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Simmons - who has written 26 posts on Environmental Graffiti.
Politically moderate leaning a little to the left. Also blogs at http://thoughtsonglobalwarming.blogspot.com
Canada Says Baby Seals Will be Clubbed ‘More Humanely’
Canada’s government says it is imposing new rules to ensure seals are killed “more humanely”. Image from SSCS Ottawa has been heavily criticized for allowing hunters to shoot and club hundreds of thousands of seals to death each year.
Continue reading...Top 4 Environmental Extremist Groups
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
4. Voluntary Human Extinction Movement “Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to returnto good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense.”
Continue reading...Yale Reduces Emissions 17%
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Yale University has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% since committing to a steep reduction in 2005, President Richard C. Levin reported today in a speech at the University of Copenhagen. The Environmental Science Center at Yale University “The good news is that we’ve reduced our carbon emissions [...]
Continue reading...Whole Foods to Stop Offering Plastic Bags
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Whole Foods announced today that it will go plastic bag free in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. by April 22, Earth Day, of this year. The organic grocery chain is the first store in the U.S. to commit to completely eliminating the use of
Continue reading...Bali: What Was Achieved?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
On Wednesday we published an article called “What to Expect at Bali: Nothing, or Worse”. The good news is we weren’t wholly wrong in our predictions (so you can still trust us). The better news is we
Continue reading...Helpless Penguins Killed by Climate Change
Friday, December 14, 2007
Antarctica’s penguin population has declined because of the damage of global warming, according to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). “The Antarctic penguins already have a long march behind them,” Anna Reynolds, deputy director of
Continue reading...What to Expect at Bali: Nothing, Or Worse
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Bali climate conference taking place right now is one of the most important, if not the most important, climate conferences since the conference at which the Kyoto Treaty was designed. This conference has a potential to achieve something, at least compared to other recent conventions. Throughout late [...]
Continue reading...Home Wind Turbines Produce More CO2 Than They Save
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Many home wind turbines in the United Kingdom are actually contributing to global warming, not fighting it, according to researchers. Although most consumers purchase wind turbines to
Continue reading...2007 to be 6th Warmest Year on Record
Thursday, November 29, 2007
This year is set to be the 6th warmest year on record, though it will be slightly cooler than predicted. “2007 will likely be near equal with 2006, so joint sixth warmest year,” Phil Jones, head of the Climatic
Continue reading...Potato Chips Get Eco-Friendly
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Frito-Lay, after realizing how much energy it takes for its factories to make (not to mention eat) potato chips, has announced that it will take an Arizona factory off the grid. The design is capable of reducing electricity and water consumption 90%. And the company
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Monday, March 10, 2008
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