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[Another post by Ken Levenson.]Deforestation is not only unabated, it's accelerating around the globe. The problem is growing bigger, and yet it is also becoming more concentrated.Just how concentra

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Posted 1 day ago

Independence Day may be the best day to ask ourselves what is the greatest, preventable threat to Americans' life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness (LLPH). The answer is simple human-caused

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Posted 1 day ago

[Another post by Ken Levenson.]I've always known from a young age that watching TV wasn't good for me - I can hear my mother now - but this is getting completely out of hand.As reported by Ian Sample

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Posted 2 days ago

The Bureau of Land Management reversed its decision last month that had stopped new solar developments on public land for two years years.Instead, the BLM has decided to process applications simultane

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Posted 2 days ago

Global warming threatens our White Chistmases with winter heatwaves. And our Halloweens with poor pumpkin crops. And our Arbor Days with record wildfires. And our immoral myopia threatens Father's

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Posted 3 days ago

I'm sorry I didn't post this sooner, but the Senate Energy Committee Hearing web site left the impression that this was not going to be webcast. But you can hear the hearing here (click on Live We

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Posted 3 days ago

McCain has a new ad titled purpose (here). The AP critique it with a piece titled, McCain energy ad short on specifics. OK, MSM, half credit.The ad has a much bigger problem than lack of

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Posted 3 days ago

This week's issue of The Economist features a commemorative piece on Bill Gates, who stepped down from his position as Chief Executive Officer (or CEO) of Microsoft last week.Gates had an arguably tur

Posted 4 days ago

The Wall Street Journal published new material (sub. required) on the White House's emasculation of last year's Supreme Court global warming decision. The court told the EPA that the Clean Air Act re

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Posted 4 days ago

[Another post by Ken Levenson.]Pushed from center stage by the expected record arctic ice and permafrost melt, tropical rain forest destruction has been elbowing its way back through the smoke and int

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