Wet, cool spring delaying Canadian planting

“The immediate concern, however, is the persistent snow cover that blocks planting.”

Nicola Scafetta: Major new sea level study – finds C21st rise likely to be less than a foot. | Tallbloke's Talkshop

In conclusion the study suggests that sea level rise during the C21st will be around 277+/-7mm, or about 9 inches.

Earth Day Idiots Exposed - YouTube

[2011; 3-minute video] Anarchists, Wild-Eyed Vegans, and High Hippies gather in Santa Cruz, California for Earth Day. Author and radio talk show host Brian Sussman goes undercover to grab some eye-opening interviews.

Green-Washing a Young Mind - YouTube

[2012; 1.5-minute video] Brian Sussman, author of Eco-Tyranny, interviews 6th grader at the Earth Day festival in Santa Cruz, California. With her proud mother standing by, the youngster says she has been taught in school that anthropogenic climate change is threatening the planet and that sometimes she thinks humans "shouldn't exist."

EPA wants State Dept. to rework analysis of Keystone XL pipeline - The Washington Post

The EPA recommended that State reassess the amount of greenhouse gas that would be emitted by the development of oil sands in Alberta, Canada, as a result of construction of the pipeline, which eventually could transport as much as 830,000 barrels of diluted bitumen crude to refineries in Texas.

Can We Take Earth Day Seriously, While Also Mocking It? : Collide-a-Scape

After four decades, the annual celebration of good deeds and eco-awareness in the United States is as meaningful to environmentalists as St. Patrick’s day is to the Irish. Both annual events are green and festive. One is a sanctioned feel-good orgy of sanctimony and sacrifice, the other is a sanctioned feel-good orgy of alcohol and excess. Both events have become nearly impossible to parody.