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March 2008

Let's stipulate that Obama will denounce his pastor and distance himself more authoritatively from Wright in the coming days than he has done to date. The videos of Wright's rants are becoming famous, and they're deeply disquieting. Why does this matter? Should Obama be responsible for his pastor's musings? On the one hand, I would hate to be responsible for all of my rabbi's zany antics. Then again, I'm not running for president. Although it will drive Obama supporters crazy, Reverend Wright is extremely relevant to the presidential campaign. One can debate whether or not he should be relevant, but it's a simple fact that he is relevant. Barack Obama is still in many ways an obscure figure. Until three-and-a-half years ago, no one outside the Illinois state legislature had ever heard of him.

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Labor’s War on Global Warming

Figuring out how to respond to global warming has been difficult for organized labor. The issue can pit union against union and unions against environmentalists. Now, however, a new alliance is developing around the idea of "green jobs"–the jobs that will be needed to rebuild our economy and drastically reduced greenhouse gasses. Seemingly from nowhere, "green jobs" have emerged as a key issue in the presidential election. Barack Obama calls for a $150 billion investment in green-collar jobs. Hillary Clinton refers to renewable energy employment as "jobs of the future" that can create five million jobs. Even John McCain calls for research and development of green technology, calling it the "path to restore the strength of America's economy." The stealth "green jobs" issue did not emerge from nowhere.

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Southern Baptist pastors asked to preach environmental care

New derivation of equations governing the greenhouse effect reveals "runaway warming" impossible.. ...How did modern researchers make such a mistake? They relied upon equations derived over 80 years ago, equations which left off one term from the final solution. His theory was eventually published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal in his home country of Hungary. The conclusions are supported by research published in the Journal of Geophysical Research last year from Steven Schwartz of Brookhaven National Labs, who gave statistical evidence that the Earth's response to carbon dioxide was grossly overstated. http://www.dailytech.com/Researcher+Basic+Greenhouse+Equations+Totally+Wrong/article10973.htm When the left and the Baptists start feeling the need to support each other's myths - it's a pretty sure sign the end is near...

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Global Warming And Nigel Kennedy Plays Vivaldi’s Two Sesaons

British designer Katherine Hamnett said: "The entire clothing industry is upside-down right now and has been for some time. "We have bikinis being sold in January, and fur coats beign sold in August. It's bonkers." Reports the Telegraph: "Traditional seasons 'no longer exist'." Play up Nigel. Those were the days, my friend… Posted: 9th, March 2008 | In: Global Warming, Tabloids. Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 .

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Price of electricity hinges on Michigan Legislature

Such plants emit major amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas linked to global warming. The complexities of energy policy can be confounding to even the most seasoned of legislators. But there is a bottom line for residents and businesses: Although rising demand and higher costs of fuel used to make electricity will continue pushing up customers� bills, decisions made this year by the Legislature and governor will determine how high they go. �This industry is so linked to policy that we can�t ignore it. Over 50 percent of the battle is really in the (legislative) hearing room,� said Jim Croce, CEO of NextEnergy, a nonprofit trying to speed research and development of alternative energy technologies in Michigan. The debate comes nearly eight years after the state restructured its electricity market to let alternative power suppliers compete with Detroit Edison and Jackson-based Consumers Energy, regulated monopolies that generate 86 percent of Michigan�s power.

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Letter: There is scientific consensus on global warming

This is in response to Edward L. Rademacher Jr.'s letter titled "Humans not cause of climate change" (published Feb. 28).I urge every reader to research the topic. There is much more information that people need to know. After studying the issue, I have come to this conclusion: Global warming is real and is man-made. It is the single most dangerous threat to our planet and all forms of life including human.The scientific community is also in consensus on this issue. The only opposition is the right-wing, pro-big-business political machine, the big industrial polluters who want to continue polluting and anyone who will believe their rhetoric. The Union of Concerned Scientists, which began in 1969 at MIT and has nearly 15,000 scientists in its ranks, and states on its Web site, www.ucsusa.org, "An unprecedented level of political interference threatens the integrity of government science.

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Only 3 more days ...

Actually, the writer of the column probably is Nick Gholson of the Wichita newspaper. Nonetheless, it's a powerful column, beginning: I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30-second prayer before a football game. You can read all of it here. DFO: Pass it around but remember to give credit to Gholson, if possible. .

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Freudenthal signs landmark 'carbon capture' bills

Both laws will take effect July 1. Freudenthal wrote to legislative leaders last year, urging them to act to settle the ownership and regulation questions. Rep. Tom Lubnau, R-Gillette, researched and wrote the storage ownership bill. He said Tuesday that carbon-capture techniques have been in use for decades in oil-recovery projects that involve injecting carbon dioxide into the ground. Technology for capturing smokestack emissions from coal plants is still developing, but is gaining support due to concerns over global warming. Coal-fired power churns out about two billions tons of greenhouse gases annually. General Electric Co. announced last month that it has signed a letter of intent with the University of Wyoming to develop a coal research plant in the state.

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Will Global Warming Increase Plant Frost Damage?

ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2008) — Widespread damage to plants from a sudden freeze that occurred across the Eastern United States from 5 April to 9 April 2007 was made worse because it had been preceded by two weeks of unusual warmth, according to an analysis published in the March 2008 issue of BioScience. The authors of the report, Lianhong Gu and his colleagues at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and collaborators at NASA, the University of Missouri, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found that the freeze killed new leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruit of natural vegetation, caused crown dieback of trees, and led to severe damage to crops in an area encompassing Nebraska, Maryland, South Carolina, and Texas. Subsequent drought limited regrowth. .

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Green house effect

Green house effect New easy-care houseplants clean the air while sprucing up decor Jessica Damiano / Newsday Houseplants are making a comeback, and not just to add a spark of color to a room. People are thinking green -- as in the green movement that's been picking up steam throughout the country. According to the results of a research study conducted by NASA scientist B.C. Wolverton nearly 25 years ago, plants are the most efficient and cost-effective method of "indoor air pollution abatement." In other words, growing houseplants in your home will result in cleaner air in your home. And the idea has finally caught on. .

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