Archive for Environment

Artificial Crisis: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Global Warming

Posted by: Jason | July 30th, 2008 · 11:35 AM

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Throughout man’s relation to the earth, we have questioned the boundaries between progress and ethics. Like every other generation in human history, we face those same challenges today. While advancements in communication and travel have made the world a smaller place, they have also increased our need for energy and technology.

The world is using more of its natural resources than ever before, but are we trading something in return? Many scientists today claim that man’s industrial creations are to blame for global warming, that our greed and contempt for the planet have compromised the future for life itself. They sight examples of common daily luxuries such as automobiles, new development for homes, and techniques in farming, as dangerous to the greater globe. But is there alarmism within this message? Are these same projectors of a future to fear not guilty of their own contemptible actions in the areas of political power and financial gain?

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Global Warming Poll

Posted by: Jason | April 20th, 2007 · 4:38 PM

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A third of Americans say global warming ranks as the world’s single largest environmental problem, double the number who gave it top ranking last year, a nationwide poll shows.

So says a new story at the Post today. The poll, conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Stanford University, while showing that a majority of Americans agree that global warming exists, also underlines division over what the US government should do about it.

The main development in this poll is in the increase in those who say they view the issue as “extremely” or “very” important, up to 52 percent, which is about double from where it was last year.

Also, there appears to be a real NIMBY issue when it comes to global warming. According the poll, when Americans are asked about a blanket regulation such as “requiring power plants to reduce emissions”, 62 percent are for it. However, when it comes to personal sacrifices, the numbers change. Only 20 percent favor higher taxes on their electricity to encourage conservation, and only 33 percent favor higher gas taxes.

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Join the “Virtual” March

Posted by: Jason | April 12th, 2007 · 4:11 PM

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The website Stop Global Warming is organizing a virtual march for supporters of environmental measures aimed at curtailing greenhouse gas emissions.

There is no more important cause than the call to action to save our planet. This is a movement about change, as individuals, as a country, and as a global community. We are all contributors to global warming and we all need to be part of the solution. Join the 702,038 supporters of the Stop Global Warming Virtual March, and become part of the movement to demand our leaders freeze and reduce carbon dioxide emissions now.

Apparently the hippies are starting to get jobs or something. Must be that Bush economy. Usually these leftist concocted issue marches take place on a Tuesday morning at 9am, just in time for when the real people in America go to work.

I have to admit, I’m pretty impressed by the brilliance behind this marketing campaign. Rather than fudging the number of attendees at the live protest, Stop Global Warming can just fib about the sign up count on this virtual march. Looks like the liberals are embracing technology.

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It’s Live! It’s on Earth! It’s Pointless!

Posted by: Jason | April 10th, 2007 · 3:29 PM

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Shortly after failed attempts to cure A.I.D.S., help farmers, and feed the world’s poor, the global population of liberals are united once again, this time in attempt to shove the latest issue of guilt over the human race’s existence down our throats, climate change.

Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis, has announced sixteen headliners who will perform at the U.S. series, part of a 7-continent fiesta of good ol’ fun, socialist style.

Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall says “capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming. Live Earth will be a monumental event both in terms of entertainment and in turning the tide against global warming.”

Bi-partisan artists include Kanye West, Melissa Etheridge, and Dave Matthews Band to name a few. And just as the euphoric feeling of the drugs fades away, don’t worry. Al Gore is expected to appear to discuss the topic of global warming and all things anti-human being to jazz up the joint again.

Interested fans can find information about Live Earth at HERE.

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Bush The Green… The Wise.

Posted by: Jason | April 3rd, 2007 · 11:00 PM

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In our Court Rules On Warming piece earlier this week, we took a minute to discuss the recent supreme court decision over EPA regulation of greenhouse gases.

Pertaining to the news media, this was yet another chance to say the words “a blow to the Bush Administration”, but PP chose to actually comment on the ruling itself.

Through mainstream media attacks, reports on anything Bush these days seem to get lost in a sea of propaganda and negative emotion. For it seems that any news on Bush, is bad news that we the public must here.

What was lost this week were a couple of comments that the president made, comments that I feel merit some serious consideration.

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Travolta On Global Warming

Posted by: Jason | March 30th, 2007 · 10:32 AM

In a… how can I put this… “hypocritical?” statement on the need to use alternative sources of energy, actor John Travolta recently discussed his ideas about fighting the war against climate change.

“It [global warming] is a very valid issue,” Travolta declared. “I’m wondering if we need to think about other planets and dome cities.

“Everyone can do their bit. But I don’t know if it’s not too late already. We have to think about alternative methods of fuel.

“I’m probably not the best candidate to ask about global warming because I fly jets.

After discussing the issues, Travolta returned to his home (shown below) that he swears doesn’t use up large amounts of energy.

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Plutonic Warming

Posted by: Jason | · 9:59 AM

At the risk of double-dipping today, I wanted to emphasize the utter coolness of Fred Thompson’s recent short article, Plutonic Warming.

Here, Thompson uses the recent congressional appearance of Al Gore to poke fun at the alarmist global warming crowd. I found his Galileo point to be particularly effective.

Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own planetary warming: Martian warming. It seems scientists have noticed recently that quite a few planets in our solar system seem to be heating up a bit, including Pluto.

NASA says the Martian South Pole’s “ice cap” has been shrinking for three summers in a row. Maybe Mars got its fever from earth. If so, I guess Jupiter’s caught the same cold, because it’s warming up too, like Pluto.

This has led some people, not necessarily scientists, to wonder if Mars and Jupiter, non-signatories to the Kyoto Treaty, are actually inhabited by alien SUV-driving industrialists who run their air conditioning at 60 degrees and refuse to recycle.

Silly, I know, but I wonder what all those planets, dwarf planets and moons in our solar system have in common. Hmmmm. Solar system. Hmmmm. Solar? I wonder. Nah, I guess we shouldn’t even be talking about this. The science is absolutely decided. There’s a consensus.

Ask Galileo.

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John McCain (D-AZ)

Posted by: Jason | March 17th, 2007 · 11:43 PM

Senator John McCain (D-AZ) spoke with the Telegraph recently on the issue of salvaging America’s sagging poll numbers throughout the world. He vowed that eliminating the “ugly American” stereotype would be a “top priority” for his administration.

On some proposals…

“I would immediately close Guantanamo Bay, move all the prisoners to Fort Leavenworth (an army base in Kansas) and truly expedite the judicial proceedings in their cases,” he said. “I would reaffirm my commitment to address the issue of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. I know how important this is in Europe in particular.”

Sigh… Let me get this straight… In a Republican primary, where McCain of all people is fighting for his life to survive, did he just use the word Europe?

Nevermind. I was going to make another negative comment about Senator McCain in further attempt to destroying his run, but it appears as though they are doing just fine over there without me.

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Sweating the Chimera

Posted by: Ion | · 7:28 PM

In case you didn’t know it already, apocalyptic hysteria is unhealthy:

So, my wife and I got around to watching An Inconvenient Truth over spring break. What a terrifying movie! I couldn’t sleep. Ignoring temporarily the effects on the rest of the globe, my