Ironic isn’t it? Due to a bulge in the rising oceans DC could see 5 meters of water if the ice shelf collapses. That might wake them up a bit.

Money quote:

“The upshot is that the North American continent and the Indian Ocean will experience the greatest changes in sea level – adding 1 or 2 metres to the current estimates. Washington DC sits squarely in this area, meaning it could face a 6.3-metre sea level rise in total. California will also be in the target zone.

“Policy-makers must realise that the effects could be greater or smaller in different areas,” says team member Natalya Gomez. The team have so far only considered one ice sheet, so the effects of other ice sheets across the world could also have a similar impact, she says.”"

From New Scientist

Because of Lake Ontario, we’re in a high potential area.

China’s human rights and environmental abuses seem to be accelerating as we approach August’s Summer Games in Beijing. If you are angry with their treatment of the Tibetans don’t boycott the games, boycott the sponsors who are seeking to build their brands on top of these issues. The presence of the Games is focusing the world’s attention to a greater degree on China which does not seem to understand how world opinion is reacting to their shut down of a free press, propaganda and the deaths of hundreds of Tibetans.

Update: Protesters worldwide are targeting the Olympic Torch Relay and focusing on sponsors.

Here’s a list of the top worldwide sponsors for the games:

The Coca-Cola Company

Atos Origin

The Eastman Kodak Company

GE

John Hancock

Johnson & Johnson

Lenovo

McDonald’s

Omega

Panasonic

Samsung

Visa

Guy Kawasaki offers a great photo tour of this new building funded by Yahoo’s Jerry Yang and his wife. The tour gives a great overview of the current state of green building technology.