Published on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Environment News Service (ENS) Ancient Fossils Show Arctic Now Near Climate Tipping Point BOULDER, Colorado – Current levels of Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide may be high enough to bring about “irreversible” shifts in Arctic ecosystems, according to new research published today by scientists from the United States, Canada [...]
Archive for June 2010
Unexpected Environmental Alliances Amidst the Oil Spill: ‘Jesus Will Rip Your Head Off’
June 29, 2010Published on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Unexpected Environmental Alliances Amidst the Oil Spill: ‘Jesus Will Rip Your Head Off’ by Paul Rogat Loeb In the wake of the BP disaster, we’ve heard powerful stories from fishermen whose livelihoods may have been destroyed for decades or longer. However long it takes for the Gulf’s [...]
In Summer’s Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole
June 29, 2010Published on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 by CommonDreams.org In Summer’s Heat, Washington Seeks Refuge in the Loophole by Michael Winship I spent part of last week in Washington, DC, and the heat already was so oppressive I recalled the old story that during the summer the British Foreign Service used to classify the capital as [...]
My Thoughts for Monday
June 28, 2010My Thoughts for Monday In a couple of hours my good friend is going to pick me up and drive me to the hospital where they will do a biopsy on my thyroid. Last night as I was playing and cuddling with Benji my sweet toy poodle, I thought if everything turns out ok, [...]
Guarding the Coast: Locals Join ‘Hands’ Against Oil Drilling
June 27, 2010Published on Sunday, June 27, 2010 by SeacoastOnline Guarding the Coast: Locals Join ‘Hands’ Against Oil Drilling by Jennifer Feals RYE – The message was a strong one as hundreds of locals locked hands Saturday, joining thousands across the nation, in the Hands Across the Sand demonstration against off-shore oil drilling. People hold hands during [...]
Mexican drug cartel threatens to harm U.S. police officers who bust drug shipments while off-duty
June 26, 2010Mexican drug cartel threatens to harm U.S. police officers who bust drug shipments while off-duty BY Sean Alfano DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 10:40 AM Topping/Getty/Getty Images A U.S. Border Patrol agent drives along the steel wall separating the U.S. from Mexico. Mexican cartels added a new twist to the drug war [...]
Ed Steele’s Comment
June 26, 2010I found this comment from Ed Steele while trolling SF. I wanted to post it here. I decided to post it as its own thread and not just in the ring. About Those Rumors by Edgar J. Steele January 15, 2010 My name is Edgar J. Steele. Life is funny. Death isn’t. Trust me on [...]
BP Welcomes You to the Apocalypse
June 25, 2010Published on Friday, June 25, 2010 by the San Francisco Chronicle BP Welcomes You to the Apocalypse by Mark Morford Please do not worry. Please do not fret about that one thing you always fret about, or that other thing, or even that third thing that might have something to do with erupting oil, dead [...]
For Clean Campaigns: DISCLOSE and Amend
June 25, 2010Published on Friday, June 25, 2010 by The Nation For Clean Campaigns: DISCLOSE and Amend by John Nichols As promised in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s January misruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC – which essentially freed corporations to spend whatever they like to buy elections and influence policymaking — the [...]
Our Ocean in Revery and Neglect
June 24, 2010Published on Thursday, June 24, 2010 by The Huffington Post Our Ocean in Revery and Neglect by Fabien Cousteau This month has been both a special time for our planet’s ocean and one of great distress. June 7th kicked off a week full of events, celebrating Capital Hill Ocean Week, World Ocean Day (June 8th) [...]
