The Norwegian..."
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not just environmentalism but Christian Stewardship: using our God-given intelligence to establish "environmental justice"
Monday, August 29, 2016
HOPEFULLY NOT RUDOLPH "Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway" | Offbeat News | US News
"STOCKHOLM (AP) — More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lighting in central Norway in what wildlife officials are calling an unusually large natural disaster.
The Norwegian..."
The Norwegian..."
Saturday, August 20, 2016
TROUBLE IN PARADISE [only Montana so far] "Much of popular Yellowstone River closes after thousands of fish die " The Orange County Register
"The closure could last for months if river conditions don't improve and fish keep dying, according to officials from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. It extends to hundreds of miles of waterways that feed into the Yellowstone, including the Boulder, Shields and Stillwater rivers...."
http://m.ocregister.com/articles/fish-726420-yellowstone-river.html
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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Friday, August 5, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Wow! "In 24 Hours, 50 Million Trees Were Planted"
" India's goal to increase its forest cover to 235 million acres in the next 15 years has gotten a big boost. On July 11, more than 800,000 people in Uttar Pradesh state planted nearly 50 million saplings in 24 hours in a bid to set a new Guinness world record,
Popular Science reports...."
Popular Science reports...."
http://www.newser.com/story/228290/in-24-hours-50-million-trees-were-planted.html
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Monday, June 13, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Cali "The World's Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself " Gizmodo UK
" spokesperson for the plant said it's too early to comment on the cause, but it appears that misaligned mirrors are to blame. The Associated Press quoted Mike McClintock, the San Bernardino County fire captain, who said..."
Vk
Sunday, May 15, 2016
MEXICANS NETTING TO EXTINCTION "World's smallest porpoise 'at edge of extinction' as illegal gillnets take toll " Environment | The Guardian
"Environmentalists warned on Friday that Mexico's vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, was close to extinction as the government reported that only 60 were now left...."
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/14/worlds-smallest-porpoise-vaquita-marina-edge-of-extinction-illegal-gillnets
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/14/worlds-smallest-porpoise-vaquita-marina-edge-of-extinction-illegal-gillnets
Vk
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Saturday, April 23, 2016
CRIMINALIZING DOUBT? "Scientific silencers on the left are trying to shut down climate skepticism "- The Washington Post
Ironic, that this is written by the Washington Post, who I always considered to be a left is publication as well.
"
Authoritarianism, always latent in progressivism, is becoming explicit. Progressivism's determination to regulate thought by regulating speech is apparent in the campaign by 16 states' attorneys general and those of the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, none Republican, to criminalize skepticism about the supposedly "settled" conclusions of climate science...."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-settled-science-consensus-du-jour/2016/04/22/46acd802-07de-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html
"
Authoritarianism, always latent in progressivism, is becoming explicit. Progressivism's determination to regulate thought by regulating speech is apparent in the campaign by 16 states' attorneys general and those of the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, none Republican, to criminalize skepticism about the supposedly "settled" conclusions of climate science...."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-settled-science-consensus-du-jour/2016/04/22/46acd802-07de-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html
Vk
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Sunday, April 17, 2016
HYPE OR REAL? "Great Barrier Reef: the scale of bleaching has the most sober scientists worried " Environment | The Guardian
Unfortunately, we no longer can trust scientist or environmental this point blank. Because we know there's also those with an agenda going on so we don't know if this is 100% accurate and true, or propaganda
"...
scheme more befitting a pound shop.
What I was seeing beneath me was evidence of an environmental disaster that has been unfolding over the past few months – the largest mass coral bleaching event ever recorded in this region. This bleaching is the result..."
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/17/great-barrier-reef-worst-destruction
Vk
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2016
snow in wisconsin: " Here’s Why Global Warming Is Complete B.S." » Alex Jones' Infowars
not very enlightening, albeit I agree that the global warming theory is nonsense
http://www.infowars.com/heres-why-global-warming-is-complete-b-s/
Vk
http://www.infowars.com/heres-why-global-warming-is-complete-b-s/
Vk
Friday, April 1, 2016
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Sunday, March 6, 2016
(Right here in vernon) SICKENING:"Gov. Brown proposes $177 million for Exide lead contamination cleanup" | 89.3 KPCC
THE COMMUNITY OF VERNON REALLY GOT SCREWED BY THIS BATTERY CO.
"After years of silence, Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday
asked California state lawmakers to spend nearly
$177 million for expedited testing and cleanup of
lead contamination in communities around the
former Exide plant in Vernon..."
"After years of silence, Gov. Jerry Brown Wednesday
asked California state lawmakers to spend nearly
$177 million for expedited testing and cleanup of
lead contamination in communities around the
former Exide plant in Vernon..."
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/02/17/57646/governor-proposes-176-million-for-exide-clean-up/
Friday, March 4, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
"After DiCaprio Lectured Americans About Climate Change, His Activist Cred Gets Slayed with One Photo"
"
"DiCaprio took at least 20 trips across the
nation and around the world this year alone
– including numerous flights from New York
to Los Angeles and back, a ski vacation to
the French Alps, another vacation to the
French Riviera, flights to London and Tokyo
to promote his film 'Wolf of Wall Street,' two
trips to Miami and trip to Brazil to watch the
World Cup."..."
"DiCaprio took at least 20 trips across the
nation and around the world this year alone
– including numerous flights from New York
to Los Angeles and back, a ski vacation to
the French Alps, another vacation to the
French Riviera, flights to London and Tokyo
to promote his film 'Wolf of Wall Street,' two
trips to Miami and trip to Brazil to watch the
World Cup."..."
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
WHAT THE ?! "Bin Laden called for Americans to rise up over climate change"
HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD SOCIAL COMPANY FOR LEO DICAPRIO:
"Bin Laden contended that the world would be better off
fighting climate change than waging what he claimed was
a war against Islam.
"...the world should put its efforts into attempting to
reduce the release of gases," said the undated, unsigned
letter to someone identified as Shaykh Mahmud that U.S.
intelligence officials said they believed was written by bin
Laden..."
"Bin Laden contended that the world would be better off
fighting climate change than waging what he claimed was
a war against Islam.
"...the world should put its efforts into attempting to
reduce the release of gases," said the undated, unsigned
letter to someone identified as Shaykh Mahmud that U.S.
intelligence officials said they believed was written by bin
Laden..."
http://news.yahoo.com/bin-laden-called-americans-rise-over-climate-change-201955803.html
Thursday, February 25, 2016
JUST A MATTER OF TIME: "Infographic: Like Porter Ranch, neighborhoods in Playa del Rey, Montebello sit near aging gas wells "| 89.3 KPCC
PLAYA DEL REY FIELD NEAR LAX HAS OLD WELLS TOO
" leak in the
first place: it has dozens of wells that are even
older than the 63-year-old well that failed – wells
that in many cases are long overdue for
maintenance..."
" leak in the
first place: it has dozens of wells that are even
older than the 63-year-old well that failed – wells
that in many cases are long overdue for
maintenance..."
http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/02/24/57876/like-porter-ranch-playa-del-rey-montebello-and-oth/
Friday, February 19, 2016
"Mystery behind European sperm whale deaths"
"...sperm whale after sperm whale kept stranding itself.
From January to early February, 30 of the magnificent
creatures died on the coasts of the U.K., Germany,
the Netherlands and northern France, all "bachelor"
or juvenile
.."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/mystery-behind-european-sperm-whale-deaths/80600960/
From January to early February, 30 of the magnificent
creatures died on the coasts of the U.K., Germany,
the Netherlands and northern France, all "bachelor"
or juvenile
.."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/19/mystery-behind-european-sperm-whale-deaths/80600960/
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016
BIG BLIZZARD! "...could rank near top 10 to hit Eastern US" | WOODTV.com
"Snowfall as heavy as 1 to 3 inches an
hour could continue for 24 hours or
more in the area, said meteorologist
Paul Kocin with the service's Weather Prediction..."
hour could continue for 24 hours or
more in the area, said meteorologist
Paul Kocin with the service's Weather Prediction..."
http://woodtv.com/2016/01/22/looming-blizzard-could-rank-near-top-10-to-hit-eastern-us/
Monday, January 11, 2016
IT WAS A MITE THAT KILLED THE BEES? "A Hardier Honeybee That Fights Back By Biting Back"
'"
"The bees will take the mite and they will bite the
legs and will chew on the mite," Berta says. "And if
they bite a leg off of the mite, the mite will bleed to
death. So the bees are actually fighting back. That's
the type of genetic line we're after right now.".."
"The bees will take the mite and they will bite the
legs and will chew on the mite," Berta says. "And if
they bite a leg off of the mite, the mite will bleed to
death. So the bees are actually fighting back. That's
the type of genetic line we're after right now.".."
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
"Empirical Scientific Data Ignored in Climate Change"
Sunday, January 3, 2016
SAVE THE BEES! "How African honey bees can help mitigate a world crisis" - CNN.com
"The African honeybee populations have so far largely
coped with the arrival of new parasites and pathogens .
But measures should be put in place to maintain their
apparently healthy status. Beekeepers should work with
local honeybee populations and refrain from importing
colonies from distant places.
..."
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/05/africa/african-honey-bees-conversation/index.html?eref=edition
coped with the arrival of new parasites and pathogens .
But measures should be put in place to maintain their
apparently healthy status. Beekeepers should work with
local honeybee populations and refrain from importing
colonies from distant places.
..."
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/05/africa/african-honey-bees-conversation/index.html?eref=edition
Thursday, December 31, 2015
WHY IS IT CALLED EL NINO (ie "boy" or "Christ child"?)? "El Nino weather: Worries grow over humanitarian impact" - BBC News
"
El Nino is a naturally occurring weather episode that sees
the warm waters of the central Pacific expand eastwards
towards North and South America.
It was originally recognised by fishermen off the coast of
South America in the 1600s with the appearance of
unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean. El Nino
translates as Little Boy, or Christ Child.
The phenomenon, which happens every two to seven
years, usually peaks late in the calendar year, although
the effects can persist well into the following spring a
..."
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35159826
El Nino is a naturally occurring weather episode that sees
the warm waters of the central Pacific expand eastwards
towards North and South America.
It was originally recognised by fishermen off the coast of
South America in the 1600s with the appearance of
unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean. El Nino
translates as Little Boy, or Christ Child.
The phenomenon, which happens every two to seven
years, usually peaks late in the calendar year, although
the effects can persist well into the following spring a
..."
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35159826
BELIEVE IT OR NOT: "WMO: 2015 likely to be Warmest on Record, 2011-2015 Warmest Five Year Period "| Media Centre
"
The years 2011-2015 have been the warmest five-year
period on record, with many extreme weather events -
especially heatwaves - influenced by climate change,
according to a WMO five-year analysis...."
The years 2011-2015 have been the warmest five-year
period on record, with many extreme weather events -
especially heatwaves - influenced by climate change,
according to a WMO five-year analysis...."
"Floating anti-plastic waste dam to be tested in North Sea"
"
By 2020, the Ocean Clean project hopes to have installed
a 100-kilometre-long V-shaped floating barrier in the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a vortex in the North
Pacific where trash collects..."
By 2020, the Ocean Clean project hopes to have installed
a 100-kilometre-long V-shaped floating barrier in the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- a vortex in the North
Pacific where trash collects..."
http://news.yahoo.com/floating-anti-plastic-waste-dam-tested-north-sea-152430999.html
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
DISASTER STRIKES L.A. & NOBODY CARES: "There's a Methane Environmental Disaster Happening in Los Angeles "
ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE OF PORTER RANCH CARE,BUT THE REST OF L.A. BARELY SEEMS TO TAKE NOTICE:
"...
environmental toll: The Environmental Defense Fund says
the leak has the same daily impact as do the emissions
from 7 million cars—LA County has 6.2 million. The
director of the EDF's California oil and gas program adds
that the Porter Ranch site is part of an aging network
..."
http://m.newser.com/story/218181/theres-an-environmental-disaster-happening-in-la.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=autotweet1
"...
environmental toll: The Environmental Defense Fund says
the leak has the same daily impact as do the emissions
from 7 million cars—LA County has 6.2 million. The
director of the EDF's California oil and gas program adds
that the Porter Ranch site is part of an aging network
..."
http://m.newser.com/story/218181/theres-an-environmental-disaster-happening-in-la.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=autotweet1
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Monday, December 14, 2015
HA HA: "Climate change: Scientists turn to faith to enlist supporters -"
Do they think the "religious folk" will be easy targets?
Think again. But then,it all depends on the religious leaders & what they emphasize. Most people will "follow the leader",for better or worse. That's why God will judge the leaders so much more critically. We have SO MANY preachers,& churches & mega-churches. Preachers WITHOUT integrity & ethics are just good at yanking peoples chains to maintain their own comfort level. Preachers WITH integrity can do a TON of good,but they are few & far between. I can usually tell a good or bad preacher instantly based on what they do when they see me for the 1st time. Bad preachers will try to control me with a long hard stare. Good preachers will just continue to do their job because they properly prepared & are doing their job.
Think again. But then,it all depends on the religious leaders & what they emphasize. Most people will "follow the leader",for better or worse. That's why God will judge the leaders so much more critically. We have SO MANY preachers,& churches & mega-churches. Preachers WITHOUT integrity & ethics are just good at yanking peoples chains to maintain their own comfort level. Preachers WITH integrity can do a TON of good,but they are few & far between. I can usually tell a good or bad preacher instantly based on what they do when they see me for the 1st time. Bad preachers will try to control me with a long hard stare. Good preachers will just continue to do their job because they properly prepared & are doing their job.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
BE GOOD STEWARDS IS GOD's MANDATE: "Climate change: Sean Penn, Robert Redford speak out at Paris talks "- San Jose Mercury News
But you don't have to become a climate evangelist. Be an evangelist for Christ!
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_29206667/climate-change-sean-penn-robert-redford-speak-out?source=rss
Thursday, December 3, 2015
12/2/15 HE WAS A GUEST ON ALEX JONES TODAY:"Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley "- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is critical of climate change evangelists. He is a climate change skeptic. SO AM I!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Monckton,_3rd_Viscount_Monckton_of_Brenchley
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
337 & COUNTING: "Hundreds of whales found dead in Chile" -The Tico Times
"
SANTIAGO, Chile — More than 300 whales have been
found washed up in a remote inlet in Patagonia in
southern Chile in one of the largest die-offs on record,
researchers said Tuesday..."
SANTIAGO, Chile — More than 300 whales have been
found washed up in a remote inlet in Patagonia in
southern Chile in one of the largest die-offs on record,
researchers said Tuesday..."
http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/12/01/hundreds-of-whales-found-dead-in-chile
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
CITES
https://cites.org/
--
" If u declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
Monday, November 30, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
NEW STUDY: "Bee behaviour raises pollination fears "- NZ Herald
"..
"If you're having bees visiting more flowers and [being]
more active, you would presume that they're probably
going to deliver better pollination services," Stanley
said. It was only when whole colonies were released at
once that the bees' collective pollination services
suffered...."
"If you're having bees visiting more flowers and [being]
more active, you would presume that they're probably
going to deliver better pollination services," Stanley
said. It was only when whole colonies were released at
once that the bees' collective pollination services
suffered...."
http://mobile.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.php?c_id=2&objectid=11549137&ref=rss
Thursday, November 19, 2015
7/22/15 re resilient communities, (2 day conference @ UCI
7/22/15
re resilient
communities,
" If u declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
(pic) thanks for the CLEANUP to LA CONSERVATION CORPS
thanks for the CLEANUP to
...all young volunteers cleaning up the trash left by vagrants, transients,apathethics
homeless, et al,
near hollywood & highland,
see
" If u declare with your mouth,
"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
u will be saved."
Romans 10.9
Monday, November 9, 2015
(I heard about this on c2c) Re:"CO2 Dissociation Technologies "| Nova Institute of Technology
I heard a representative of Nova on coast-to-coast radio show talk about this on 11/7 (11/8/15).
This will revolutionize everything if it is legitimate.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Third Annual Fall Symposium on Emerging Issues in Environmental Law Practice Desalination: A Solution to Drought and Clean Water Demands?
ALSO SEE
Third Annual Fall Symposium on Emerging Issues in Environmental Law Practice
Desalination: A Solution to Drought and Clean Water Demands?
E-Binder Table of Contents
I. Articles/Commentary
II. Government Documents
III. Websites
I. Articles/Commentary
1. Panelist: Dr. Jefferey Sellers
“Desalination Policy in a
Multilevel Regulatory State,” UNAM
2. Panelist: Heather Cooley, et, al.
“Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Marine Impacts,” Pacific
Institute, Dec 2013
3. Panelist: Heather Cooley, et, al.
“Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Costs and Financing,” Pacific
Institute, Nov 2013
4. “Desalination and Membrane Technologies: Federal Research and Adoption Issues,” Congressional Research
Service, Jan 2015
5. “New paper examines future of seawater desalination,” Notre Dame News, Aug 2011
http://news.nd.edu/news/25380-new-paper-examines-future-of-seawater-desalinization/
6. “Desalination: A
National Perspective,” The National Academy of
Science, 2008
http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/materials-based-on-reports/reports-in-brief/desal_final.pdf
7. “Proceed with Caution: California’s Drought and Seawater Desalination,” NRDC Issue
Brief, May 2014 http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/files/ca-drought-seawater-desalination-IB.pdf
II. Government Documents
1. California State Water Resources Control Board
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/
• March 20, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation
(see last page for additional links)
• April 24, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final
Substitute Environmental Documentation
(see last page for additional links)
2. “This just in…State Water Board Adopts Desalination Amendment to Address
Environmental Concerns In
Desalination Facility Standards ,” State Water
Resources Control Board, May 2015
http://mavensnotebook.com/2015/05/06/this-just-in-state-water-board-adopts-desalination-regulation-to- address-environmental-concerns-in-desalination-facility-standards/
3. “State Water Board Addresses Environmental Concerns In New Desalination Facility Standards ,” State Water Resources Control Board,
May 2015 (Press Release)
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/press_room/press_releases/2015/pr050615_desal.pdf
4. “Water Quality Control Plan Ocean Waters Of California,” State Water Resources Control Board,
2012 http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/docs/cop2012.pdf
5. Draft
Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean
Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges, and to Incorporate Other Nonsubstantive Changes. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/ocean/desalination/docs/amendment/150424_final draftamendment.pdf
6. “Surfrider Foundation v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region, “ Court of Appeal,
Fourth Appellate District, Nov 2012
7. United States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
• Membrane Filtration Guidance
Manual:
8. “Seawater Desalination and the
California Coastal Act,” California Coastal Commission, Mar 2004
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/energy/14a-3-2004-desalination.pdf
9. “Proposed Monterey Bay Regional Water Desalination,” Federal Register ,Vol 80, Number 104 ,
June 2015 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-06-01/html/2015-12877.htm
10. “Water Desalination Concentrate Management and Piloting,” South Florida Water
Management District,
Dec
2009
III. Websites
• Seawater Desalination: The Carlsbad Desalination Project:
• Carlsbad Desalination Project Crews Complete Construction of 10-Mile Pipeline:
• Project Overview:
• Project Overview:
• The Carlsbad Project:
• Doheny Ocean
Desalination Project:
California State Water Resources Control Board:
• March 20, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final Substitute Environmental Documentation
(see below for additional links)
Document Link
Description
SR/SED Sections 1 to 13, March
20, 2015 version showing changes from the July 3, 2014 version in strikeout and underline.
Appendix A
Ocean Plan with the proposed Desalination Amendment and other non-substantive changes in blue
strikeout or underline
Appendix C
Tables of Life History Information on Select
California Marine Organisms
Appendix E
Guidance Documents for Assessing Entrainment Including Additional Information on the Following Loss
Rate
Models: Fecundity Hindcasting (FH),
Adult Equivalent Loss (AEL) and Area Production
Forgone
using an Empirical Transport Model (ETM/APF)
Appendix G
Economic Analysis
California State Water Resources Control Board:
• April 24, 2015 Draft Final Staff Report with Draft Final
Substitute Environmental Documentation
(see below for additional links)
Document Link
Description
SR/SED Sections 1 to 13 April 24,
2015 version showing changes from the March 20,
2015 version in strikeout
and underline.
Appendix A
Ocean Plan with the proposed Desalination Amendment and other non-substantive changes in blue
strikeout or underline
Appendix C
Tables of Life History Information on Select California Marine Organisms
Appendix E
Guidance Documents for Assessing Entrainment Including Additional Information on the Following Loss
Rate
Models: Fecundity Hindcasting (FH),
Adult Equivalent Loss (AEL) and Area Production
Forgone
using an Empirical Transport Model (ETM/APF)
Appendix G
Economic Analysis
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