Thursday, February 12, 2009

No consensus on this one either - CNN.com
The most recent Gallup poll on the issue, conducted in May, found that only 14 percent of Americans believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life. Forty-four percent believe that God created human beings almost overnight within the past 10,000 years, and another 36 percent believe that God guided humans' evolution from animals over a much longer period of time.
CO2 hits "new" peaks, no sign global crisis causing dip | Environment | Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) - Atmospheric levels of the main greenhouse gas are hitting new highs, with no sign yet that the world economic downturn is curbing industrial emissions, a leading scientist said on Thursday.
In a recession, CO2 offset buyers want quality | Reuters
The prices for these offset credits has fallen to around $5-6 from $7-8 late last year.
Video: Since we're all so concerned about global warming, let's all go out on a big fossil-fueled ship and smash some ice
Feb 10 - The retired ice-breaker Sampo based in Finland is the only vessel of its kind in the world to offer tourist trips.

The ship's captain says it takes about 10, 000 tourists each season around the Bay of Bothnia who like to see it smash its way through ice up to a metre thick at this time of year.

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