Lawmakers hear of interference in global warming science CNN WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal scientists have been pressured by the White House to play down global...
... <SWMirsky@...> wrote: My belief in the primacy of individual freedom (liberty) is premised on a preference I hold for being able to live my life and go...
... my ... I ... Yes, that's understandable and, of course, I recognize limits as you do. I think, however, that we differ on where to place those limits or...
Interestingly, James Taranto addressed this very item (as written up in the NY Times) today: Best of the Web Today - February 1, 2007 By JAMES TARANTO They...
Do you notice how the right wing go down a by way. It doesn't really matter if Scientists have been attacked. Let's not get worked up about whether they have...
... really matter ... whether they ... broad brush ... Actually, it's not. The argument as to whether current temperature trends are anything other than...
Poor old Stuart. Always wrong. He has been wrong about Bush, the War and not read what he says below against this - I will post another link later when it...
Here is a link to the intergovernmental panel on climate change report (Summary for Policymakers) Perhaps those who don't believe in climate change - or...
... <SWMirsky@...> wrote: Actually, it's not. The argument as to whether current temperature trends are anything other than natural is still in dispute. Bear...
I'm with you 100% on this post of yours, Rohit. You spoke accurately and succinctly, saying what I personally believe far better than I could have. My hat's...
Resorting to bribery and payola to get their way: Right-wing thinktank offering $13,000 to dispute report 02 Feb 2007 A right-wing American thinktank is...
A National Intelligence Estimate on the United States By Chalmers Johnson Information Clearing House KEY JUDGMENTS 01/17/07 "Harpers Magazine" -- -- The United...
I always thank Heaven (ot whoever) for small blessings! :) ... accurately ... to ... it in ... in ... disasters ... wearing ... would ... days in ... species ...
... the ... many ... in ... There's a good article on this in today's Sun by a researcher making the same point I made about the issue, i.e., that the cause is...
UK GUILTY OF SENDING 'CHILD SOLDIERS' TO IRAQ BRITAIN broke a United Nations treaty banning the use of child soldiers by sending underage troops - including...
An international panel of climate scientists said yesterday that there is an overwhelming probability that human activities are warming the planet at a...
There are two purely technical reasons why we have allowed the situation to become so bad. One is that the harm done to the environment is a long way coming. ...
... <rohitcuny@...> wrote: This the sort of effect which happens in every situation where the benefits of some behaviour go to the party which is indulging in...
From today's WSJ (excerpts since I don't want to type the whole thing but anyone can read the full piece by getting the paper or searching its on-line...
... and ... you ... much ... greater ... This is a very good point. But it doesn't change the fact that human agency as the cause of climate change is still...
[A Columbia political science grad student and a graphic designer have combined efforts to display in today's NY Times the categories of killed in Iraq -- some...
Uri Avnery 3.2.07 C IT SOUNDS like a promo for a second rate soap opera: a 21- year old woman appears with a much older celebrity, who grabs her, forces a kiss...
[Note. Uri Avnery's title of his cautionary article warning against an attack on Iran was "Fatal Kiss." Sorry for the omission. He is not the only one...
Hey, Ed, I don't think there's much risk of an Israeli or U.S. attack on Iran. It's just talk, part of the current game to pressure the Iranians to stand down...
I will grant that you have a point. But it is also a matter of how "economic activity" is defined. Someone pointed out that OJ Simpson by (apparently)...
I wish that I could agree with your new found wisdom that war is a rather useless and bloody exercise, and therefore will be engaged in by neither the ...
It is nice to see that promoting abortion and attacking religion are no longer the top priority of Democrats! :) ====================================== From...
The last paragraph hints at the "Tragedy of the Commons" which I had mentioned earlier. Hopefully, humanity can learn to act as if we are all living on the...
... the ... dying ... running ... it ... if ... I share your preference for some other primary energy source than oil. I don't share your preference for...
... rather ... I did not make THAT point. Though war is generally bloody and sometimes useless, I was not speaking of war per se but only the issue vis a vis...
