Monthly Archives: July 2013
Lu Blames Global Warming on CFCs (Curve Fitting Correlations)
http://www.skepticalscience.com/lu-2013-cfcs.html Posted on 5 June 2013 by dana1981 A paper just published in an obscure physics journal by the University of Waterloo’s Qing-Bin Lu (2013) has drawn quite a bit of media attention for blaming global warming not on carbon dioxide, but rather … Continue reading
Lionfish invade America’s waters
Published on Jul 22, 2013 The Lionfish is an invasive species that gathers around coral reef and preys on the fish in the vicinity, but somehow these underwater creatures made their way into America’s waters and are now disturbing the … Continue reading
Kerala – NAPM Statement condemning brutal police attack on protest against Nitta Gelatin in Kathikudam
http://sanhati.com/ July 23, 2013 New Delhi, July 21 : In a shocking and highly condemnable incident police brutally attacked the peaceful gathering of villagers, yesterday, who were removing the illegally laid effluent pipeline of the Nitta Gelatin Company in … Continue reading
Climate Change: Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disas
Published on Mar 18, 2013 Chris Field Director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science; Professor, Environmental Earth System Science, School of Earth Sciences; Melvin and Joan Lane Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Department of Biology; Faculty Director, Jasper … Continue reading
The Two Aims of the Budget
http://www.rupe-india.org/53/budget.html The Budget has in the main two explicit aims, as stated in Chidambaram’s Budget speech. The first is to attract foreign capital at all costs: I have been at pains to state over and over again that India, at … Continue reading
The Six Stages of Climate Change Denial
Published on Jul 13, 2013 Full video available at: http://fora.tv/2012/12/04/Climate_Ske… Michael Mann, geosciences professor and author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, deconstructs the manner in which skeptics deny evidence that points rapid climate change. “Each argument becomes … Continue reading
earthrise – series four, episode one
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlJazeeraEnglish?feature=watch Published on Jul 10, 2013 earthrise explores solutions to today’s environmental challenges, taking an upbeat look at ecological, scientific, technological and design projects the world over. A revolutionary experiment in sustainable agriculture is showing impressive results in south India. … Continue reading
COMRADE GANTI PRASADAM VICE PRESIDENT OF REVOLUTIONARY DEMOCRATIC FRONT, A POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY MASS LEADER, ATTCKED BY A 3-MEMBER STATE-APPOINTED GANG OF VIGILANTES WITH HUNTING SWORDS AND A PISTOL.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 http://democracyandclasstruggle.blogspot.in/ A cowardly attempt was made late this afternoon in Nellore on the life of the Vice President of Revolutionary Democratic Front, Comrade Ganti Prasadam, a popular revolutionary mass leader, by a 3-member state-appointed gang … Continue reading
Karnataka – Press release on report against illegal diversion of the Kaval commons in Chitradurga
http://sanhati.com/ July 4, 2013 Report Submitted to Expert Committee Appointed by National Green Tribunal“Forfeiting Our Commons: A Case for Protecting and Conserving Challakere’s Amrit Mahal Kavals as Livelihoods-Supporting, Biodiversity-Rich and Ecologically-Sensitive Grassland Ecosystems” During the years 2009-2010, at least … Continue reading
Nature’s matrix: Linking agriculture, conservation and food sovereignty
http://climateandcapitalism.com/2012/10/17/natures-matrix/ Nature’s Matrix: Linking Agriculture, Conservation and Food Sovereignty.The cover painting, by Beatriz, depicts a Zapatista community farm. An important book argues that conservationists who focus on creating nature preserves are undermining their own cause. To truly protect biodiversity, environmentalists must … Continue reading
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