Monthly Archives: February 2012

Plants have a memory of pests that spans generations

In the age of industrial agriculture, seeds are often purchased in bulk from corporate growers that use heavy doses of pesticides. They then travel many miles to a farm where climate, soil and pest conditions are dramatically different. As a … Continue reading

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Scientists: Cassava Will Thrive in Climate Change – Sci

Calling cassava “the Rambo of food crops,” scientists Monday said the long-neglected root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures and could be the best bet for African farmers threatened by climate change. Cassava is the second most important source … Continue reading

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More Americans believe in climate change: poll

WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that climate change is real — the highest level in two years — as the public trusted its own observations of rising temperatures, a poll said Tuesday. The growing acceptance of global warming … Continue reading

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Dear Global Warming Alarmists: We’re Still Waiting for Declining Snowfall

Annual snowfall in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains is showing no sign of decline, according to a study by University of Alabama-Huntsville climate scientist John Christy. The study’s results, accepted for publication in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Hydrometeorology, refute … Continue reading

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Poll: US belief in warming rises with thermometer

WASHINGTON — Americans’ belief in global warming is on the rise, along with temperatures and surprising weather changes, according to a new university poll. Lesbian: I was denied Communion at mom’s funeral As GOP race continues, voter confidence in Obama improves … Continue reading

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Not guilty! We did not kill the Neanderthals… ice age wiped them out, say scientists

By Julian Gavaghan Last updated at 9:00 AM on 28th February 2012 Struggled: Neanderthal man, like above, fared worse than we thought during the Ice Age, according to experts Neanderthals were not wiped out by humans – and faced extinction … Continue reading

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Dr. Peter Gleick and the end of the global warming myth

“The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false face for the urge to rule it.” – Henry Louis Mencken The  recent Peter Gleick brouhaha again brings to the forefront the shadowy and malicious nature of the anthropogenic … Continue reading

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Is monsoon pattern changing? India-UK study will try to find out

NEW DELHI: How will climate change affect the Indian monsoon in the coming years and decades? Given the crucial importance of the annual rains for the country’s food and water needs, scientists from 10 institutions in India and the UK … Continue reading

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More Americans believe in climate change: poll

(AFP) – 16 hours ago  WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that climate change is real — the highest level in two years — as the public trusted its own observations of rising temperatures, a poll said Tuesday. The … Continue reading

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Global warming textbook reaction

Don’t use textbooks with a political agenda Eric Schenkel states that he has seen the effects of climate change (Point/Counterpoint, Feb. 12). He is assuming that his premise is true and using that assumption to prove his argument. There is … Continue reading

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