2 Stories for martinlarsen:
Posted 2010-01-25 18:07:58:
Climate-gate
Scientist's call for DIRECT ACTION against the POLLUTION LOBBY
"....The global-warming deniers have claimed for years that the overwhelming scientific consensus on this issue exists only because climate scientists are rewarded for making "alarmist" or "hysterical" claims. [James] Hansen's story shows this is the opposite of the truth. The pressure is, in reality, to make scientists play down their claims. Think of it as the real Climategate.....
....Here's where the story takes a turn you don't expect from one of America's most senior government scientists. He says the citizenry have to rise up, and if necessary, break the law. He has started to study the writings of Gandhi and reckons if any situation justifies civil disobedience, it's this one, this time. The forces of environmentalism need to prove themselves more determined than the forces of environmental destruction. In Britain, there has been a mass movement of activists who are physically blocking coal trains and new airport runways to stop them from being built. It has succeeded: Politicians felt the heat, a... (read and comment)
Posted 2010-01-24 15:44:24:
"Wait, Does This Go in the Recycling Bin?"
What to do when you forget the rules.
THE GREEN LANTERN : ILLUMINATING ANSWERS TO ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS. http://www.slate.com/id/2241073/
"Wait, Does This Go in the Recycling Bin?"
What to do when you forget the rules.
By Nina Shen Rastogi
Posted Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, at 9:43 AM ET
I wonder about this one when I'm sorting kitchen waste: If you don't know whether something is recyclable, what's the best approach? Is it better to put the inscrutable item in the blue recycling bin, or should you just throw it in the trash?
Although it may seem sacrilegious—since being an ardent recycler is the sine qua non of old-school environmentalism—when in doubt, you should throw it out.
What happens if you try to recycle something that isn't accepted in your area? In the best-case scenario, the end buyer isn't too bothered by its presence and just uses it along with the salvaged material he did want. For example, a No. 5 polypropylene yogurt cup that ends up in a batch of No. 2 high-density polyethylene (aka HDPE) won't present much of ... (read and comment)
