Carole King was right « Don Surber

An Iranian cleric has proclaimed that inappropriately dress women leading to extramarital affairs are the resons behind the devastating earthquakes that frequently rattle the country.

EU Referendum: Booker blazes away

As is reflected in so many political tragedies, from Macbeth to Watergate, it is often not the original dark act itself which leads to nemesis but the later attempts to "trammel up the consequence".

Warning Signs: The EPA Monster

The EPA is actually seeking to limit the amount of deicing fluid used to protect commercial and other aircraft on the grounds that it might get into nearby streams and rivers. Never mind the lives of the passengers and crews on planes that would be brought down as the result of such ice. This defies common sense.

Adventure at the Catlin Ice Base | Al Jazeera Blogs

And the possibility that things could go horribly wrong is the reason Catlin's expedition leaders in London have raised an estimated $3mn to fund the project, which is looking into how the ocean's are getting more acidic with growing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.
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It is very "unique considering it is privately-funded," observes Ramsden, who himself is a veteran of organising trips into the extreme wilds.
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Catlin, the main sponsor of this expedition, is a British-founded insurance company. On it's website it says directors decided to support the project because they recognise "that climate change and other environmental changes are creating a new set of risks for the insurance industry and its policyholders".