There are still people (most are Republicans) who refuse to acknowledge the science that links climate change to human-driven global warming. Here are 10 of their craziest quotes: 1 – Michele Bachmann (R- MN) – “[Pelosi] is committed to her global warming fanaticism to the point where she has said that she’s just trying to […]
This is a video from NASA. You know the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? They’re kind of experts on this stuff. This is a very short (13 second) animation that illustrates how temperatures around the world have warmed since the 1950s. You’ll note accelerated temperatures trending in the late 1970s as greenhouse gas emissions […]
Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor on Thursday, blocking a resolution that “would have acknowledged the reality of climate change.” The resolution required a unanimous vote in order to pass, but Inhofe wanted no part of if because 9,000 so-called scientists had signed a petition expressing doubt that greenhouse gases cause global […]
A Louisiana state representative running for U.S. Congress is calling climate change “the greatest deception in the history of mankind” in a new campaign ad. In the ad, released by her campaign on Wednesday, State Rep. Lenar Whitney says deception was part of a plan to empower the executive branch and to raise taxes. She […]
The terms “green travel” or “ecotourism” evoke a wide variety of images ranging from sleeping in hammocks to purchasing pricey hemp luggage from the newest “hip” shopping center. However, to travel green one does not have to do without luxury or inversely to spend a lot of money. It simply means doing ones part to […]