Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Reid raising funds from energy industries he subsidizes | Washington Examiner
So Reid, President Obama, and other Democrats talk about energy debates as if they pit Big Oil against the polar bears, but Reid’s campaign coffers tell a different story:

Reid supports subsidies for these industries, and they raise funds for him. It sounds a bit like a quid-pro-quo.
Wonk Room » The New Climate Denier Fad: Ocean Acidification Denial
It’s notable that ocean acidification denial is coming out of Australia and Hawaii — island states with coral reefs and ocean ecosystems of incalculable ecological, economic, societal, and cultural value now being destroyed by fossil fuel pollution. The bleatings of these fringe deniers have not yet been promoted by the “mainstream” right, but considering how well entrenched denial of climate science has become among conservatives, ocean acidification denial may just become the next great right-wing fad.
The Dark Threat of Ecofascism : TreeHugger
A quick peruse of the Pentti Linkola fansite brings up some even more worrying quotations:

"What to do, when a ship carrying a hundred passengers suddenly capsizes and there is only one lifeboat? When the lifeboat is full, those who hate life will try to load it with more people and sink the lot. Those who love and respect life will take the ship's axe and sever the extra hands that cling to the sides."

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