Mass fish dieback in the Caspian this time. The media no longer cares. A big mistake.
2011-01-15
http://en.trend.az/news/incident/1811555.html
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How gigantic is the Queensland flood? Take a look.
2011-01-14
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Queensland overlaid on the United States: http://imgur.com/MV9dn
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Massive floods in Brazil, Sri Lanka and Australia. Enormous suffering, human and animal. Pray
2011-01-14
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Climate change is unfolding more aggressively now than anybody expected. The results of the storms of the past year is going to be poor harvests in many parts of the world. There will be hunger starting this spring in many places, and if we don’t get some respite this summer, there will be vast famine in 2012. Even in the United States, we could see shortages in our grain supply.
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Sarah Palin is saying she’s being ‘blood libeled.’ I wonder if she realizes what the definition of that term is?
2011-01-13
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A ‘blood libel’ is an accusation that a person or group engages in human sacrifice. Why Sarah Palin has used this term to criticize the people who have been accusing her of being too vitriolic I cannot imagine. Also, though, the we Americans have always engaged in extreme political statements and violent rhetoric. During the 1864 campaign, for example, Lincoln was portrayed as an ape in many billboards. We’re wild and wooly, that’s just the fact. What we need to do is make more of an effort to identify and contain the crazies, not try to tamp down our political rhetoric.read more