Must Watch Bill Maher Clip — Global Warming Denial Is Biggest Scandal Of Century

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Must Watch Bill Maher Clip — Global Warming Denial Is Biggest Scandal Of Century

Below is a must-watch Bill Maher clip. So many great points and jokes are included in it, but the grand finale is on the topic of global warming denial, the biggest scandal of the last century. Depending on how far it goes, it could actually be the biggest scandal of human history, since its effects could cause the greatest human disaster, death, and chaos… humans have ever seen. h/t to Peter Sinclair Here are some … Read More

Dance Of The Planets 2013 — Venus, Jupiter, And Mercury Dance May 24 – 30

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The Dance of the Planets will be occurring from — roughly — May 24 through May 30. The “dance of the planets” is the name used for the event where Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury, all appear to be right next to each other in the evening sky, and over a period of time appear to rotate and change positions with each other. The show is expected to be a good one this year, so I … Read More

Captive Dolphins Banned In India

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India has released a statement rejecting captive dolphin shows due to damage dolphins sustain when kept in confined spaces. ‘Confinement in captivity can seriously compromise the welfare and survival of all types of cetaceans by altering their behaviour and causing extreme distress,” said B.S. Bonal, the member secretary of the Central Zoo Authority of India. (Source:ENS) Dolphins are some of the most admired animals in the world due to their intelligence and playfulness. However, one … Read More

Top Five Small Wind Turbines (In Sales)

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Small wind turbines are a perennial point of contention. According to wind energy expert Paul Gipe, they often don’t live up to their hype. However, in very high-wind and off-grid situations, they may sometimes be useful. You really just have to do the best you can to evaluate your unique situation. Check out this guest post below for a look at the small wind turbines that lead the market. It seems not a month goes … Read More

Tesla Motors Set To Repay Its Government Debt

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk has said that it would repay the debt induced by the loan they received from the US government to develop electric vehicles early, and it appears this will be possible, with a bit of personal help from Elon. The company appears to be on track to pay the loan back years early, and that includes the interest. The loan was $465 million, and the Elon Musk is going to buy $100 … Read More

4 Green Myths Debunked

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Going green is a much talked about topic. All kinds of rumors and false ideas are circulating about the environment and the actions we can take to help it. Here are 5 green myths debunked. 1. Going Green is More Expensive Many are under the impression that everything green is expensive. It is quite the contrary. Granted, organic food and products of such are more pricey than “conventional” food. But going green extends beyond nutrition. … Read More

Microbes Genetically Engineered To Grow In The Dark

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A photosynthetic bacteria that can survive without light? What…? A strain of photosynthetic cyanobacteria has been genetically manipulated by researchers at the University of California – Davis and is now able to grow without the presence of light. “In this work, we used synthetic biology approaches to probe and rewire photoautotrophic (exclusively relying on carbon dioxide and light energy for growth) cyanobacterial metabolism for the ability to grow without light energy,” says Jordan McEwen, the … Read More

Extreme Political Views Caused By The ‘Illusion of Understanding’

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  Have you ever tried to engage in a balanced discussion or debate over, say, macro-economics or maybe foreign policy — subjects that are complex and contingent upon many factors — and found yourself frustrated in your attempts by an extreme/unyielding ideological viewpoint? Well, the next time you’re confronted with an extreme (and typically over-simplified) political viewpoint, you might try asking that person to explain their viewpoint, that is, ask them to detail how they … Read More

World’s Most Beautiful Horse?

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In case you haven’t see the photos that are going around the Web, there is one below. The horse reportedly is owned by the president of Turkmenistan Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. The breed is Akhal Teke and there may be only about 3,500 of them in the world. Some are cream-colored like this one, and others have different colors such as chestnut, palomino, perlino, gray and black. The metallic sheen to their coats is a signature trait. … Read More

Glaciers Contributing Same As Ice Sheet Melt To Sea Level Rise

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Melt from Alaska's Columbia Glacier and other glaciers around the world contributed as much to global sea rise as the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets combined from 2003 and 2009. Image Credit: Tad Pfeffer, University of Colorado

Research has found that approximately 99% of our planet’s land-locked ice is held up in the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. The remainder, however, is out in the open, located primarily in the glaciers dotted throughout the appropriate latitudes across the planet. And according to new research, those glaciers contributed approximately the same amount of water to sea level rise as the two ice sheets combined between 2003 and 2009. All glacial regions lost ice … Read More