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Following the money …

June 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Recall Deep Throat (All the President’s Men), that basic piece of advice: “Follow the Money.” As we listen to the George W. Bush’s, John McCain’s, the Republican Party’s, and the RWSM’s response to what George W. Bush described as America’s “addiction to oil”, remember those words. In face of addiction, is the Republican Party fighting […]

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Tags: Energy · exxon-mobil · Global Warming · john mccain · oil · peak oil · politics

The power of 350 … spreading the word

June 17th, 2008 · Comments Off on The power of 350 … spreading the word

Prior to the industrial era, the atmosphere was at about 280 parts per million of carbon dioxide. Now, we are about 387 and growing at nearly 2 ppm per year. The ‘old’ (a few years ago) scientific consideration was that it seemed we could stabilize, without utterly catastrophic risk, at 450 ppm or below. This […]

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Tags: carbon dioxide · climate change · emissions · environmental · Global Warming · green · jim hansen · political symbols · politics · pollution · Uncategorized

Beware the Silver Bullet …

June 17th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Across the world, people are passing around with great excitement the news that there might be a bug that will create oil. And, not just bio-derived oil, but carbon-negative oil. One little bug, too small for the naked eye to see, and all our problems are solved! Peak Oil? Forget it. Solved. Global Warming? Forget […]

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Tags: Energy · environmental