Archive for the 'climate change' Category

We Are SO Going to Die

Posted by Brendan on June 27th, 2008 filed in climate change, extinction, global warming

North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer
There is no land at the North Pole, but as long as anyone has looked, it has remained a giant block of ice year-round. Scientists have been watching Arctic sea ice melt more and more each year. But each summer in recent years, the amount of ice […]

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In Heaven There Is No Beer, and We May Run Out Here Too

Posted by Brendan on November 8th, 2007 filed in beer, bees, climate change, collapse, homebrewing

Speaking of supply and demand, I ran into a very disturbing article tonight. Not only is oil production down, but so is hops production, and this could make for some very steep price hikes in the cost of your favorite brew (particularly for those who gravitate to craft brews, rather than the AnhauserBuschCoorsMiller swill). And, […]

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Water, Water. Where?

Posted by Brendan on October 27th, 2007 filed in climate change, extinction, global warming

US Could See Water Shortage
When people talk about the problems associated with global warming, the conversation tends to focus on stronger storms, rising sea levels, and the loss of coastal cities. But one problem that seems to me to get short shrift is the impact on our water supply.
When weather patterns change in such […]

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Hitting the Fan

Posted by Brendan on October 8th, 2007 filed in climate change, collapse, extinction, global warming, just desserts

Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years
The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at a record low, scientists said last night. Experts said they were “stunned” by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as […]

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North Dakota Wants to Legalize Hemp

Posted by Brendan on July 21st, 2007 filed in climate change, politics

Sober North Dakotans Hope to Legalize Hemp
“Look at me — do I look shady?” Mr. Monson, 56, asked, as he stood in work boots and a ball cap in the rocky, black dirt that spans mile after mile of North Dakota’s nearly empty northern edge. “This is not any subversive thing like trying to legalize […]

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Blip-blap

Posted by Brendan on July 13th, 2007 filed in climate change, comics, global warming

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Bees: Closer to Home

Posted by Brendan on April 16th, 2007 filed in climate change, collapse, extinction, food

The disappearance of the bees hits New Jersey
Jean-Claude Tassot felt the sunshine spilling over his shoulders. It was unseasonably warm for January — a good day, he decided, to check his honeybees. So Tassot jumped in his truck and rumbled over the back roads of Morris County to the first of the eight farms where […]

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Too Little, Too Late

Posted by Brendan on March 2nd, 2007 filed in climate change, collapse, extinction, global warming

Back in the 1990s, I spent about a year as a door-to-door canvasser for Greenpeace. soliciting memberships and money. Back then, there was still a LOT of debate about global warming and human responsibility for the problem, but one phrase stood out for me: the “make it or break it decade”.
This is how scientists […]

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Climate Change Concerts

Posted by Brendan on February 15th, 2007 filed in calling bullshit, climate change, global warming

Gore announces climate change concerts
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi.
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The 24-hour event on July […]

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Larry David, On Why He’s An Environmemntalist

Posted by Brendan on February 1st, 2007 filed in climate change, global warming, youtube

Whatever harm’s been done to the environment, and I know there’s been a lot, it never really affected me personally in any way. That is until a few months ago.
The first thing that happened is that I noticed something on my face. Which turned out to be a benign skin cancer. Which was caused by […]

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