Monday, October 25, 2010

Voting is a climate issue, and the time is now. With pooties.

by rb137

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I made mah hooman git off her behind an GOTV, so I haz to rite a diary an watch teh kidz. Lucky 4 u, I haz lolz 2 hooman tranzlator engine. I know humanz r not bright enough 2 understand teh subtlety ov lolz, so I postd teh convertd diary below.

Kitteh iz far 2 Zen 2 be botherd wif ur linguistic inadequaciez.



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Science Tidbits

by possum

Welcome, welcome.  Magical, marvelous Monday is here.  The time has come to gather around and take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day.  Science talk is here.  New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge, and other bits of news are all available for the perusing in today's information world.  Over the fold are selections from the past week from a few of the many excellent science news sites around the world.  Today's tidbits include a larger role for plants in cleaning the atmosphere than thought, a bit of good news from the Gulf oil spill, scientists open an electrical link to living cells, a new way to weigh planets, and taste receptors in the lungs.  Come in, sit down, and relax.  There is plenty of room for everyone.  Settle in for one more session of Dr. Possum's science education and entertainment.



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Big European polluters funding Tea Party climate zombies

by DWG

The Tea Party Republicans like to pretend to be patriots while they take large sums of cash from European companies. A new report released by the Climate Action Network Europe (CANE) indicates that Republican climate zombies received even more money from European polluters than from the Koch brothers.

Big European emitters Lafarge, GDF-SUEZ, EON, BP, BASF, BAYER, Solvay and Arcelor-Mittal supported climate change deniers in the US senate in 2010 for $107,200. Their total support for senators blocking climate change legislation in the US amounts to $240,200, which is almost 80% of their total spendings in 2010 senate race. This is why those funds are seen as systemic. This amount is higher than the same type of spending of the most notorious US climate denier and Tea Party funder: Koch Industries ($217,000).



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Lablab: The Bountiful, Beautiful Legume

by NourishingthePlanet

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.

Although it is often sold as an ornamental flower in the U.S., the lablab has numerous benefits. This legume, native to sub-Saharan Africa, is both a versatile food staple and tool for land restoration.



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Gulf Watchers Monday Edition - Reparations, Repair, Responsibility - BP Catastrophe AUV #414

by shanesnana

You are in the current BP Catastrophe Morning Edition - AUV #414. ROV #413 is here.

Bookmark this link to find the latest Gulf Watchers diaries.

Please RECOMMEND THIS DIARY, the motherships have been discontinued.

The digest of diaries is here.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

PLEASE visit Pam LaPier's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor and Pam LaPier for working on this!



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