Burner Trouble- global warming and climate change from a personal perspective

Sarah Palin is a frightening moron

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:29:38 +0000

From the Guardian:

“It’s worth reading the transcript of the encounter, where it becomes

clearer how bizarre much of what she said was. Here, for example, is how she

responded to Biden’s comments about how the middle class has been

short-changed during the Bush administration, and how McCain will continue

Bush’s policies:

Say it ain’t so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again. You

preferenced [sic] your whole comment with the Bush administration. Now

doggone it, let’s look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do

for them in the future. You mentioned education, and I’m glad you did. I

know education you are passionate about with your wife being a teacher for

30 years, and god bless her. Her reward is in heaven, right? … My brother,

who I think is the best schoolteacher in the year, and here’s a shout-out to

all those third graders at Gladys Wood Elementary School, you get extra

credit for watching the debate.”

25% of Mammal species may become extinct

martin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:05:06 +0000

Due to warming and deforestation, a new study finds that mass extinctions are taking place with up to 25% of land mammals and 33% of sea mammals disappearing during this century. Biodiversity is essential to maintaining a healthy bio-system and a genetic pool that can support continued evolution. The loss of these species will have incalculable effects on humanity.

We’re destroying this planet as fast as we can and we have a vice-presidential candidate who does not believe in science.

Newsflash: God is not going to bail us out.

Negative Demand

martin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:37:22 +0000

“As prices peaked, oil consumption fell by 6 percent in July to its lowest level in five years, while the number of miles driven dropped the most since 1979, according the latest statistics from the Federal Highway Administration. For industrialized countries, which account for about 60 percent of global oil demand, consumption could fall by 1.3 million barrels a day this year, the steepest decline since 1982, according to analysts at Bernstein Research. That would more than offset the growth in consumption from developing nations like China, the analysts said.

“A study of the 1980s reaffirms our pessimism about oil demand in 2008 and 2009,” the Bernstein analysts said in a recent research note. “Recent data suggests we may finally be reaching the point of negative demand.”

Falling oil prices are “equivalent to a new stimulus package for consumers”…

Does anyone really believe that oil will stay down long term? If higher prices mean a real change in how much oil we use, then long term they will help. Right now, economically, I’m glad they’re down a bit.

The day in climate change and the future

martin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:17:16 +0000

Despite an unusually cool summer in southern California there has been a drastic upturn in the average number of very hot days during the past few years with more to come.

Microwaves can be used to turn bio waste like wood chips into charcoal, effectively sequestering their carbon. The charcoal can be used as fertilizer and for filtering. Burning it would just release all the carbon- yes, those of us who prefer charcoal grilling are dumping carbon straight into the atmosphere!

Sarah Palin apparently believes dinosaurs and men co-existed on earth at the same time: She has seen pictures of man’s footprints in dinosaur fossils. Sarah, there’s this thing called Photoshop…