A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools. [...] Amy Elliott, the spokeswoman for the Oklahoma City medical examiner, said [...]
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Tornadoes In Texas Kill 6 [Video]
According to the Dallas Morning News, tornadoes kill at least six people in North Texas, with fatalities occurring in Granbury. One video of the Granbury tornado is below. (You might want to turn your volume down.) Granbury, where the deaths occurred, also saw dozens of injuries and significant property destruction. At a press conference Thursday [...]
Margaret Thatcher “Sounded Alarm” on Climate Change, Though Later Seemed Less “Alarmed”
As reported at the BBC regarding the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, she was a Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to hold the role. She was also among the first heads of state to speak out regarding climate change. At The Daily Beast, by David From: [...]
Obama Says Environmental Politics Are “Tough,” But a Backyard Covered in Crude Oil is Tougher
President Obama told a group of California donors that the politics of the environment “are tough.” No doubt. But I’ll bet if your backyard was covered in crude oil, that would be even “tougher.” The photo is of such a backyard in Mayflower, Arkansas, the result of break in the Exxon Pegasus Pipeline. The NY [...]
Why Obama Can Safely Support KXL: PEW Poll Shows Broad Public Support (VIDEO)
It would be more accurate to talk about why Obama, and Electeds at every level, can very frequently and very safely support Big Petroleum in general, but at this moment, the focus is largely on TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline. It will carry “tar sands” petroleum from Canada to the Texas Gulf coast. Yesterday PEW released a [...]
CNN, 10 x 10, and Intel’s “Girl Rising,” a Film of Educational Empowerment
Girl Rising was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins. It was created in collaboration with CNN, Intel, and 10 x 10, an organization devoted to the empowerment of women through education worldwide. The portion on Afghanistan was produced and directed by independent filmmaker Ramaa Mosley. The stories of the individual girls were taken [...]
Who Says Climate Change is a Serious Concern? – Chief of U.S. Pacific Forces
Maybe the fact that it’s someone from the military talking about climate change as a serious concern will help sway a few more people. Scientific study after study doesn’t seem to do it. The Boston Globe has the story, based on an interview with Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III last Friday. Locklear had just [...]
Study Shows Record Warming in Past Century
From Science Magazine, another study confirming that, yes, “climate change” is real. Of course, for the hardcore Deniers, it won’t make any difference. What’s your guess about why denial of scientific evidence, in this case rising temperatures, is a decision made by some? From an NPR report: The research team tracked temperature by studying chemicals [...]
Snowquester: March Comes In Like a Lion [Photo-palooza!] *Updated*
IT’S BEEN snowing for hours here in the Beltway, inches of snow already fallen and melted. This is the view outside my office. But now the flakes are larger and coming down like a blizzard. It’s beautiful, but then, I love the snow… It’s likely the last of this season. I’ve updated this post with [...]
Republicans Target Ashley Judd, and Tucker Carlson’s Beat is Her Boobs
We are used to knowing just about everything there is to know about serious political candidates. But will Judd be the first potential senator who has — literally — nothing left to show us? [...] In both 1996′s “Norma Jean and Marilyn” and 1999′s “Eye of the Beholder,” Judd went full frontal and bared her [...]
State Dept. Late Friday Draft Release Clears Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
“You know the news is bad when it comes out at 4 PM on Friday.” – Michael Brune, Sierra Club The Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Keystone XL pipeline’s route was released just a few weeks after about 35,000 people gathered in DC to urge the project not be built, and after several [...]
Obama SOTU Turns Emotional on Gun Safety “Deserve a Vote” Chant [Full Remarks]
“President Obama made clear tonight that he will continue fighting to create jobs, rebuild our economy, and strengthen America’s middle class. All of us should work together to reduce gun violence in our communities and invest in our future – in education, infrastructure, and research. We will need a balanced approach to our budget, one [...]
SOTU: Obamas Choose Survivors of Gun Massacres, Republicans Choose Chicken Hawk Ted Nugent Who Threatened Obama’s Life
“Obama is feeling his oats,” said Donald A. Baer, a former aide to President Bill Clinton and now the chief executive of the communications firm Burson-Marsteller. “I think he probably believes he was cautious and hemmed in by one thing or another in the first term, and he’s decided he’s going to do more of [...]
Nemo, Winter’s “Historic Blizzard”
Boston – 10 – Blizzard conditions Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with 2 feet or more snow expected, winds gusting over 50mph. Portland – 9 – Blizzard conditions Friday afternoon through Saturday morning with over a foot of snowfall likely, blizzard conditions Friday evening through Saturday, winds gusting over 50mph. New York City – 7 [...]
News Desk: 100 Days After Sandy, What New Jersey Looks Like Now [NJ.com Report]
100 days after Sandy, a crippled Jersey Shore stutters back to life (via NJ.com) Too cold even for the seagulls, the Jersey Shore in winter is a desolate place. Up and down the abandoned beaches a fringe of snow and ice, like the frayed hem of an old wedding dress, sketches the edge of the [...]
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