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Post by sigurdur on Mar 13, 2012 21:34:56 GMT
Silly me.....and here I thought the reason folks were getting fatter was because they were eating too many calories and not working hard enough.
I know in my case, when I gain weight it starts at the elbow, but maybe I am an exception to the rule.
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 16, 2012 19:07:49 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 23, 2012 0:53:13 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Mar 26, 2012 1:29:10 GMT
Here is a figure of government merit. "Number of the Week: 23 Agencies, 130 sub-agencies, nearly 700 programs. According to a February 2012 report to Congress by the General Accountably Office, that is the number of government organizations involved in renewable energy initiatives in Fiscal Year 2010. Yet, the 23 Agencies, 130 sub-agencies, and 700 programs have failed to produce as significant an impact on US energy as the private efforts of combining deep underground hydraulic fracturing of dense shale with directional, horizontal drilling to extract oil and natural gas. Do doubt, the leaders of the 23 agencies, 130 sub-agencies, and 700 programs will continue to defend these programs even when faced with the hard data that their programs are economic failures. Please see link under “Subsidies and Mandates Forever.”" wattsupwiththat.com/2012/03/25/weekly-climate-and-energy-news-roundup-44/#more-60138
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 30, 2012 15:24:00 GMT
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Post by trbixler on Mar 31, 2012 4:39:42 GMT
"Climate Change Skepticism a Sickness That Must be “Treated,” Says Professor" "Comparing skepticism of man-made global warming to racist beliefs, an Oregon-based professor of sociology and environmental studies has labeled doubts about anthropogenic climate change a “sickness” for which individuals need to be “treated”. Professor Kari Norgaard, who is currently appearing at the ‘Planet Under Pressure’ conference in London, has presented a paper in which she argues that “cultural resistance” to accepting the premise that humans are responsible for climate change “must be recognized and treated” as an aberrant sociological behavior." www.infowars.com/climate-change-skepticism-a-sickness-that-must-be-treated-says-professor/
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Post by sigurdur on Mar 31, 2012 21:31:36 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 1, 2012 14:13:26 GMT
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Post by icefisher on Apr 2, 2012 17:35:24 GMT
And the US funds their research with our tax dollars. One can make some kind of a case for funding 3rd world research but this is ridiculous.
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Post by trbixler on Apr 8, 2012 16:19:36 GMT
Agenda 21 again? While Antarctic ice increases they craft words. "Impacts from shrinking cryosphere are widespread" "For example, well-documented research has shown a large-scale decline in krill populations in the South Atlantic sector of the Antarctic seas. Meanwhile, the number of salps — pelagic, gelatinous, ice-avoiding tunicates (filter feeders) with few predators—has increased; “they have, in effect, replaced krill as an intermediate species in Antarctic marine food chains.” Adelie penguins in Antarctica have been hit especially hard by sea ice decline in some parts of Antarctica. Since 1975, population of ice-dependent Adélies nesting near Palmer Station have declined by about 80 percent in response to a host of environmental changes, including habitat loss and altered food availability." summitcountyvoice.com/2012/04/08/impacts-from-shrinking-cryosphere-are-widespread/
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Post by trbixler on Apr 11, 2012 21:10:55 GMT
Mr. Green on the halfshell. "Study blames ocean CO2 for oyster declines" " Scientists are blaming slightly higher levels of carbon dioxide in Pacific Ocean waters caused by global warming for the failure of oyster larvae to survive in an Oregon hatchery. They say the increasing acid levels in the water that comes with more carbon dioxide makes it harder for young oysters to form their shells, dooming them in a matter of days." www.npr.org/local/stories/KPLU/150441158
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 22, 2012 0:33:24 GMT
It is funny how one thinks. The USA had a warm winter, and now spring is showing that things are back to normal. The bad thing about normal is that it is cold compared to what one would think the normal progression of temperature is. Oh well. Soil temps in the Upper Midwest are still in the upper 30's and low 40's. This is actually a tad below normal. Our soil temp warmup is driven by sun light, not air. Everyone's planting is back to reality. Some folks were anxious to start seeding "frost" sensative crops, but the freezing over night temps have brought those ideas to a halt. Not only is re-seeding expensive, but seed supplies are tight on soybeans/corn due to the South American drought. The cold in the Arctic is still bottled mostly up, and we can only hope it stays that way. stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/arctic-ice-area-approaching-abnormally-high-range/
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Post by trbixler on May 7, 2012 13:32:42 GMT
Well now you know it was not the CO2 and please do not let it happen again in public. "Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth" www.bbc.co.uk/nature/17953792
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Post by julianb on May 8, 2012 10:46:49 GMT
Of course! the Dinosaurs were forced to eat more because of the extremely high CO2 levels, got grossly overweight and died out! No need for a pesky meteor or nearby supernova. sarc/off
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Post by sigurdur on May 13, 2012 2:58:53 GMT
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