Global warming birdbrains

April 9, 2008

Global warming is not pushing the robin to extinction. Au contraire: It’s expanding the robin’s range northward, into places where it's never been seen. Robins are venturing so far north that they’ve even been sighted in the Inuit territory of northern Canada, where, Sen. John McCain tells us, there isn’t even a word for the birds. Gee, thanks for the reminder of my candidate's position on this scam. I feel all warm and tingly and shit. The lack of due diligence on the subject of climate

Vanishing polar ice talk to be Webcast live, April 10
NASA scientist Waleed Abdalati, one of the world's pre-eminent experts on the study of global climate change, will present "Dramatic Changes in Earth's Polar Ice: Are We Waking Sleeping Giants?" at 7:30 p.m., April 10, at t 23 Vote(s)

Global Warming: A hoax or a reality?
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UN calls for change in farming practices as food riots continue
As food prices around the world continue to soar, a United Nations report released today says that industrial agricultural practices are exhausting land and water resources, destroying diversity and hurting poor people. The report’s authors recommend that agricultural science place greater emphasis on safeguarding natural resources and on ‘agro-ecological’ practices, including the use of natural fertilizers, traditional seeds and intensified natural practices, and reducing the distance between