Friday Night at the Movies

Posted June 27th, 2008 by Bob P. | Permalink
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An unbridled celebration of life to start the weekend.
The original, “Where the H*ll is Matt?”

The Worlds First Climate Change Refugees

Posted June 24th, 2008 by Ed Fitzgerald | Permalink
Filed under Climate Change, Politics, Government

The tiny Pacific nation of Kiribati is laying the ground work to find refugee placement for its 91 thousand citizens who fear that the country is destined to disappear as the oceans keep rising.
The President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, is asking Australia and New Zealand to open their immigration polices to the Kiribati people who [...]

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Recently Released Reports for Data Lovers, Policy Wonks, Eco-Insomniacs & the Chronically Curious

Posted June 23rd, 2008 by Bob P. | Permalink
Filed under Politics, Government

The following reports, prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), are now available online through the Open CRS project. Links lead to a document summary, from which the full documents can be downloaded as PDFs.*

Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy: The CAFE Standards
RL33413 - May 7, 2008

Climate Change: Current Issues and Policy Tools
RL34513 - June [...]

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Extreme Weather Forecast

Posted June 21st, 2008 by Ed Fitzgerald | Permalink
Filed under Climate Change, Ecosystems

The temperature in Los Angeles is dangerously hot, Ohio is inundated with flood water and Toronto has only seen 3 normal summer days this June. Welcome to the new weather, and like the new math, it is hard to figure out.
A new United States government report is quite blunt about our weather future.

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New Salmonella Cases Found

Posted June 18th, 2008 by Ed Fitzgerald | Permalink
Filed under Agriculture, Food, Consumers, Health, Wellness

Six new cases linked to salmonella tainted tomatoes were discovered today in New York City bringing the total of reported cases to 383 since the outbreak started on April 10.
There are now thirty states that have experienced salmonella outbreaks. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania reported their first cases this week.

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Local Food Production

Posted June 17th, 2008 by Ed Fitzgerald | Permalink
Filed under Agriculture, Food, Consumers, Health, Wellness

The latest scare of the salmonella infestation in our tomatoes has prompted renewed discussion about the food we choose to eat.
Mad Cow disease, e-coli sprouts, tainted spinach, suspicious chickens and more, have us all guessing about our family menu choices.

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Climate Change Profits

Posted June 13th, 2008 by Ed Fitzgerald | Permalink
Filed under Climate Change

While governments continue to fiddle about environmental action amid the growing evidence of the dangers of climate change, private enterprise is preparing to make profits.
Citigroup wealth managers are starting to push their investors towards companies and projects that focus on climate change and infrastructures.

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