Category Archives: Environment

Plight of the reindeer | MNN – Mother Nature Network

Want to know why is REALLY starting a “War on Christmas”? It is the conservative and their pals in the Big Oil offices who are harming our traditional views.

If the holiday season included the concept of snow and Santa Claus to you, you’d be interested in hearing that our poles are melting faster than ever and that, thanks to climate change causing emissions, reindeer are dying off. Basically, the population of certain caribou have fallen to like 1/7th of their numbers since the 1950s.

Here’s more on the caribou species in question.

Back in September, the International Fund for Animal Welfare asked the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to put these creatures on the endangered species list.

Today being the last day they could do so, the Service failed to act. I heard about this yesterday on Here and Now.

So, you know, when all the reindeer have gone, be show to plant a solid kick in the tailbone of your nearest Rethug Talibangelical climate change denier when you have to tell your kid that Rudolf is extinct.

Michael Steele’s theory about origin of Greenland just adorable – John Knefel – Making a Mockery – True/Slant

Republicans are dumb. Like monumentally stupid.

Don’t believe me? They elected Michael Steele to lead them. Sure, as a Token Leader since they’re racists and all, but really, read his thoughts on Greenland. Amazing.

Then again, these are the same idiots who cream their pants hoping to touch Sarah Palin. The same folks who decided that electing a religious nutjob cocaine addict wouldn’t screw up America. The same folks who look to Dick Cheney AND Ted Nugent for inspiration.

Seriously, go have a kool-aid party out in Nebraska and quit trying to destroy my country and my planet.

You actual conservatives should be ashamed at yourselves for letting this happen to your party. I can’t take you morons seriously anymore.

Millions in U.S. Drink Contaminated Water, Records Show – Series – NYTimes.com

Yet another thing to lay at Bush’s feet: filthy drinking water.

I swear, remember when at least some conservatives followed along the Teddy Roosevelt vision of actually conserving our natural resources? Now they can’t wait to ruin nature in the hopes of twisting God’s arm to bring on the Rapture. Instead, the rest of us have to suffer with a polluted planet.

Thanks for nothing!

Marketplace | The Climate Race

How global warming is already affecting us and the tough choices we have to make

You know, for a business show, Marketplace really does focus on the important issues like global climate change without the usual crazy lies and BS you’d get from conservatives. Instead of focusing on crazy people like Inhofe, the show talks to the people who can best evaluate and prepare us for what is likely to come.

Check out their latest special segment here.