Monday, February 14, 2011

Will Global Warming End Up in Court? A Climate Scientist Sues a Skeptic for Libel

February 8, 2011 - By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF - New York Times.
A prominent Canadian climate scientist is suing a leading climate skeptic for libel, arguing that an article published online in January contained false and malicious claims. Read the rest here.


Andrew Weaver, climate scientist

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Severe Drought Threatens Wheat Crop in China, World’s Largest Producer

Climate Progress - Feb 9, 2011

FAO also warns floods and heavy rains in Southern Africa "threaten food security."


Reuters - A Chinese farmer on dry farmland 
in Shandong Province, in January.

Kids on Junk Food Diets Have Lower IQs - Study

Alternet - Feb 12 - '11

Healthy diets build healthy kids, right? Apparently,..

Global Warming Melts Siberian Permafrost - a Greenpeace Video

Friday, February 11, 2011

Climate Change to Worsen Severe Water Shortages in US Southwest

by Brian Merchant, Treehugger 02.11.11
We're already well aware that….

Energy Independence Goes Awry: Why the Ethanol Boom May Turn US Conservation Land into Corn Fields

AlterNet / By Jill Richardson Feb '11

Given America's enthusiasm for ethanol production, on
e might assume ethanol is a miracle fuel, sent from heaven to lead the way to independence from oil.


Please also read: "Bursting the Ethanol Bubble" by Larry Powell

Major Betrayal of Organic Food Movement - What the Relentless March of the Biotech Industry Means to North Americans

Dr. Mercola Interviews Ronnie Cummins - Feb 14, 2011
    
If You Eat Organic Food, You Have Just Been Betrayed