War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Canadians — what can you do? From a new poll by two Canadian organizations, the Public Policy Forum and Sustainable Prosperity: The survey, released Wednesday, found that 80 per cent of Canadians polled said they believe there is solid evidence of global warming, compared to 58 per cent of Americans. … About half the Americans surveyed…
Interesting, new evidence of climate change via The Atlantic Wire: A study carried out over thirty years and published recently in the journal Nature Communications showed that while grey tawny owls had higher survival rates in colder environments, brown owls were becoming more common. Dr. Patrik Karell from the University of Helsink, the leader of…
As the massive unrest in Libya continues into its eighth day on Tuesday — reportedly more than 230 people have been killed so far — and despite declaring he’s still in control, Moammar Gadhafi is reaching the point of no return — meaning he’s about to flee Libya without a chance of returning. The popular…
(Illustration found here). The abstract from a new study via Tellus: The thaw and release of carbon currently frozen in permafrost will increase atmospheric CO2 concentrations and amplify surface warming to initiate a positive permafrost carbon feedback (PCF) on climate. … By 2200, we predict a 29–59% decrease in permafrost area and a 53–97 cm…
As life continues to unravel, peoples of my age have come to realize the lie of the so-called ‘Great American Dream‘ — the future looks like shit. From the Wall Street Journal on Saturday: The retirement savings plans that many baby boomers thought would see them through old age are falling short in many cases.…
Rare for me to be up this early on a Saturday, yet here I am at 4 AM peeking at a world seemingly gone mad as a hatter. The hourglass is empty The horsemen are prepared The hollow men are marching The wind is softly crying… A millstone’s falling from the sky The clouds are…
In war, the crazed bull is sometimes left alone in the china shop. (Illustration found here). As the US attempts to wind down its horrible fiasco in Iraq, some mindless and numbing details have been left behind — in a futile grasp to curb violence in 2005, the US turned Baghdad into a kind of…
(PM UPDATE BELOW) Run away, run away…but where? (Illustration found here). Last Monday, a huge event on earth’s sun occurred — called the largest solar explosion since 2006 — and sent massive super-charged bright sparks heading straight for the peaceful blue planet. From Wired magazine: As SpaceWeather.com notes, the sunspots didn’t even exist one week…
In the annals of warfare there’s most-likely not been a most-obvious display of immoral lying than the case of George Jr.’s adventure into Iraq. Not only 4,436 US military people have been killed, nearly 33,000 wounded (estimates there top 100,000, not including the number of GIs suffering from PTSD and other problems), the illegal, murderous…
“‘Smart growth’ destroys the environment. ‘Dumb growth’ destroys the environment. The only difference is that ‘smart growth’ does it with good taste. It’s like booking passage on the Titanic. Whether you go first-class or steerage, the result is the same.” — – Dr. Albert Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Colorado; World Population Balance…