Monday, June 15, 2009

Glaciers are growing around the world
...There are literally growing glaciers all over the world.

The Briksdal glacier in Norway is growing by over seven inches a day. The glacier at the top of Canada's highest mountain, Mount Logan, has continued to grow since 1992. In fact, the official height was determined to be seven meters higher than last measure. Mike Schmidt of the Geological Survey of Canada says this is mostly due to snow and ice accumulation. Silvretta Glacier in Switzerland and the Greenland Glacier is advancing over 7 miles per year. In February of 2008 it was reported that there was a third more ice than usual in Antarctica and that the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed that the 3.5 million square miles of ice cover that the earth had lost from January of 2007 to October of that year had been returned to normal levels.

We need not fear Global Warming. Should we reduce, reuse, and recycle? Of course. Should we keep our vehicles in tip top shape to keep them from creating unnecessary pollution? Of course. Should motor companies continue to research more new ways to make our vehicles more fuel efficient? No question. Should we make pick-up truck and SUV owners purchase permits to drive them. No, of course not. We need to take care of the planet that we live in, but the notion that the ways in which we are living our lives is causing the glaciers to melt and the oceans to warm and rise is beginning to lose credibility.
We're saved!: Kate Bosworth Has Meat Free Monday
Sir Paul McCartney and daughters Stella and Mary are launching this new food campaign designed to help slow climate change by having one meat free day a week.

Kelly Osbourne and Moby also stopped by to lend their support.
Wong targets Libs on climate change to deny Newspoll momentum | The Australian
Senator Wong leapt upon comments by Western Australian Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash questioning the extent of the role of human activity in climate change.

"These people make John Howard look green," Senator Wong told the ABC.
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But the government seized on comments on emissions trading by Senator Cash in an attempt to exacerbate divisions in the party over climate change.

The government's emissions trading scheme will be debated in the Senate next week.

It seems set for defeat, but the government is determined to cause Mr Turnbull, who supports an emissions trading scheme, discomfort by highlighting doubts among Coalition MPs on the ETS and climate change.

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