From the monthly archives: March 2008

The Lindberg Report Podcast: Hops Have Feelings Too!

By On March 6, 2008

As we approach another St. Patrick’s Day celebration, I think it only appropriate to bring everyone’s attention to PETH. Recent news stories indicate there is a shortage of hops, mainly because farmers are turning their attention to growing corn, soybeans and other food crops for the manufacture of ethanol and biodiesel.

While recording [...]

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Could Our Lunar Eclipse Shed Light on Climate Change?

By On March 5, 2008

Over our history eclipses have been the portent of the gods wrath, new things to come, or simply a pretty light show. But would you have expected our last lunar eclipse to have been of any help to researchers looking at climate change?

Researchers at the University of Colorado in Boulder, US, found [...]

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The Lindberg Report Podcast: Greening the Golden Years — Age Shall Not Weary Them

By On March 5, 2008

Five Australian senior citizens who are committed to the environment, both in terms of reversing damage already done to our planet’s eco-system, and ensuring it doesn’t continue, are the subjects of today’s podcast. Their stories are featured in an article published by the Sydney Morning Herald.

More proof that individual effort, based [...]

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Trees are Trees Worst Nightmare

By On March 4, 2008

Much of the time we focus primarily on the climate and how it is affecting our ecosystems. However, in doing so, we manage to overlook issues that we have brought with us as we’ve conquered other lands for centuries; invasive plants.

A new study to be published in the Proceedings [...]

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Only Zero Emissions Can Prevent a Warmer Planet

By On March 3, 2008

I played around for a few minutes with a heading that said something along the lines of “Scientists alert us to the Obvious… etc” for this story. It seems to me that I am dealing more and more with people who simply intend to live [...]

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A Plea for Help

By On March 3, 2008

Those steel tanks you see are some of the 177 that contain 53 million gallons of heavy metals, acids and solvents. They also contain plutonium, cesium, strontium and uranium. All are buried underground.

Of those 177, sixty-seven are confirmed leakers, meaning their contents are leaching into the soil and headed toward the Columbia [...]

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