ANECDOTE In the very distant past, The Toltec Troops were sent to conflict universes to save the local garrisons, but they fell into corruption because they left their homeland to reach unknown territories to fight for a leader who offered nothing in return and for for this reason they were easily defeated by The Toltec Troops and not only because of their very powerful enemy, but because the poisonous sensitivity that reigned there was enough to wisely retreat immediately.
Oregon: the toughest heat protection law in the US (tags)
Heat waves are becoming more frequent and longer. Farm workers, people on construction sites, and even firefighters have been largely dependent on the goodwill of their employers during a heat wave. How long Oregon's heat protection law will remain in effect is unknown.
Limitation to 1.5 degrees is not possible with our economic system (tags)
In economics, an international mainstream dominates, which establishes optimized formal models that exclude many areas of economic relations, such as feminism, historical school, as well as post-Keynesianism, which considers the importance of demand and demand to be at least as important as good conditions for companies.
"There is no vaccine to save the planet" (tags)
In the Arctic, 2020 has seen exceptional warmth, with temperatures more than 3 degrees Celsius above average - and more than 5 degrees in northern Siberia. Arctic sea ice in October was the lowest on record - and now re-freezing has been the slowest on record. Greenland ice has continued its long-term decline.
A Description of Life Ending Nuclear War (tags)
anti-war
Homelessness in Winter Cold (tags)
class war
Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline (tags)
Spurred by real urgency over the corporate driven ruin of the environment, a growing social movement is taking shape that will be on display this Sunday, February 17, when tens of thousands descend on the streets of Washington, D.C. in a show of power titled “Forward On Climate.”
World Bank’s call for slowing global warming ignores own role (tags)
The World Bank is a key organization in the concatenation of processes that has brought the world to the brink of catastrophic climate change. To issue a report on the likely future destruction to be wrought by global warming without acknowledging its own role is beyond chutzpah.
Sheriff Joe's Tent city jail hits 145?F ( 63°C) (tags)
If Sheriff Joe's thugs are going to lock people up outside in the heat they should at least treat them humanely. I love hot weather, but I even thought it was a bit warm yesterday, but I had no idea it hit 118°F (48°C) yesterday. For years 118°F was the record for Phoenix until we hit 120°F and then 122°F (50°C) on June 26, 1990
Sheriff Joe's Tent city jail hits 145°F (tags)
If Sheriff Joe's thugs are going to lock people up outside in the heat they should at least treat them humanely. I love hot weather, but I even thought it was a bit warm yesterday, but I had no idea it hit 118 yesterday. For years 118 was the record for Phoenix until we hit 120°F and then 122°F (50°C) maybe 20 years ago
Our Commons Future is Already Here: Maude Barlow (tags)
For I too am a steward, did you not know?”_ —J.R.R. Tolkien
World's Hottest January Ever Recorded (tags)
The [meteorological] agency said that last month was the world's hottest January on record, with temperatures across the planet 0.45 degrees Celsius above average.
European countries have warmest January on record (tags)
By Anna Mudeva, AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -
NOAA REPORTS 2006 WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR U.S. (tags)
[Surprise, surprise, surprise! Actually the biggest surprise is that the Bush Administration officials have allowed this report to be published.]
Gov't workers got fake degrees (tags)
SPOKANE, Wash. - At least 135 federal employees, including a White House staff member and National Security Agency employees, bought bogus online college degrees from a diploma mill, a lawyer in the case against the mill operators said.
Lost Ridge Trail Almost Completed (tags)
Trail Building in the San Gabriel Mountains.
First 7 Months of 2006 Hottest Ever Recorded in U.S. (tags)
by Michael Neuman
The Web: Become a Harvard man -- online (tags)
Capitalists make workers obtain degrees online by making them spend their own money.
LAST CALL FOR VENDORS for SIX DEGREES FESTIVAL in LOS ANGELES! (tags)
The Six Degrees Festival is looking to book vendors....
The Beast from the Depths of Chaos: Astro-Mythology & the Bush Gang (tags)
With all that the Bush administration does or does not do, it is remarkable that no one in the progressive community has yet bothered to do an astrological analysis of the charts of its key members. Here, therefore, I remedy this appalling failure on the part of the progressive press. Whether you believe in astrology or not, this analysis should provide you with some interesting insights into the characters of and relationships between the members of the Bush crew.
Homeland Security official has bogus computer degrees (tags)
A SENIOR OFFICIAL at the Homeland Security Department bought her degrees in computing science from a diploma fabrication plant, it has emerged.
More Bogus Bush B.S. Revealed (tags)
Following news reports that a senior official at the Homeland Security Department appears to have obtained her academic degrees from an unaccredited diploma mill, several members of Congress are seeking to learn how background checks and security clearances failed to flag the questionable credentials.
National Academy of Sciences--Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (tags)
If the planet's climate is being forced to change -- as is currently the case -- it increases the number of possible mechanisms that can trigger abrupt events, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences. New evidence shows that periods of gradual change in Earth's past were punctuated by episodes of abrupt change, including temperature changes of about 10 degrees Celsius, or 18 degrees Fahrenheit.