Saturday, April 18, 2009

Green Nightclubs Put an End to Dirty Dancing | Newsweek The Good Life | Newsweek.com
The entrance fee is £10 for those who arrive courtesy of fossil fuels; cyclists and walkers get in free. Customers are allowed in only if they sign a pledge promising to work toward reducing climate change.
CO2 = Pollution. Now What? - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com
Over all, carbon dioxide and climate remain a very tough fit for the legislative and legal arenas. This reality was on display during Supreme Court arguments in November 2006 that laid the legal foundation for today’s announcement. Confusion arose over which layer of the atmosphere was the repository for smokestack and tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide. James Milkey, assistant attorney general of Massachusetts, corrected Justice Antonin Scalia, saying: “Respectfully, Your Honor, it is not the stratosphere. It’s the troposphere.”

“Troposphere, whatever,” Justice Scalia replied. “I told you before I’m not a scientist.” Over a brief flutter of laughter from observers, he added, “That’s why I don’t want to have to deal with global warming, to tell you the truth.
Twitter / Pavel Korolev
Snow in Moscow: Global warming! Global warming? WHERE ARE YOU GLOBAL WARMING?

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