Monday, July 11, 2005
Pollution...
Boy, I have a huge pile of stuff for this feature, it'll be hard to edit this week.
WHY I DON'T "GET" GLOBAL WARMING
"Global warming" is becoming the devil -- it is the evil from which all bad things eminate. But we still don't know the reality of the situation.
Ah, but these take the cake
Thus proving my point, anything now detected in the environment that might change anything is the fault of global warming. It is the evil one.
A TOY MADE OF PURE ENERGY?
Europe bans chemical use in toys
I'm not sure that is really safe.
SCOTTISH BIRDS BEWARE
Big new wind farm going has been approved for Scotland. However, as Holy Coast reports, wind farms are bird killers. (They try to fly through the propellers) This might get a little messy.
OLD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
Some guy in England is gassing badgers that are destroying his farm and he is getting all sorts of heat over it. Looks to me like he is doing what man has done for thousands of years. What's the beef?
REALLY WEALTH TRANSFER
Environmental regulation is often really about wealth transfer. Here's an example from England
WHY I DON'T "GET" GLOBAL WARMING
"Global warming" is becoming the devil -- it is the evil from which all bad things eminate. But we still don't know the reality of the situation.
A stalagmite from an Alpine cave may indicate that global warming is not as unusual as many think.This head cracks me up, but the story bears out the principle
Deposits laid down in the stalagmite have enabled a European team to probe past climates confirming a Medieval Warm Period between AD 800 and 1300.
The warm spell is also indicated in some studies of tree-rings, ice-cores and coral reef growth records.
Global Warming Might Create Lopsided PlanetSo, if I understand this, it's not 'global' warming, it's just 'northern hemisphere' warming?
Extra precipitation expected as a result of global warming could create a lopsided world in which sea ice increases around the South Pole while the far north melts away.
Ah, but these take the cake
Acid Buildup in Oceans Threatens Food ChainChemistry 101: when you dissolve acids in water (can you say 'acid buildup?') you also increase that solution's saltiness. You cannot have this both ways.
Global Warming Makes Sea Less Salty
Thus proving my point, anything now detected in the environment that might change anything is the fault of global warming. It is the evil one.
A TOY MADE OF PURE ENERGY?
Europe bans chemical use in toys
I'm not sure that is really safe.
SCOTTISH BIRDS BEWARE
Big new wind farm going has been approved for Scotland. However, as Holy Coast reports, wind farms are bird killers. (They try to fly through the propellers) This might get a little messy.
OLD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
Some guy in England is gassing badgers that are destroying his farm and he is getting all sorts of heat over it. Looks to me like he is doing what man has done for thousands of years. What's the beef?
REALLY WEALTH TRANSFER
Environmental regulation is often really about wealth transfer. Here's an example from England
Plans to limit energy use by giving everyone an individual carbon allowance are being considered by the government.Actually that's not really about wealth transfer so much as simple oppression, but this one is amazing
Billions Needed to Improve Great Lakes, Coalition SaysWhen I lived ont he shoresof Lake Erie in 1968-69, it was literally flammable, now you can swim in it and fish actually live there -- but they need billions? How'd they get this far?
