Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Endless winter of our discontent and the crazy ideology of global warming - Independent.ie
...next they became political, scolding us about global warming, and urging us to build windmills everywhere. And, contrite, we believed them. 'Global warming' displaced Bird Flu, Swine Flu, AIDS, genital herpes and acid rain as the great scare of our times. And indeed, a series of mild winters seemed to confirm it. But three of the past four have been bitterly cold, and an unbroken cold grey canvas of cloud and sleet, hail, rain and snow, has now lasted a sunless, cropless year. We have become the Falklands of the North Atlantic, yet we apparently are still experiencing "global warming".
Climate Change Likely to Worsen Threat of Diarrheal Disease in Botswana
Diarrheal case incidence peaks in both the wet and dry seasons in Botswana
Climate change for kittens
if that kitten were to explain what climate change is all about, why it matters and how you can take steps to stop it, well. Why on earth would you not take note?
2009: Can environment-backed currency pay off? - The Ecologist
The creation of a new and neutral currency unit linked to the environment would stabilise the economy and reduce CO2.   [Via MT]

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