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climate change info...from climate scientists!

submitted by lesley on tue, 2007-06-19 15:00.

Climate change is a hot topic these days, and it seems that everyone has an opinion. The problem is that with all the opinions out there, it's hard to tell if anyone really knows what they're talking about!

Dr. Gavin Schmidt is a leading climate scientist at NASA Goddard’s Institute for Space Studies, and is one of the founders of RealClimate.org, which attempts to make some sense out of the madness surrounding global warming. To listen to him being interviewed....

tags: warming global climate change ecosystem

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air canada offers carbon-offset ticket

submitted by lesley on mon, 2007-05-28 18:50.

Excerpt from an article in the Globe's Report on Business....

I don't think flying for business or pleasure is going to go away any time soon. So in the meantime, this is one way to help balance things out!

Canadian Press

May 28, 2007 at 4:03 PM EDT

MONTREAL — — Air Canada [AC.A-T]is offering passengers a way to allay guilt about the environmental impact of air travel by paying for a carbon offset against their plane's emissions.

tags: emissions carbon climate ecosystem dioxide

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my contribution to st. brigid silent poetry day...

submitted by lesley on fri, 2007-02-02 18:29.

i love e.e. cummings because his poetry is not only lyrical, it is visually engaging. this is one of my favourites... (no title...just #5):

tags: poetry cummings

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the book is finally here

submitted by lesley on tue, 2006-12-12 09:47.

The Little Chicken Book is hitting the stands this week!!!

I have been telling people lately that I feel like a Roomba. You know those little mini-robot vacuum cleaners that you turn on and let run around your living room? They work by bashing into walls and furniture and then remembering where the obstacles are. At some point they seem to know what they're doing and go quickly around until someone moves a chair or adds an object, and then it's bonks around again until the path is free.

tags: chicken book little

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global warming and all that...

submitted by lesley on fri, 2006-09-01 10:44.

As a person who likes to 'see for myself', I have found that all the information in the media about global warming have been a bit confusing. Some say it's really hot, others claim it's not. Some say it's happening fast, others not.

I found this website where I could do my own 'look-see'. Unfortunately, it only covers the U.S.

So for what it's worth, check out the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service website. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/climateresources.html

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