Weekly Mulch: If Cancun Climate Talks Falter, Blame the U.S.

by The Media Consortium

by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger

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In 1956 Physicist Said CO2 Causes Climate Change

by Steven D

Who knew Al Gore didn't invent man made global warming created by greenhouse gases as part of a scheme to destroy America and mach himself and a few greedy scientists rich?  Well, Scientists back in the 1950's knew, that's who.  When Al Gore was 8 years old this news recording was made demonstrating a John Hopkin's physicist, Gilbert Plass, was already speaking out about global warming as a result of industrial activity.  Here's a GE radio show explaining Plass' research:

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Worse than the Oilpocalypse

by LaughingPlanet

This will be brief.

As another week slowly passes us by, and another suffocating heat wave breaks, we are still no closer to joining the rest of the developed world when it comes to scientific data.

When science warns of the worst that can happen, that prospect is not to be dismissed and ridiculed. Far from it. In fact, the intelligent plan is this-

Always prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

As a country, and overall, as a species, we are falling woefully short on that crucial 1st part.

So what is worse than having the beaches and wetlands of the south under a few inches of oil and toxic dispersant?

How about being under 20 feet of saltwater?

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