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To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 10:19:48 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 362664

There may be a lot more oil out there than we may ever hear about...the ultra-secretive Bilderberg boys that run the world actually work hard to control the flow of information...;-)

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 10:43:39 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 362664

finding more oil and burning more oil.. is not the solution.. Big Oil.. loves this Mind Set... lest we forget. they forced the the Iraq War upon us.......!! from Wharf.... 1000 & 1, 1000 & 2, 1000 & 3, 1000 & 4, 1000 & 5, 1000 & 6, 1000 & 7. In those seven seconds the world burned its way through one million litres of crude oil. That's 1000 barrels, or 160,000 litres, per second. 1000 barrels per second, every second of every minute, every minute of the day, every day of the year. It never stops. Humanity's thirst for oil is a river - a torrent! Message 24710603 25+ LBS of CO2/gallon burned.. If we insist on this lifestyle.. We MUST have electric cars.. Or.. "We are Toast.." We = humanity.. ..Our culture other 'beings'..

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 10:45:47 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 362664

Boom....!!! What is the Number One Global Problem? In the time it took you to read the previous seven words, the world's population increased by around 5. That's not 5 newborns cancelled out by 5 deaths. That's an overall increase of population which, as I write, is almost 6.6 billion; over three times more than when I was born 60 years ago. Every new person is a consumer of our planetary resources, just as we all are. Some will consume much more than others depending on where they are born and whether their parents are rich or poor. All will contribute in some degree to a grim trio of familiar troubles. The more people there are, the worse they will be: 1. climate change 2. destruction of biodiversity 3. pollution More............... climateextremist.blogspot.com

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 10:55:29 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 362664

Soon..there will be no more room at the top Climate change forces plants higher: study By Michael KahnFri Jun 27, 5:14 AM ET Rising temperatures have forced many plants to creep to higher elevations to survive, researchers reported on Thursday. More than two-thirds of the plants studied along six West European mountain ranges climbed an average of 29 meters in altitude in each decade since 1905 to better conditions on higher ground, the researchers reported in the journal Science. "This is the first time it is shown that climate change has applied a significant effect on a large set of forest plant species," said Jonathan Lenoir, a forest ecologist at AgroParisTech in France, who led the study. "It helps us understand how ecosystems respond to temperature changes." Earlier this week, U.S. researchers warned warming temperatures could turn many of California's native plants into "plant refugees" looking for more suitable habitats. They concluded that a warming climate and rainfall changes would force many of the U.S. state's native plants to range north or to higher elevations or possibly even go extinct in the next 100 years. The French team's findings suggest plants at high altitudes face the same or greater impacts from rising temperatures, Lenoir said in a telephone interview. "Plant species move where it is optimal for them to grow," Lenoir said. "If you change these optimal conditions, species will move to recover the same conditions." Using database on plant species found at specific locations and elevations stretching back to 1905, the researchers showed many plants have steadily crept higher to conditions best suited for survival and growth. Plants move higher by dispersing their seeds in the wind, which blows them to higher elevations and cooler temperatures similar to their former location, Lenoir said. The researchers tracked 171 forest plant species during two periods -- between 1905 and 1985, and from 1986 to 2005 -- along the entire elevation range from sea level to 2,600 meters. They found that two-thirds of the plants responded to warming temperatures over that time by shifting to higher altitudes. Plants at higher altitudes also appear most sensitive to warmer conditions because slight temperature changes at higher altitudes have a bigger impact, he added. (Reporting by Michael Kahn; Editing by Maggie Fox and Ibon Villelabeitia)

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 10:58:13 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 362664

"The point I'm making is: The challenge is truly profound," Tony Blair urges action on climate change By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer The world already knows that global warming is a serious problem and the time has come for politicians and experts to come together to map out a practical solution, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday. Urging the Group of Eight industrialized nations to stand behind his initiative, Blair said he gave Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, host of the G-8 meeting next month, a report by The Climate Group, a nonprofit organization Blair is part of, on how to forge a global deal on fighting global warming. "Now is the time to get serious about the solution," Blair told reporters at a Tokyo hotel. "The whole world has woken up. What it needs to know is what to do." He acknowledged that the challenges to come up with a solution were complex because technologies to fight global warming were constantly changing, and the scientific information about climate change also was evolving. And so instead of trying to set short-term targets right away, what needs to be done is set a direction and come up with answers on what needs to be done. "The point I'm making is: The challenge is truly profound," said Blair. The report, released Friday, called "Breaking the Climate Deadlock," says emissions of gases that cause global warming are up not only in developing nations but also in the U.S. and Japan. Defining and setting long-term targets for reducing such emissions apply to developed nations, it said. Carbon dioxide and other pollutants are blamed for rising global temperatures which threaten the environment. But the challenges are enormous because poor nations need growth, which tend to boost emissions. The Climate Group, which brings together people in politics and business, hopes to get global support for a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 11:00:22 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362664

More of.. The same will kill our kids and their children.. If you haven't taken the time to read this.. Do So NOW earth-policy.org

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 11:21:08 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362664

Obama, Clinton to campaign together today in N.H. By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer MANCHESTER, N.H. - Putting their political turbulence behind them, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton began a show of unity Friday aboard Obama's campaign plane as it carried them to New Hampshire for their first public appearance together since the primary race ended. ADVERTISEMENT After greeting each other with a handshake and a kiss on the tarmac at Reagan National Airport, the former foes settled into the second row of the MD-80 plane, Obama at the window and Clinton on the aisle. They were smiling and gesturing to one another as they boarded the plane — Clinton in a powder blue pantsuit and Obama wearing a tie of a nearly identical shade — and spent the entire flight, just over an hour, talking animatedly. The topic was anyone's guess — their aides and about 20 members of the media traveling on the plane were left out of the conversation. Ahead lay a rally in New Hampshire, where the goal will be to set aside differences and unify the Democratic party while helping each other. Clinton has already loaned Obama her top fundraisers, and now the two senators rivals are going to see if she can do the same with her supporters. Following a private fundraiser with Clinton's top donors in Washington on Thursday, the two were heading to the rally in Unity, N.H., population 1,700 — a carefully chosen venue in a key general election battleground state.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (137767)	6/27/2008 11:27:11 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362664

The study below.. does not factor in.. drilling for pumping of.. shipment of.. storage of.. the fossil fuel.. its over 25 lbs of CO2 per gallon It seems impossible that a gallon of gasoline, which weighs about 6.3 pounds, could produce 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) when burned. However, most of the weight of the CO2 doesn't come from the gasoline itself, but the oxygen in the air. When gasoline burns, the carbon and hydrogen separate. The hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water (H2O), and carbon combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide (CO2). CO2 molecule with one carbon atom (atomic weight 12) and two oxygen atoms (atomic weight of 16 each)A carbon atom has a weight of 12, and each oxygen atom has a weight of 16, giving each single molecule of CO2 an atomic weight of 44 (12 from carbon and 32 from oxygen). Therefore, to calculate the amount of CO2 produced from a gallon of gasoline, the weight of the carbon in the gasoline is multiplied by 44/12 or 3.7. Since gasoline is about 87% carbon and 13% hydrogen by weight, the carbon in a gallon of gasoline weighs 5.5 pounds (6.3 lbs. x .87). We can then multiply the weight of the carbon (5.5 pounds) by 3.7, which equals 20 pounds of CO2! fueleconomy.gov