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- RIP Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Leader and Climate Activist Thu, 1 Sep 22, 3:00pmMikhail Gorbachev will be remembered by most as the last leader of the Soviet Union. But he was also one of the founding architects of United Nations Climate Action Machine.
- Claim: Democrats Stayed True to Climate Action Because They Resisted Offers of Money Mon, 15 Aug 22, 11:00amThe New Yorker claims big oil money started the US partisan climate policy split. But there is a better explanation.
- The Solar Storm That Nearly Sparked A Nuclear Confrontation Tue, 24 May 22, 7:00amOn May 23rd, 1967, a solar storm took place that was so powerful, it jammed radar and radio communications in polar regions and the US Air Force actually began to prepare aircraft for war thinking the nation’s surveillance...
- Extinction Rebellion Lets the Veil Slip on their Political Agenda Thu, 3 Sep 20, 3:00amAnyone who thinks Extinction Rebellion is about climate change should check out a banner they presented at their latest march.
- Old Soviet-bloc factory relics are salvaged and reworked into unique vintage lights Wed, 9 Dec 15, 1:00amThe abandoned factories that Szaplonczai explores had been built by Iron Curtain countries at the height of communism to support weaponry manufacturing by hard collectivist labor...
- This monstrous solar oven in Uzbekistan can melt metal with its laser-like sun beam Wed, 25 Mar 15, 9:00pmAs part of the Soviet-run "Sun" research complex in Uzbekistan, a gigantic solar parabola reflects energy from the universe's largest star and focuses it into a light beam that can blast out temperatures up to 3,000° C...
- Lysenkoism and Global Warming Theory Mon, 29 Apr 13, 5:14amFrom Forbes: The Disgraceful Episode Of Lysenkoism Brings Us Global Warming Theory Trofim Lysenko became the Director of the Soviet Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences in the 1930s under Josef Stalin. He was...
- More medicalization attempts of climate skeptics by psychiatry professionals Tue, 9 Oct 12, 4:30amSigh, for some reason some people seem to think climate skeptics hate their children and grandchildren. I wonder if they’ve ever polled to compare with concerns for that other “pass on to the next generation”...
- Mo’ynoq’s Desert Ships Are a Testament to Man’s Impact on the Environment Wed, 30 May 12, 2:24amRead the rest of Mo’ynoq’s Desert Ships Are a Testament to Man’s Impact on the Environment Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: aral sea, Climate Change, desert ships, evaporation,...
- Peak oil and the Fall of the Soviet Union: Lessons on the 20th Anniversary of the Collapse Sat, 28 May 11, 12:45amThis is a guest post by Douglas B. Reynolds, Professor of Energy Economics at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Department of Economics, SOM