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Semi-retired biology professor...quit to move family to Vermont from the toxic South. PhD in Antarctic microbial ecology. Beatle fan.
Location: Vermont
Diaries published: 3 (365 days since last diary on Thu Dec 08, 2022 at 04:00 AM PST)
Comments posted: 48 (2 days since last comment on Wed Dec 06, 2023 at 08:45 AM PST)
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Total Recommends: 16
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Most Recommended Diary: The Climate Crisis Is About Saving The Human Race, Not "Saving The Planet", 38 comments, 43 recommends
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There is no such thing as cold. �That might sound idiotic coming from a Vermonter like me, but it’s true. �In reality there is only heat – and more or less of it. �So to state the obvious, ...
by Tanglebox
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on Thu Dec 08, 2022 at 04:00 AM PST
with 13 Recommends
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In the build-up to and post-mortem following the Glasgow climate summit there was much talk in the press that articulated the need to control climate change in terms of “saving the planet.” �Of ...
by Tanglebox
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on Tue Nov 30, 2021 at 04:00 AM PST
with 43 Recommends
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When the Antarctic ozone hole was discovered by British Antarctic Survey scientists in 1985, the world was quick to respond. Since stratospheric ozone is vital to filtering out harmful UV radiation, a fear of cancer drove policy makers to almost...
by Tanglebox
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on Tue Mar 23, 2021 at 04:58 AM PDT
with 26 Recommends
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- In January 2023, Daily Kos Management (DKM)—under the leadership of Will Rockafellow—projected that without layoffs, Daily Kos would have only enough funding to continue operating for six more ...362 comments 317 Recs
- When there's more energy radiating down on the planet than there is radiating back out to space, something's going to have to heat up. David L. Chandler, spokesman for the MIT Office in 2010. Contrails are the lines of feathery clouds you can see...194 comments 281 Recs
- On November 1st, we talked about a new study that confirmed that climate messages explaining the scientific consensus on climate change were effective, even on deniers. But the report also showed that disinformation eroded the long-term positive...6 comments 20 Recs
- These findings are concerning because people are moving into harm's way—into regions with wildfires and rising temperatures, which are expected to become more extreme due to climate change, Mahalia Clark, University of Vermont and study author. A new...245 comments 245 Recs
- Now for something completely different, let's talk about the facts and myths about pink Himalayan salt. I could make this my shortest blog ever and state, "it's salt." Followed by a mic drop. But it is a bit more complicated than that. There may be...382 comments 224 Recs
- This is a farce of a website. I thought this was an open forum for comedians to tell stupid jokes. Instead, it is little more than the internet wing of the Democratic proper panda machine. I can’t tell any panda jokes without someone saying that I’m...583 comments 530 Recs
- I was reading an acclaimed list of progressive and liberal thinkers and was struck by how many times I’ve come across their quotes in my feed. There were people like Paul Krugman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Jon Stewart. (Kos was in the top 10 in this...405 comments 423 Recs
- So Rick Wilson of the Lincoln project has basically demonstrated in a pretty nice Twitter rant, the hollowness and hypocrisy of the Republican party regarding the Ginny Thomas scandal, but also how Republicans have really become masters at working the...418 comments 896 Recs
- Pacific Northwest Whatcom County, WA There are many facets of�nature that are right in front of us but are too�often overlooked as I�tried to demonstrate with my previous Bucket on mosses . It ...152 comments 57 Recs
- A group has been formed to look & act like Qanon’s activities but is really a parody to do battle with them. One of the founders said: “If anyone believes birds aren’t real, we’re the last of their concerns, because then there’s probably no conspiracy...287 comments 204 Recs
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