
by gmoke
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on Tue Jun 15, 2010 at 08:38 PM PDT
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I’m Suzan DelBene, ...
by Suzan DelBene for Congress
37 comments
on Mon Jun 07, 2010 at 06:59 PM PDT
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