Monday, July 17, 2017
Will God Save Us From The Wildfires?
by Larry Powell
They asked him if he thought, as the world's leading climate scientists do, that wildfires have become "the new normal."
Here's his response.
“I don’t necessarily agree with that. There’s always been changes…Like my wife said the other morning…this is in somebody else’s hands… God has lined up what’s going to happen. And we’ll have to live with that."
So who is Walt Cobb, you ask? Some ordinary guy off the street? Not exactly. He is the Mayor of Williams Lake, B.C. (l.) That's a city of 10 thousand - now almost a ghost town. It was ordered evacuated due to unprecedented fires burning in the region.
Does he strike you as a guy who has a clue about the science? I can't really see him being on the front lines of efforts to wean ourselves off fossil fuels toward more sustainable, renewable energy sources. Can you?
If that is the most he has to offer, as an important elected representative, he needs to step aside and let someone who, instead of having their head in the heavens, has both feet on the ground.
I know plenty of people who believe in God yet still embrace the now well-proven science of manmade climate change, too. Obviously, Mayor Cobb is not one of them. His is an example of religiosity that is not harmless and a walking example of the need for a clear separation of church and state.
l.p.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Could Rudolph and friends help to slow down our warming climate?
Reindeer may be best known for pulling Santa’s sleigh, but a new study suggests they may have a part to play in slowing down climate change too. Story here.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Insecticide found in same B.C. hummingbirds that are in decline
'No one has ever measured pesticides in hummingbirds before. So we decided to try it,' says scientist. Story here.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed
ScienceDaily
Governments and schools are not communicating the most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprints, according to new research. Story here.
Insecticides damage bee socialization and learning skills, study reports
ScienceDaily
Wikimedia Commons
Researchers find that bees fed with thiacloprid (a neonic) significantly reduces their social interactions, suggesting that foraging bees that encounter high doses of insecticide in the field may be less likely to recruit others to nectar sources. Story here.
RELATED:
2.1 billion people lack safe drinking water at home, more than twice as many lack safe sanitation
World Health
Organization
Some 3 in 10 people worldwide, or 2.1 billion, lack access to safe, readily available water at home, and 6 in 10, or 4.5 billion, lack safely managed sanitation, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF. Story here.
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