July 23, 2008
Geography
Given that so many people are still confused about the geography of the Middle East, I thought it might be helpful to post a reference map.
Map of the World by Tourizm Maps © 2003.
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October 23, 2007
On everyone's mind today
Thinking of all those sheltering from fires in California.
Best wishes to brave journalist Larry Himmel.
The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on California's fire, and why they've been burning hotter. California's Age of Megafires
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October 12, 2007
Congratulations, Mr. President
Well, I guess he's transcended all that now.
And congratulations also to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. They are doing great work on this subject, and the award is well-deserved.
UPDATE: When thinking about what might have been, and pondering what we have instead, it's always worth revisiting Jim Capozzola's classic essay Al Gore and the Alpha Girls - The Enduring Power of Cliques in a Post-High-School World.
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March 22, 2007
Global Warming - Hearing Highlights
Having listened to most of the hearing now, I think Al's actual testimony wasn't his best speech ever. Something about being around politicians seems to tie him up, and he gets stiff again. Plus, all the metaphorical references to "300" left me cold. But he got some zingers in during the hearing, where the skeptics were obviously out for blood, and where Inhofe, as usual, acted like a jackass.
UPDATE: Oh good. MyLeftNutmegger at YouTube has the Inhofe footage.
Boxer cracks me up every time I watch this, and Al looks like he's having fun, too.
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March 21, 2007
Al Gore's Testimony on Global Warming
With thanks to PoliticsTV for putting up the clip.
And what was up with this NYTimes article on Gore's return to the Congressional scene? Sure reads like a hatchet job.
UPDATE: Gristmill live-blogged the whole thing.
UPDATE: From the AP report:
"The planet has a fever," Gore said. "If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don't say, `Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.' If the crib's on fire, you don't speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action."
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February 25, 2007
We all need to wake up
And the Oscars lead the way.
for An Inconvenient Truth:
And for Melissa Etheridge:
Another happy day.
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August 28, 2005
Katrina
I've posted a bunch of links about hurricanes and Katrina over at World Turning. If my heart feels up to it, which I doubt, maybe I'll rant here sometime about a government that ignores environmental science, and keeps our National Guard tied up in an illegal, pointless war.
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