New Study Shows How the Side Effects of Drilling in the Arctic Will Make Climate Change Worse | Ecocentric | TIME.com

The main problem isn’t the oil itself—although, of course, if the 90 billion barrels of oil believed to be obtainable in the Arctic are burned in cars or trucks, the carbon released will help undoubtedly help intensify climate change. It’s chiefly the natural gas that will be produced along with that oil. Natural gas is essentially methane—and methane is a powerful, albeit short-lived greenhouse gas, with more than 20 times the warming potential of plain old carbon dioxide. By some estimates, there’s as much as 1.7 trillion cubic ft. of natural gas to be found in the Arctic.

Making Light: Cutting a great road through the truth to get to the Devil

The second, larger problem, is that Greenpeace lied to us. This wasn’t a nod-and-a-wink parody; this was a dedicated effort to deceive. They played the public for patsies and herded them like sheep. That kind of contempt for the people whose support (financial and otherwise) they need is inexcusable. For me, it puts them in a box with people like Bush and Blair, who were also flexible with the truth for the greater good.

Basically, Greenpeace polluted the information stream. Now, I know that our common discourse is already thoroughly befouled. But that does not mean it’s OK to add yet another dose of rainbow-shining toxic sludge to the mix, not even in the cause of righteousness. Indeed, especially not in the cause of righteousness.

We need more truth, not less. Don’t lie to me for my own good and expect my support, Greenpeace. Just don’t.

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#climate WONDERFUL must read @BillMcKibben article -- pls read it slowly to Imhofe and Rush. http://act.350.org/signup/reckoning/?akid=2085.362209.Pz0TO_&rd=1&t=2 …

Eagles are soaring into wind energy battle | WashingtonExaminer.com

Kelly Fuller, wind campaign coordinator for ABC, said in a news release, "It's ridiculous that Americans have to sue in order to find out what their government is saying to wind companies about our wildlife."