I reported last month that Australian climate scientists have been facing death threats and cyberbullying. Sadly, the video makes clear that this now extends to visiting scientists. Climate change has hit Australia harder than almost anywhere else, first with the decade long Big Dry and then the on
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7.16.2011
THE POWER OF EVIL - THE POWER OF EVIL - ICE FREE ARCTIC by 2030 thinkprogress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/07/16/266463/arctic-ice-at-record-low-nsidc-director-serreze-ice-free-summer-by-2030-downward-spiral/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateprogress%2FlCrX+%28Climate+Progress%29
Ice extent (from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 2011 in red). We’re at a record low Arctic sea ice extent and volume: The area of the Arctic ocean at least 15% covered in ice is … lower than the previous record low set in 2007 – according to satellite monitoring by the US National Snow [...
Two-thirds of Obama campaign cash from small donors www.reuters.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/16/us-usa-campaign-obama-cash-idUSTRE76E71520110716
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/america-in-trouble-in-the_b_900649.html America in Trouble in the Middle East: Obama Understands, But GOP Gloats www.huffingtonpost.com A few months back I had a quick exchange with President Obama about the U.S. standing in the Arab World. When I mentioned that we would be conducting a poll to assess Arab attitudes two years after his Cairo speech, he responded that he expected that the ratings would be quite low and would remain l
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/america-in-trouble-in-the_b_900649.html
A few months back I had a quick exchange with President Obama about the U.S. standing in the Arab World. When I mentioned that we would be conducting a poll to assess Arab attitudes two years after his Cairo speech, he responded that he expected that the ratings would be quite low and would remain l
7.15.2011
Decline of Large Predators is Serious Threat To Ecosystem: Study www.ibtimes.com
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/181154/20110715/ecosystem-large-predators-poaching-apex-consumers-food-chain-trophic-cascades-science.htm
$$$mageddon on your Kids with 2'/Decade Sea Level Rise - SPIEGEL ONLINE - N... www.spiegel.de
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,774706,00.html
Repug House Votes to sell your Future for Pieces of Gold - Save Traditional Light Bulbs www.bloomberg.com
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-15/house-votes-to-save-traditional-light-bulbs.html
"Pray for Rain," 'Destroy the Science' - Another blast of heat to hit U.S. www.reuters.com
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/14/us-weather-idUSTRE76D78Q20110714
Israel Fires on Two Americans off Gaza Coast - Salem-News.Com www.salem-news.com
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/july152011/gaza-attack-tk.php
Heavy coastal erosion in 2009-2010 winter linked to climate change - San Jose Mercury News www.mercurynews.com
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_18478625
7.14.2011
Arabs, Jews to march for Palestine www.ynetnews.com
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4095741,00.html
Shot soldier's explosives search dog died of broken heart - mirror.co.uk www.mirror.co.uk
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/07/14/shot-soldier-s-explosives-search-dog-died-of-broken-heart-115875-23269339/
Life-cycle study: Accounting for total harm from coal would add “close to 17.8¢/kWh of electricity. thinkprogress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/02/16/207534/life-cycle-study-coal-harvard-epstein-health/
In a groundbreaking article to be released this month in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Dr. Paul Epstein, associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, details the economic, health and environmental costs associated with each stage
13,000 deaths each year from U.S. coal plants - Clean Air Task Force (CATF) www.catf.us
13,000 deaths each year from U.S. coal plants http://www.catf.us/coal/problems/power_plants/existing/
Harvard stunner: “Realistic” first-generation CCS costs a whopping $150 per ton of CO2 — 20 cents pe thinkprogress.org
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2009/07/22/204404/harvard-stunner-realistic-first-generation-ccs-carbon-capture-storage-costs/
Harvard stunner: “Realistic” first-generation CCS costs a whopping $150 per ton of CO2 — 20 cents pe
Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs has published a blockbuster study, “Realistic Costs of Carbon Capture.” The paper concludes that First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) carbon capture and storage plants are going to be much more expensive than most people realize: 1. The costs of carbo
In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise news.yahoo.com
http://news.yahoo.com/west-bank-settler-violence-seen-rise-133023476.html
Read 'In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise' on Yahoo! News. HUWARA, West Bank (Reuters) - Scorched hillsides and charred olive groves near Nablus pinpoint the latest acts of arson by hardline Jewish settlers against Palestinians who say they are ever more the victims of such attacks in th
Gallup:US is Too Stupid to Save; Majority Of Americans Still Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling : It's All www.npr.org
US is Too Stupid to Save http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2011/07/13/137823877/gallup-majority-of-americans-against-raising-debt-ceiling
Administration Grossly Underestimated Carbon Cost, Says Study www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/07/14/14climatewire-administration-grossly-underestimated-carbon-69396.html
5 Palestinians injured, 2 missing as Israel attacks southern Gaza www.paltelegraph.com
http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/gaza-strip/9617-5-palestinians-injured-as-israel-attacks-southern-gaza.html
A Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car
http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=20493
IMEMC & Agencies: Palestinian medical sources reported Wednesday that a Palestinian youth was injured when a group of Israeli settlers ambushed a Palestinian car, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and hurled stones at them from a close range while threatening to shoot them dead. The wounde
McCaskill: McConnell 'lost his mind' - Reid J. Epstein www.politico.com
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58965.html
Mother holding baby dives from carjacked car - Crime Scene - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/mother-holding-baby-dives-from-carjacked-car/2011/07/14/gIQAJEXrDI_blog.html
A Conversation With Eco-Outlaw Diane Wilson | Truthout www.truth-out.org
http://www.truth-out.org/conversation-eco-outlaw-diane-wilson/1309531677
Renegade activist and Texas shrimper Diane Wilson was arrested in London on April 14, 2011, while protesting outside BP's annual meeting. Wilson, who successfully fought Formosa Plastics to keep them from dumping toxins in the bay near her home and chained herself to an oxide tower to protest Dow Ch
Clean-tech is paying off for workers, report says www.indystar.com
http://www.indystar.com/article/20110714/LIVING08/107140384/Clean-tech-paying-off-workers-report-says
Economists Find Gross Underestimates in Federal Projection of Climate Damage: Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=economists-find-flaws-federal-estimate-climate-damage
Indiana Dunes vulnerable to climate change, report says - Post-Tribune posttrib.suntimes.com
http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/6495812-418/indiana-dunes-vulnerable-to-climate-change-report-says.html
Obama ends meeting after GOP proposes short-term debt-ceiling fix discussions.latimes.com
God bless this man Obama; and NOT the 'good' US citizens that STAND for, uh, NOTHING. EVER.
Israel Approves Illegal, Imoral, Vicious Jerusalem Museum Project Despite Muslim Objections www.voanews.com
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/israel-and-palestinians/Israel-Approves-Jerusalem-Museum-Project-Despite-Muslim-Objections-125499758.html
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