Frontrunner Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are both unlikely to tackle global warming
Guardian UK
opit
4 January 2012 05:43PM
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day - and that`s the
GOP on AGW.
It must be embarrassing to discredit oneself by claiming that forecasting the future is scientific instead of the oldest scam going...which can have no evidence for or against simply because it does not exist.
Would that there was a fraction of that enthusiasm looking at what is done with the coal ash from scrubbers - putting radioactive toxins on food crops - or noticing that mountaintops have been decapitated, wrecking water runoff.
You do so much better noting
GM crops are agricultural warfare in a tradition going back lifetimes, adding to water warfare.
Those sound pretty wild - but don`t even approach the strange stories about
DARPA weather control research and common use of vaccines - when they are both contaminated and rely on research that was both an indicator caution was appropriate and that side effects were nasty.
Want a cause! How about the Nitrogen Cycle causing proliferation of toxic algae and Dead Zones. There was a time that there was much more excitement about use of antibiotics in feed lots and spreading of sewage on gardens.
That we knew was disease cultivation.
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*“How Stress Is Really Hurting Our Kids”* by Thomas Rogers “Fear is a part of everyday life, for all of us. We worry about the mortgage, about the way we look, whether we'll be fired. We worry whether we...
*"Iowans might have the first say in choosing the country’s president, but they don’t always get it right."* *Especially if Ron Paul** wins.* "All eyes on Iowa today; GOP field makes last caucus push" by M...
In a landmark report, the NAACP directly takes on the new Jim Crow tactics passed in 14 states. Image from NAACP.org.Has America’s stolen election process finally hit prime time?By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wa...
A "Yeti" crab, seven-legged seastar and a pale octopus discovered around the vent are reshaping theories on marine life.
From *The Guardian*: Undercover police officers routinely adopted a tactic of "promiscuity" with the blessing of senior commanders, according to a former agent who worked in a secretive unit of the Metro...
“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be "happy." I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter and to count, to stand for some...
"What Shall He Tell That Son?" "A father sees a son nearing manhood. What shall he tell that son? 'Life is hard; be steel; be a rock.' And this might stand him for the storms and serve him for humdrum and ...
*"A Side to ‘Freedom’ Worth Considering"* by Old Jules "Those of us spoiled to a particular concept of freedom and the fear it's coming unravelled might be well served to read "Papillon" once in a whi...
Scott Horton Interviews Gareth Porter - Likud, Republican Parties Push for War (January 1, 2012). Wayne Madsen - Softening Up Iran for the Final Attack.
*As I **expected** they would. * "N. Korean leader meets delegation from South; Group offered condolences on death of father" by Choe Sang-Hun | New York Times, December 27, 2011 SEOUL - Kim Jong Un, th...
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Gingrich, who has accused Romney of trying to buy the Republican presidential nomination and of spending $3.5 million in Iowa lying about him, is already an also-ran, wiped out basically by the way the Re...
"A man must comport himself as a man. He must fight always preferably and soundly with the odds in his favor but on necessity against any sort of odds and with no thought of the outcome. He should follow ...
*"The Crushing Weight of New Laws and Federal Tax Codes"* by Addison Wiggin "The sale, trade and distribution of shark fins are now banned in California. Daily drink specials — i.e., happy hour — have bee...
Chris Hedges, "Brace Yourself! The American Empire Is Over & The Descent Is Going To Be Horrifying!"
* Newt pondering how to turn this nomination thing around? * *"This is the first few minutes of the Super Bowl. I think it’s been a good three minutes for us. I think we've begun to lay out the themes that ...
TV Nova, the largest Czech commercial TV, just aired the first of the two episodes of Ice, a 2011 U.K.-Kiwi TV series. After some time, I watched a hardcore climate alarmist movie (in the Czech dubbing). ...
*As you wish, war paper*: "US soldier gets 10 years in rape of S. Korean" November 02, 2011|New York Times SEOUL - A South Korean court sentenced a *US Army private* to 10 years in prison yesterday for ...
One of my favourite sayings is "*If you don't like the weather in Alberta, wait 30 minutes. If you don't like the politicians, wait 30 years*." However, the sleepy world of Alberta politics has come alive...
Did you hear the one where the Republican contender for president said we ought to repeal child labor laws? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but if you weren't paying attention due to all the holid...
On 2 January 2012, Ron Paul was ahead of Mitt Romney in a second to last 2012 New Hampshire Primary online straw poll. Paul got 28% of the votes (1,844 votes) for a first place finish. Romney earned 23% ...
EDF Energy reduced power output at its two Hunterston nuclear reactors in Scotland on Tuesday, after the grid operator moved to better manage electricity distribution amid severe power cuts following heavy...
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has struck near Christchurch, New Zealand at a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles), the quake hit at 17:46:21 UTC Tuesday 3rd January 2012 The epicenter was 20 km (12.4 miles) East of Be...
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has struck near Christchurch, New Zealand at a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles), the quake hit at 16:27:39 UTC Tuesday 3rd January 2012 The epicenter was 10 km (6.2 miles) East of Bel...
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the upper atmosphere will be peppered by the grainy remnants of an ancient icy body, heralding the first meteor shower of 2012.
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” - Mark Twain
North Korean troops have shot dead three compatriots who were trying to cross the border into China, according to a South Korean activist. The report comes as North Korea moves to tighten border controls a...
*"A Brief Retrospective of the Year Gone By"* by Bill Bonner "Before we say goodbye to 2011, let us pause to remember it…briefly. We spent 365 days with it — 365 days in a row. We can’t just move on to 20...
*Trump-Palin pizza party (write your own caption!), letter to the prez, Medicare "reform," you can't hear that speech!, and more* *Your caption here? (See below.)* *by Noah* *6/1/11 -- Palin and Trump di...
Shoes embedded with location tracking technology can help find people who unpredictably wander off.
A trio of blasts rocked the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and injuring 32, officials said. On Tuesday evening, an improvised explosive device exploded without c...
Syrian officials and opposition activists blamed each other for an attack on a gas pipeline near the restive city of Homs Tuesday, while a leading opposition group said at least 18 members of the security ...
Armed clashes erupted in the center of Tripoli on Tuesday, with unknown gunmen trading anti-aircraft and heavy machine gun fire, an AFP reporter said. The fighting broke out at a building used as intellig...
You know how much I gravitate to good satire, and when I started reading the following tidbit, I was screaming (with delight). There's no doubt in my mind that if the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) people don't ...
Iran warned the United States Tuesday not to return a U.S. aircraft carrier "to the Persian Gulf region." "The Islamic Republic of Iran will not repeat its warning," said Maj. Gen. Ataollah Salehi, comm...
TAKES ALL KINDS TO MAKE A POLITY. And in Iran, nuts and flakes abound. There's an election coming at the beginning of March. *I Need a Dinner Jacket's* kinda worried about it, too, because Iranian polit...
A lost Maryland man is located by a helicopter after he uses the flashlight on his iPhone.
No, the famed physicist, who turns 70 on Sunday, isn't looking to pick your brains about wormholes, dark energy or alternative universes. He, like many of us these days, needs tech support.
Navajo and Apache children in prison at Bosque Redondo, Fort Sumner, N.M.*The Untouchables: News in Indian Country* By Brenda Norrell Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com The most censored issue...
No, I haven't gone mad but I am interested in your take on this. The BBC is claiming it generates £7bn worth of "value" each year and uses this Deloitte report to allegedly validate the claim. Give it a re...
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012* *Santorum’s ugly line:* Wow! As the day of reckoning drew near, the other tribe has gotten ugly! Luckily, Al Sharpton blew the whistle at the start of last evening’s show: SHA...
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has struck the Guam Region at a depth of 22 km (13.7 miles), the quake hit at 15:40:00 UTC Tuesday 3rd January 2012 The epicenter was 137 km (85 miles) Southwest of Hagatna, Guam ...
Sometimes, bias is revealed in small ways. This morning, I heard the BBC talk about the likely results of the Iowa caucuses as concerns the GOP candidates in the running there. What got me was that they sa...
Usually the recipes that make your raise your eyebrows a little come from my side of the family with our typical Norwegian foods, but this yummy soft egg noodle comes from my husband's. My father-in-law ...
*"Another Deflection Attempt"* by Karl Denninger "This is getting old... It took a relatively obscure former British academic to propagate a theory of the financial crisis that would confirm what many p...
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012* *Our best friend makes us a promise:* Tonight, the “press corps” will finally stop speculating (guessing) about the way Iowa will turn out. What will these fly-weights do inste...
When Israel's top court runs headlong into international law it's an ugly day for the rule of law. The Israeli Supreme Court* *had to decide whether Israeli companies can exploit resources in the Palestin...
*"Tanks on Main Street: The Militarization of Local Police"* By John W. Whitehead “If we’re training cops as soldiers, giving them equipment like soldiers, dressing them up as soldiers, when are they goin...
Governor-appointed Board in Louisiana Says Levee Breach Sites Not Historic Six members of a governor-appointed board in Louisiana recently voted against placing the sites of two catastrophic levee breaches ...
And how to escape... by Tony Cartalucci January 3, 2012 - National Geographic's recent article, "The City Solution: Why cities are the best cure for our planet's growing pains," argues that urbanization i...
[image: James Hansen of NASA, one of the most outspoken scientists when it comes to advocating for climate policies, participates in civil disobedience protests against the Keystone XL pipeline in Washin...
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012* *The audible sighs of reporters:* You know you’re getting the press corps’ most fatuous work when they start a piece with snide critiques about a candidate’s background music. ...
[image: Deadliest storms of 2011, compiled by Jeff Masters.] By Jeff Masters 30 December 2011 A remarkable blitz of extreme weather events during 2011 caused a total of 32 weather disasters costing at l...
"Low-gluten" turns out to often be an ambiguous label.
The dog days of winter can bring on the worst of doldrums, this at-home light therapy visor may be able to pull you out of them.
Despite advances, security fears keep most U.S. voters marking paper ballots.
An expensive robotic hand mimics the impatient drumming of human fingers.
Gesture controls make this cute Wi-Fi radio simple to use.
A discreet, convenient, energy-saving solution that's environmentally friendly and maintenance-free.
DARPA project calls on small insects with microphones and cameras mounted to their backs to help save the day.
[image: A crew repairs potholes Friday along Austin Boulevard on the West Side, part of a record-setting year of road repairs, 30 December 2011. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune] By Jon Hilkevitch 2...
As 2012 dawns on us, a look back at the most viewed posts on this blog in 2011. While the federal election was a bad time to be a Liberal, it was a good time to be a Liberal blogger. 1. *April 4th Seat Pr...
*Congratulations!* On January 8th, 2012, the most famous living scientist Stephen Hawkingcelebrates his 70th birthday. That's despite the fact that various doctors were predicting his imminent demise as ...
Gary Dobson and David Norris have been found Guilty of the Murder of Stephen Lawrence in April 1993. Sentencing will take place tomorrow 4th January 2011 ******** Two men have been convicted of the racis...
A man has been killed after his van was crushed by an oak tree that was blown down by strong winds, Kent Police have said. Large parts of the UK are being battered by winds of up to 100mph and heavy rain...
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake has struck the San Nicolas Island, Channel Islands, California at a depth of 17.3 km (10.8 miles), the quake hit at 14:18:56 UTC Tuesday 3rd January 2012 The epicenter was 7 km (...
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake has struck the San Nicolas Island, Channel Islands, California at a depth of 17.3 km (10.8 miles), the quake hit at 14:18:56 UTC Tuesday 3rd January 2012 The epicenter was 7 km (...
*TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012* *Part 4—Paul Krugman's search for the experts:* New years often start like old years. So it was in today’s New York Times, with an awful, horrible, no-good column by feckless ...
Ronald Searle was Britain's greatest graphic artist Ronald Searle (3 March 1920 – 30 December 2011) was best known as the creator of St Trinian's School. *http://ronaldsearle.blogspot.com/* has a post...
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It must be embarrassing to discredit oneself by claiming that forecasting the future is scientific instead of the oldest scam going...which can have no evidence for or against simply because it does not exist.
Would that there was a fraction of that enthusiasm looking at what is done with the coal ash from scrubbers - putting radioactive toxins on food crops - or noticing that mountaintops have been decapitated, wrecking water runoff.
You do so much better noting GM crops are agricultural warfare in a tradition going back lifetimes, adding to water warfare.
Those sound pretty wild - but don`t even approach the strange stories about DARPA weather control research and common use of vaccines - when they are both contaminated and rely on research that was both an indicator caution was appropriate and that side effects were nasty.
Want a cause! How about the Nitrogen Cycle causing proliferation of toxic algae and Dead Zones. There was a time that there was much more excitement about use of antibiotics in feed lots and spreading of sewage on gardens.
That we knew was disease cultivation.
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