Month September 2005

Underestimating the threat of global warming

A record loss of sea ice in the Arctic this summer has convinced scientists that the northern hemisphere may have crossed a critical threshold beyond which the climate may never recover. Scientists fear that the Arctic has now entered an…

How Cuba survived a huge oil shock

From a conference on Peak Oil (scroll down for the Cuba part) Their point is, Cuba survived a sudden and massive lack of oil when the USSR collapsed, and survived well. Peak Oil proponents believe the supply of oil is…

And Gerry Adams joins the Clinton sideshow

In light of the latest writings from Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, it appears the IRA had another dilemma. It was either decommission those weapons now, or become the armed wing of the Hillary ’08 campaign. Adams, who was briefly…

Truth or satire?

Laura Bush will appear on reality TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for hurricane victims with lots of feel-good smiley faces and group hugs. I bet you really aren’t sure if this is a spoof or actual fact, right?