As a follow up on a previous story:
http://mwiner.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/letting-the-endangered-cat-out-of-the-plastic-bag/
The demonization of plastic retail bags starts with this 1987 Canadian study:
[Piatt, J.F. and D.N. Nettleship. 1987. Incidental catch of marine birds and mammals in fishing nets off Newfoundland, Canada. Marine Pollution Bulletin 18(6B): 344-349]
It found that, between 1981 and 1984, more than 100,000 marine mammals and birds [...]
Browsing Posts in Environment
Star Wars Theme Song plays.
Text “Earth Wars :: Arctic Melt – A Lost Hope” grows larger and larger until out of view.
Announcer
Coming soon to an Arctic theatre near you… Earth Wars :: Arctic Melt – A Lost Hope.
Obi-Wan, Al Skywalker and Yoda observe a glacier where water is seen to be streaming on the surface [...]
In 1979 Jimmy Carter delivered a televised speech bemoaning the increasing US dependence on foreign oil. In it he outlines his Energy Policy for the coming decades.
“[Foreign Oil is] a cause of the increased inflation and unemployment that we now face. This intolerable dependence on foreign oil threatens our economic independence and the very security of [...]
What was presented to consumers as a clean, green alternative to fossil fuels turns out to be a wretched red herring. Ethanol is a kludge attempt to address the Global Warming crisis. The idea of using Ethanol as a substitute for fossil fuels is so stupid that it’s necessary to break down the stupidity into [...]
Video of the Program: http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/tvoutils/globalfiles/VideoPop.cfm?spot_id=5566&sitefolder=theagenda
I watched a program on TVO last night about overpopulation. I usually steer clear of this issue because I find it depressing. Just the same, it’s always in the back of my mind. With last night’s program, I posted a comment on their blog which I’ve included here:
A great program on [...]
