If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.

Arctic ice melts to third-smallest area on record

"The Arctic's sea ice pack thawed to its third-lowest summer level on record, up slightly from the seasonal melt of the past two years but continuing an overall decline symptomatic of climate change, U.S. scientists said on Thursday."

Study predicts effect of global warming on spring flowers

"...climates including Western Europe, the American Atlantic coast, New Zealand, Chile and North Africa will be the greatest effected as the botanical calendar will move strongly out of sync with the seasons with temperature-sensitive plants flowering up to 50 days earlier than n …

DVD Players Recalled by Wal-Mart Due to Fire Hazard

"WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Got Weed?

"...although cannabis could reduce bone strength in young people, it may protect against osteoporosis, a weakening of the bones, in later life."

Man Saves Dog from Stormy Seas

"AS galeforce winds ripped across Victoria yesterday, Maltese-@!$%#zu cross Bi Bi was blown off Brighton Pier."

Science Alert: El Nino Warning

"A 35-year window into the climate of one of the longest interglacial periods of the last million years has sounded a warning that El Niño events were half as frequent then as they are today. "

Arctic Releases Methane Gas

"The warming of an Arctic current over the last 30 years has triggered the release of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from methane hydrate stored in the sediment beneath the seabed."

Carbon Dioxide Emissions In The U.S.

"Biogeochemists located where the most carbon dioxide emissions occur in the U.S. using a new mapping system."

Meet The Deathers

The Deathers make the Birthers look sane.

treelines are not responding to climate warming as expected

'The team found that only 87 of the 166 sites (52%) had advanced while simultaneously the mean annual local temperatures had increased at 111 of the 166 sites at an average rate of 0.013˚C a year (or 1˚C in 77 years).

Increased Ocean Acidification In Alaska Waters, New Findings Show

The same things that make Alaska's marine waters among the most productive in the world may also make them the most vulnerable to ocean acidification.

Blackwater/Xe and Your Tax Dollars

A lot of money in a short period of time to arm some right-wing christian extremists.

Evolution, Climate Change and Overpopulation All Proven in One Fell Swoop

"Rapid change, contrary to previous opinion, really seems to be happening quite frequently in a number of locations around the world," Pergams said.

When You Dine on Sushi, You Dine with the Reverend Moon

"For many, sushi is a tasty way to break free from the tyranny of bland, generic American cuisine. But wait just a minute Ms. Sashimi! Before you have another bite, realize this: When you dine on sushi, you dine with the Reverend Moon!"

Oregon State study says having fewer children is best way to reduce your carbon footprint

"In discussions about climate change, we tend to focus on the carbon emissions of an individual over his or her lifetime," said Paul Murtaugh, an OSU professor of statistics. "Those are important issues and it's essential that they should be considered.

Health care reform: How big money hijacks democracy

"For those still clinging to quaint notions of the American ideal, these have been a faith-shaking 10 years.

Saving Fish is Possible, Unless They're Past the Tipping Point

"Once I was talking about eating our way down marine food webs with Daniel Pauly" — director of the University of British Columbia's fisheries center — "and he said, 'One day we'll be eating jellyfish.' It was meant to be a joke," said Pikitch.

Does a moral sense reside solely with the Left?

"So, does either the right or left, or liberals and moderates for that matter, have any lock on thinking and acting in moral terms? Does any one persuasion or political belief have the only answers to the moral questions? Certainly, since the resurgence of the religious right in  …

Pope Benedict stands by Excommunication in rape of 9-year-old girl

"I know that pointing out the atrocities of the Catholic Church is like shooting fish in a barrel, but occasionally the church still does something so beyond the pale it's worth mentioning."

Traded away for a make-believe economy, the real US economy is dead

"There is no economy left to recover. The US manufacturing economy was lost to offshoring and free trade ideology. It was replaced by a mythical "New Economy."

Resistant case of swine flu found in S.F. teen

"A San Francisco teenager has been diagnosed with a strain of swine flu that is resistant to the common antiviral drug Tamiflu - an important milestone in the pandemic's evolution."

Arizona GOP state senator: Earth is 6,000 years old!

"This Earth's been here 6,000 years — and I know I'm going on and on and I'll shut up — it's been here 6,000 years, long before anybody had environmental laws, and somehow it hasn't been done away with."

House Vote Seen as Big Step Toward Cooling the Greenhouse

"Its praises have been sung as an energy security bill and a jobs bill. But the American Clean Energy and Security Act passed last Friday by the U.S. House of Representatives is in fact milestone greenhouse legislation."

Late Blight -- Irish Potato Famine Fungus -- Attacks U.S. Northeast Gardens And Farms Hard

"Home gardeners beware: This year, late blight -- a destructive infectious disease that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s -- is killing tomato and potato plants in gardens and on commercial farms in the eastern United States.

Scientists Call it Peer Review, Conservatives Call it "Suppression"

"Whenever the Right claims that have uncovered some kind of liberal conspiracy, do not head for the fall-out shelter, wait for the noise and mindless chatter to clear.

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