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No doubt about it, summer is here, and with it, what for some could prove to be a deadly heat wave. The National Weather Service (www.nws.noaa.gov) issued a heat warning for parts of California just in time for the 4th of July. As weekend sun worshippers headed out for beaches and other standard July 4th […]
For years a certain loveable radio talk show host (whose talent is on loan from God) has said that it’s arrogant and presumptuous to think humanity has had any impact on the Earth’s temperature. It looks like he was right. The argument that proponents of the man-based global warming theories present is so seductively simple […]
The official seasonal drought outlook issued by the National Weather Services predicts an easing but not a break in the regional drought: The Outlook calls for some improvement for the severe drought covering much of the Southeast, although drought should persist well into summer. The areas with the best odds for improvement include the Gulf […]
Pickin’ Up the Pieces Relief Corps has a chance to help build new homes for two families made homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Yes, that Hurricane Katrina. Almost two years ago. Pickin’ Up the Pieces has a donor lined up to purchase materials for the house — but the donation has strings. The money has to […]
Following an almost rainless winter, and a fire season extended from last year through what should have been the rainy season, California gardeners might be excused if they were grim and humorless. The adage goes When life gives you nothing but lemons, make lemonade. Gardeners, with the help of Roger’s Gardens, can turn the current […]
After a series of deadly tornadoes swept through her state last weekend, Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius said today that the war in Iraq has created gaps in the federal government’s ability to respond to natural disasters. The tornadoes caused 10 deaths, and virtually destroyed the small town of Greensburg, KS.
Ravaged by a series of dangerous tornadoes overnight, residents of a small Kansas town were on watch as a new system of strong storms left a trail of destruction Saturday night. Nine people were killed and more than 50 injured when a series of tornadoes swept through southwest Kansas Friday night. Tornadoes were reported to the National […]
By Honey Gillard On Wednesday night – apparently a night of premieres – ‘SOS’ (Save Our Selves) made it’s opening night premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. The guest list included actors Adrian Grenier, Jesse Bradford, Diego Luna, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Stiles, and supermodel Petra Nemcova. SOS is the campaign […]
By Honey Gillard ‘BOURNE Identity’ star Matt Damon has set out to find his ‘super-hero’ identity – trying to save the planet one lot of junkmail at a time. The movie star has joined an organization that attempts to halt the tons of junk mail delivered to American homes each day. Damon has reconciled his […]
By Honey Gillard The Aussie ‘Live Earth’ line-up has just been announced. The July 7th concert, held in conjunction with similar events in London, Tokyo, New Jersey and Rio de Janeiro, will feature Aussie rockers Wolfmother and Silverchair as well as international successors Jack Johnson and Crowded House. Headlining the eco-friendly concert will be surfing […]
Global warming is something that a significant majority of experts are now predicting as something that is starting to show its effects, and that the changes so far are just a preview of the major changes that are predicted to happen. The problem being that the world weather pattern is so complex to simulate and […]
Climate change is becoming a very hot topic politically. Earlier, it used to be that scientists were only speaking about it, and there would be a lot of doubt in terms of whether this was another theory that can be disproved later, and once can’t really make major changes in lifestyle just because of theory. […]
By Honey Gillard Sydney Morning Herald sets out to prove that green is the new black, highlighting quotes and opinions of several individuals across our vast land, concerning this coming ‘Earth Hour’ (31st of March people ;))and the much debated topic of global warming. Here are a few snippets thanks to the SMH and Earth hour:  […]
By Honey Gillard THE European Union (EU) have seized the initiative on global warming, EU leaders agreed to combat global warming by constructing more windmills, solar panels and efficient light bulbs, to lower greenhouse emissions. On Friday, the European Union heads of state and government agreed to set binding goals concerning the distribution of renewable […]
By Honey Gillard FORMER US vice-president, and star of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, Al Gore has made his way to Oklahoma, to spread the word of ‘Global Warming’; in hope of a better, healthier world. Last Thursday, Gore spoke to Oklahomans. Telling them of the dire environmental consequences that will eventuate, if changes to decrease the […]
The Moon will blush red as it passes through Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse on Saturday. From most locations on Earth, at least part of the 6-hour eclipse will be visible if skies are clear. The Earth’s shadow will completely cover the Moon during the most dramatic phase, which will last a little […]
By Honey Gillard ‘An Inconvenient Truth’; a documentary; an Oscar Winner.  FORMER US vice-president Al Gore’s documentary, concerning global warming, has won itself 2 hot Oscars, at this year’s star-spangled event. The documentary centres on Al Gore’s increasingly popular slideshow. The slideshow addresses many issues surrounding the controversial topic of climate change, on our […]
Guess we can blame a big ol’ chunk of it on Al Gore himself Quoting from an article published by the Tennessee Center for Policy Research: Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth†Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, […]
Who says nothing good comes out of “global warming?” At least 30 strange creatures that are new to science, including a psychedelic octopus, have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world’s most pristine marine environments.Researchers with the International Polar Year research effort catalogued about 1,000 species in an area of […]
The US administration has in the past refused to acknowledge that global warming is caused by human intervention. The science for this is fairly consistent, and believed by a wide cross-section of scientists. There are of course a small section of scientists who do not yet see a direct link and believe that any global […]
 By Honey Gillard Channel 7 news broadcast show, Sunrise, has officially become Australia’s first greenhouse friendly TV program, as of Monday December 4. As the environment arouses concerns around the globe, and an increasing number of citizens come to terms with the dangerous state that the environment is heading towards in the future, Sunrise has […]
By Honey Gillard Former vice-president & star of ‘The Inconvenient Truth’ Al Gore has declared an international campaign to endorse global warming consciousness around the globe. The Campaign, ‘Save Our Selves’ – which is pretty self-explanatory – for a Climate in Crisis is focused on Live Earth. Live Earth is a 24-hour show, which will […]
 David Schussler The Heidelberg Appeal http://www.sepp.org/policy%20declarations/LDrevised.html  Revised in 2005, the Heidelberg Appeal was publicly released at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. By the end of the 1992 summit, 425 scientists and other intellectual leaders had signed the appeal. Since then, word of mouth has prompted hundreds more scientists to lend their […]
By Honey Gillard After 7 hours alone and lost in the icy waters of the south, two whale activists have been found in Antarctica – alive and safe. Activists with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society tracked down the Japanese fleet near the Ross Sea early on Friday, after spending weeks searching the glacial waters, with a […]
By David Schussler Global warming fears are being whipped to a new frenzy that is distracting us from real and imminent dangers from terrorist threats. Watch out for the political bait and switch that is about to occur in the political arena. World wide headlines are now touting an end of the world scenario perpetrated […]
The butterfly has fluttered its wings, and we wait for the consequences.  Chaos Theory says what appear to be the most inconsequential events can produce totally disproportionate and entirely unpredictable consequences. Change a single input to a system, however slightly, and we can only wait to see how that system can be transformed. A […]
Deadly weather in the form of supercell thunderstorms and at least one tornado struck Central Florida early Friday, killing at least 14 people in Lady Lake and Paisley, a municipality close to the Ocala National Forest. As daylight came, there were still a number of people missing in the affected areas. In Lady Lake mobile […]
 By Honey Gillard The UN climate panel has issued its strongest warning yet that human activities, such as the act of burning fossil fuels are heating our globe, gradually but definitely apparantly. Extra pressure is now being put on governments to get t heir act together and to do more to fight the ever-increasing prblem […]
CTV.CA has a wonderful article concerning global warming. (They are against it) I say wonderful because it reinforces my belief that the entire global warming issue is based on two things. Ego and money. Authoritative report to confirm global warming Scientists and government officials are finishing a much-awaited report expected to say that climate change […]
Want to do something good for your planet and future? Want to help stop the global warming of our planet? Thanks to ninemsn.com.au we can provide you with 10 easy things that you can do to help our planet and how much carbon dioxide you can save by putting them into action. We can all help take […]
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