Intereresting data...

Quoted: The salient facts are these. First, the accepted global average temperature statistics used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that no ground-based warming has occurred since 1998. Oddly, this eight-year-long temperature stasis has occurred despite an increase over the same period of 15 parts per million (or 4 per cent) in atmospheric CO2.

Buy local or not?

Fascinating. I wonder how much CO2 is released naturally by this lake versus cars in the world?

Could make for a good horror movie in some fashion.

Quoted: Earthly microbes are headed out into the galaxy on four old rockets.

Quoted: The seismic jolt that unleashed the deadly Solomons tsunami this week lifted an entire island metres out of the sea, destroying some of the world's most pristine coral reefs.

Allegre's second thoughts
The Deniers -- The National Post's series on scientists who buck the conventional wisdom on climate science

Quoted: Al Gore has responded to charges that his house consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, with the new Oscar winner saying he has taken many steps to reduce the carbon footprint in his home.

We should be doing what we can for the environment. But we can't be asking others to do what we ourselves won't.

Quoted: Organic farming 'no better for the environment'