Monday, February 15, 2010

How much more absurd can it get? at Heliogenic Climate Change
Andersson concludes that by the 2080s, West Midlands will have an average of 28 frosty days per year compared to today’s 69. Theoretically, this will reduce the number of traffic accidents by 43percent. It may also lead to a decrease in the need for winter road maintenance by 38percent.” “Climate Change Will Lead to Fewer Traffic Accidents, Research Suggests
Climate change threatens fog and redwoods -study | Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The coastal fog that gives San Francisco its romantic ambience is thinning out, a boon to drivers but a real threat to the giant redwoods there, researchers reported on Monday.

It in unclear if natural climate variations or human activity is to blame, but the result could be the loss of trees, they reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Whatever Prank Betides: Emily Dickinson and American Environmentalism
American environmentalism is founded on many myths of a utopian past, from those of the frontier and the wilderness to the famous environmentalist text, Silent Spring, written by Rachel Carson in 1962.

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