Monday, April 15, 2013

Lake Minnetonka yearns for ice out - KMSP-TV
According to the Fresh Water Society, the earliest ice out happened on March 11, 1878. The latest, May 8, 1856.
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Due to the unpredictable weather we've seen this spring, some are saying we may not see an ice out till the first week of May.
Chicago mother wins $150K Goldman Prize for shutting down 2 coal plants | JunkScience.com
She’ll be able to afford more expensive electricity. What about her neighbors?
Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham: ‘Anyone with a brain knows that climate change needs governmental leadership’ | JunkScience.com
A billionaire proves the Peter Principle.
Proof That High Temperatures And CO2 Levels Make Animals Small And Sickly | Real Science
For the first time, experimental evidence has been produced conclusively showing that high temperatures and CO2 levels make animals small and sickly.
Ex-UK Science Advisor on BPA: ‘Being frank, I think the only way you could hurt babies with bisphenol A baby bottles is to baton them with them’ | JunkScience.com
But there was no scientific evidence that the levels found in the plastic used to make baby bottles was harmful to children, said Sir John.
Ex-UK Science Advisor: Environmental safety rules have reached ‘mad’ levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard | JunkScience.com
Environmental safety rules have reached “mad” levels because of a failure to understand the difference between risk and hazard, the Government’s former chief scientific adviser has said.

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