Exxon proposes burning humanity for fuel if climate calamity hits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EXXON PROPOSES BURNING HUMANITY FOR FUEL IF CLIMATE CALAMITY HITS Conference organizer fails to have Yes Men arrested Text of speech, photos, video: http://www.vivoleum.com/… Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada’s largest oil… Continue reading

Burned Woods Better Left Unlogged

A new study shows post-fire logging and replanting of burned forest increases the severity of future fires. The study involved the 2002 Biscuit fire in southwest Oregon, one of the largest wildfires in Oregon’s history. The study is being published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of… Continue reading

Purdue University News Release June 14, 2007 Reduced greenhouse gas emissions required to avoid dangerous increases in heat stress, researchers say http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070614DiffenbaughHeat.html A study led by a Purdue University researcher projects a 200 percent to 500 percent increase in the number of dangerously hot days in the Mediterranean by the… Continue reading