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SubscribeClimate Change: The earth is a beautifully complex system
http://radio.weblogs.com/ 0101170/ 2008/ 10/ 06.html#a12542-
Termites: Nature’s Methane Machines
http://www.skepticsglobalwarming.com/ global-warming-myth/ animal-population/ in…According to this post over at MaxRedline, termites produce more harmful methane than livestock. With the global warming alarmists’ concerns over methane bubbles rising from the melting polar caps and the gas being released from livestock, where is the outrage over the little insect that devours wood and passes more gas than my Uncle Joe?
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And what about our water?
http://eternalhope.blog-city.com/ and_what_about_our_water.htmA new report by George Bush's own EPA shows that the more rising climate change hits this country, the more it will affect water patterns and planning:More intense storms will threaten water infrastructure and increase polluted stormwater runoff
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EPA Will Not Regulate Rocket Fuel Toxins In Drinking Water
http://redgreenandblue.org/ 2008/ 10/ 06/ epa-will-not-regulate-rocket-fuel-toxi…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided against the national regulation of perchlorate, a toxic component of rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water at sites in at least 35 states. The EPA has decided that since this is a state specific situation, it should be addressed at the state level.
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Korean shipping company pleads guilty to illegal dumping
http://coastguardnews.com/ korean-shipping-company-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-dump…SEATTLE - STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd., a South Korean shipping company pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Wash., to violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships by knowingly failing to maintain an accurate Garbage Record Book.
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Starbucks in Hot Water Over Tap
http://www.skepticsglobalwarming.com/ global-warming-myth/ environmentalists/ st…And here I thought Seattle was a haven for planet-loving people and companies. Guess I was wrong. Seattle-based Starbucks is in trouble over leaving tap water running constantly in their 16,000 stores worldwide. The water is used for cleaning utensils and says that it’s done to prevent bacteria
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Well said
http://www.priusownersgroup.com/ ?p=4948Steven Cole Smith knocks one out of the park… Better fuel mileage can start with tires Stick with style that came with car when it was new By Steven Cole Smith Orlando Sentinel Tire manufacturers have done a horrible job of exploiting what could be an extremely profitable segment of their business.
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Shout Out to East Palo Alto Teacher: Help Students Learn to Read and Speak English
http://www.svmoms.com/ 2008/ 10/ i-remember-last.htmlI remember last year sitting in my son's kindergarten class at their reading comprehension station, where they'd listen to a story then write and draw pictures about it. I was amazed to see an actual cassette tape! When was the last time you saw one of those?
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The CEC’s “Annotated Bibliography” on Environmental Impacts of Biofuels
http://www.temasactuales.com/ temasblog/ environmental-protection/ energy-the-en…Normally I would not stick an annotated bibliography in the Temas Recommended Reading List, much less do a review of the "bibliography." But the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) recently released an "Annotated Bibliography on the Environmental Effects of Biofuels" that I find a bit unusual and noteworthy.
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How Second Hand Smoke threaten Your Health
http://vitamin-b12.net/ how-second-hand-smoke-threaten-your-health/Secondhand smoking, breathing in of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is also called passive smoking. Secondhand smoke or ETS is a combination of side stream smoke coming straight from the burning tobacco and the mainstream smoke that is exhaled by the smoker.
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palin's toxic paradise
http://xnerg.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ palins-toxic-paradise.htmlalaska has northern exposure to some seriously bad stuff. and caribou barbie doesn't really care, just so long as there is moolah involved. as governor of a state with a birth-defect rate that's twice the national average, and which has the gloomy status as repository of toxic chemicals from around
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