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Climate, Science, and “I Told You So”

Nov-27-2010 By Barbara Zak
Scientific studies on climate helped establish...
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Many of us have grown accustomed to making sacrifices, and cut-backs, in order to save money, and energy in this economic crisis. On the plus side, for our efforts of this economic recession: Carbon dioxide pollution, dropped  last year for the first time in a decade.

But, that was here in the U.S. It didn’t last long, and it wasn’t as big a drop as expected. The reasons will become clear as you read further.

We have known for 45 years,since the first Earth Day that,
burning fossil fuels to power factories, cars and airplanes, spews out greenhouse gases, Read the rest of this entry »

Six Months Later!

Oct-24-2010 By Barbara Zak

Few places on our small planet have suffered more repeated disasters in the past decade, resulting in loss of life and destruction of property, than the United States Gulf Coast. Katrina was bad. For many areas, Ivan was even worse. The BP blowout, resulted from insatiable GREED,  and hunger for carbon-based fuels.    These things are among the true causes, and reasons for the blowout. For me, it’s still a challenge, to attempt to wrap my brain around the size and complexity, of what has transpired since April 20, 2010, at the Macondo, Deep Water Horizon site.  I don’t live in the area, but I do know,  that the event  has altered life, in that particular area, irrevocably, and for many years to come.

Well, now it’s been  six months,since the Deepwater Horizon exploded, and it’s safe to say that the BP spill, will not be remembered, as making any kind Read the rest of this entry »

Glacier National Park is Melting!

Apr-10-2010 By Barbara Zak
Garden Wall in Glacier National Park
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Perhaps ,you are someone who thinks Global Warming or Climate Change is just a fallacy, aimed at getting us to take notice, and change our habits. Well, you are right it is meant for us to take notice, because it is a real fact. Read the rest of this entry »