Fracking the Headwaters of the LA River, in drought-ridden So Cal, Just an Idiotic Idea

Here. What fucking greed.

'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought - Yahoo News

'Shocking' underground water loss in US drought - Yahoo News 

"This is a lot of water to lose.
We thought that the picture could be pretty bad, but this was
shocking," said lead study author Stephanie Castle, a water resources
specialist at the University of California, Irvine.

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"We don't know exactly how much groundwater we have left, so we don't know when we're going to run out," added Castle.

NASA said the study is "the first to quantify the amount that groundwater contributes to the water needs of western states."

TX mayor Speaking in CA against fracking - online Sat 7/26, noon

TX mayor Speaking in CA against fracking - online Sat 7/26, noon 



You can also find a schedule in Calvin's website here.

The folks at San Benito Rising will be kind enough
to broadcast the event in Hollister live over the internet. You can
click on the event link here to watch
it on Saturday, July 26th, at noon.

Portland Done said We Want a Clear Sky Ordinance, and Bang

South Portland council casts ‘historic’ vote to block tar sands exports — Portland — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine 



People can do stuff.

CNN: Jet downing a 'game-changer' in world relations with Russia

Here    "This is very likely to harden views that Russia is not a problem," one official said. "If there were any Europeans who believe it had nothing to do with them, that Ukraine was merely a local issue, that will change."

Iran warned of "last chance" in nuclear talks after deadline missed

Here   Thoughts here and below from LA Times from 2012, and SF Chronicle at sidebar right on this site.

Wake up, Iran

Re "Iran halts oil exports to 2 nations," Feb. 20

There are two options, as I see it: First, Iran can deny the United Nations full access to its nuclear facilities, which would result in war, debilitating sanctions or eventually both, hastening serious or complete destruction of the country.

Second, Iran could allow full access by the United Nations, which would allow for peaceful energy production and good standing and protection by the U.N. itself.

The Iranian people should be able to vote on this, as it seems the government marches toward confrontation.

G. Colby Allerton

Governments around the world are failing in their commitments to address climate change

Here "Governments around the world are failing in their commitments to address climate change, a group of international science institutions warn in a new report, saying the window to prevent catastrophic warming will soon close."

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"The world is engaged in an unrecognized, massive gamble with the future of the planet," economist and author Jeffrey Sachs warned at a news conference discussing the report, "Deep Decarbonization Pathways."

"Produced by 30 scientific institutions from the 15 countries that emit the most greenhouse gases, the report was presented to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday morning."

Legalizing Pot Resulting in Lower Crime, Huge Tax Revenues

Here Pot legalization is dropping crime, and creating big tax revenues in Colorado. Progress. Even the DEA is now recommending marijuana to be reclassified down from Schedule One (which is a long-standing embarrassment to science and the agencies involved) here.

This is Sensible Reporting: USA Today "Putin's games trigger air tragedy over Ukraine: Our view"

Here Not jumping to conclusions but also framing and suggesting common sense responses.

Great Video from Sierra Club, on Pollution: Farts, Factories and Freeways

Here   Won audience award at Spark Film Festival. Funny, meaningful, cool.

The FUTURE seen at PRESENT: NASA: Satellite which will END man-made CO2 DEBATE in orbit at last

At some point some brave members of the GOP are going to start convincing party leaders that ignoring science is going to harm the party. We know the harm fossil fuels are doing to the planet's climate and public health already. The scientific method and consensus has been overwhelmingly confirmed for quite a long time now. At some point the musical chairs game of misdirection, misinformation and denial is going to stop, and the recalcitrants are going to have nowhere to sit, or hide.
Future tribunals and crimes against humanity trials are becoming increasingly possible, and you yourself can probably start to name the people that are responsible. These people of their advocated pollution need to change, and stop their behavior which is literally threatening our entire civilization's survival.

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