Saturday, March 10, 2012

Near-record snowfall might greatly impact gardeners: Gardening | Alaska news at adn.com

Don't believe the laugh. It masks desperation. With a near-record snowfall, with 35 inches on the ground and more snow in the forecast, gardeners are becoming seriously concerned about our short season starting even later than usual.

EU to Keep Carbon Tax

"The government has forbidden all national airlines to sign agreements with the European Union and our stance is in line with the authority's," Chen Feng, chairman of the HNA Group, parent company of the Hainan Airlines Co.

"The EU's unilateral agreement cannot work and I forecast it will fizzle out," Chen said.

Afghan Elders Describe Cruelest Winter in Charahi Qambar Camp « RAWA News

over the winter, it was not bombs but snowfalls that crushed shelters and threatened lives.

Victor Stenger: The Fall of Foolish Faith

A new technique that in recent years has been added to the arsenal of global warming denialism is to frame climate change as a theological issue. Global warming deniers say that God would never allow life on Earth to be destroyed. After all, he gave humans dominion over the planet. Besides, the world is coming to an end soon anyway, so it doesn't matter.

Question: What percentage of climate realists are currently using the "Besides, the world is coming to an end soon anyway" line of reasoning?

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