http://tragicplanet.org Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:23:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As the world heats up, so does the market for books about climate change. Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers, looks at the latest works on the crisis, and sizes up their solutions, from nuclear energy to genetically engineered trees. Read the article here. I will insert these books in the ... http://tragicplanet.org/2008/08/10/words-of-warming/ Things are melting really fast in the Canadian Arctic this year, causing all kinds of unwelcomed changes. Here's an article on another such event. http://tragicplanet.org/2008/08/01/baffin-island-tourists-evacuated-amid-flood-fears/ An excellent article by journalist Dan Gardner. I very much agree with what he says. Here's an excerpt: Like an addict kicking a habit, we will have to go through a period of painful withdrawal. But the good news is that, in time, we will all agree it was for the best. http://tragicplanet.org/2008/07/30/this-is-gonna-hurt-but-well-be-thankful-later/ We've talked about the big swindle here before, you know the one entitled "The Great Global Warming Swindle". Well, here's a great dismantling of that "documentary" by George Monbiot: Distortions, Falsehoods, Fabrications http://tragicplanet.org/2008/07/23/that-swindle-again/ The things that Bush can say and do while maintaing a straight face are just amazing. His pandering to his oil industry buddies knows no bounds. 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This ... http://tragicplanet.org/2008/02/05/quote-of-the-day-2/ Today, Airbus published a press release stating, "The A380 is the first commercial plane to be powered by alternative fuel." Loaded with special fuel derived from natural gas, the Airbus will take off from its production plant at in western England. Upon takeoff, the plane will perform a three-hour test ... http://tragicplanet.org/2008/02/01/alternative-fuel-takes-flight/