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Fox News rejects ads making fun of Fox News

by BrandyCremor Posted on July 16, 2016

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Fox News rejects ads making fun of Fox News

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This summer, the Partnership for Responsible Growth — a bipartisan organization advocating for market-based solutions to climate change — is running a series of ads targeting conservatives. One shows conservatives leaders like George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, and John Boehner (remember them?) talking about the need for climate on action.

The ad will air multiple times a day on Fox News in Cleveland and Washington, D.C. during the Republican convention.

What will not run on Fox News, however, is an alternate version of the ad that takes aim at the channel itself. Fox News and other media properties owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch have a long history of misreporting climate science, to put it lightly: One study found that 93 percent of the network’s representations of climate science were misleading or inaccurate.

The Partnership for Responsible Growth isn’t the only group going after Fox News. Friends of the Earth has their own faux ad too: As a news anchor who looks like she would fit right in behind the Fox News desk reports on a series of extreme weather disasters, water starts to submerge her. “What will it take for Fox News to accept that humans are changing the climate?” the narrator asks as water reaches her chin.

Not this ad, apparently — the network rejected it.

“We want to call out the nefarious role Fox News plays by keeping its audience confused about the climate threat to the country and world,” said Friends of the Earth U.S. President Erich Pica. “Of course Fox News climate distortion is a big part of why Donald Trump and Republican elected officials also deny climate change, to the nation’s physical and economic peril.”

Ignoring climate change may be bad for humanity, but, hey, it sure is good for comedy.

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In Secrets of Coral Spawning, Hope for Endangered Reefs

by Myrna Posted on June 20, 2016

Scientists are racing to understand the bizarre reproduction rites of coral as declining water quality and climate change devastate reefs worldwide. Link: In Secrets of Coral Spawning, Hope for Endangered Reefs ; ; ;

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Rare Visit to Taiwan by Siberian Crane Is a Bird-Watcher’s Dream

by Myrna Posted on June 2, 2016

The only Siberian crane ever seen in Taiwan set off a frenzy by sightseers, the hiring of a 24-hour guard and environmental efforts to welcome such migratory species. Link:   Rare Visit to Taiwan by Siberian Crane Is a Bird-Watcher’s Dream ; ; ;

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Humans and Mastodons Coexisted in Florida, New Evidence Shows

by Myrna Posted on May 13, 2016

The discovery of an unmistakable human artifact proves that humans colonized northern Florida by 14,550 years ago. Continue reading –  Humans and Mastodons Coexisted in Florida, New Evidence Shows ; ; ;

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Europe Trails U.S. in Cutting Air Pollution, W.H.O. Says

by Myrna Posted on May 11, 2016

Air quality readings from 3,000 cities in 103 countries found that more than 80 percent of people in those cities were exposed to dangerous particle levels. Continue reading –  Europe Trails U.S. in Cutting Air Pollution, W.H.O. Says ; ; ;

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This week’s deadly flooding in Houston is just the beginning

by ShanelVwzzrgzaa Posted on April 19, 2016

A scene from 2015’s disastrous floods in Houston. REUTERS/Lee Celano

This week’s deadly flooding in Houston is just the beginning

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Houston is in the throes of a flood that is, according to recent headlines, “historic,” “deadly,” and “unprecedented.”

None of that is hyperbole. As of Tuesday, the floods had killed at least six people, destroyed miles of homes and highways, and displaced hundreds of residents. More than 17 inches of rain had fallen in Texas’ Harris County since the previous morning, according to ABC News. And it wasn’t over yet: The National Weather Service issued flood warnings into late Tuesday night. (Meanwhile, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner helpfully commented that there was “nothing you can do” in the face of “a lot of rain coming in a very short period of time.”)

Flooding has become an annual hazard in the city, which sits at just 43 feet above sea level. Unfortunately, it’s very likely that the situation will only worsen.

For starters, when floodwaters begin to recede, they bring their own set of hazards and dangers. A spokesperson for the American Red Cross noted the extreme toxicity of floodwater, reports ABC News, which constitutes a sludge of debris from cars, houses, and infrastructure — not to mention overflow from contaminated waterways like Texas’ Blanco River. The rising waters also disrupted wildlife — officials warned that aggressive snakes washing up on people’s properties were a risk factor. During cleanup, Houstonians will be exposed to a Pandora’s Box of mold and airborne toxins that could aggravate asthma or respiratory illness.

Plus, Houston is woefully underprepared for natural disasters, as an investigation by ProPublica and Texas Monthly revealed in March. The investigation, which relied on predictive meteorological models, found that the near-miss of Hurricane Ike in 2008 was a relative blessing for the city that no one should bank on occurring again. According to scientists interviewed for the project, the odds of Houston’s “perfect storm” happening in a given year exceed that of being killed in a car crash or by a firearm — both of which are fairly common occurrences in the U.S.

According to ProPublica, Houston is the fourth-largest American city and a major industrial hub that contains the country’s largest refining and petrochemical complex, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the Houston Ship Channel, and multiple rapidly expanding residential areas. If the storm hits at the wrong spot, all of those place would be at risk of being underwater or severely damaged by flooding. That’s a scenario that would halt supply chains all over the country and wreak havoc on the American economy.

But experts told media outlets this week that there was no way that Houston could prepare in time. “Could we have engineered our way out of this?” said Rice University engineer Philip Bedient, quoted in the Guardian. “Only if we started talking about alterations 35 or 40 years ago.”

Bedient went on to say that the best that Houston could hope for for was a good warning system. NASA might want to get on that — if only certain presidential candidates wouldn’t get in its way.

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The Obama-Trudeau Climate Pledge Contains Overdue Steps to Fix Natural Gas Leaks

by Myrna Posted on March 10, 2016

President Obama includes an overdue domestic push to cut leaks in America’s vast natural gas system in a joint announcement with his Canadian counterpart. Read this article:   The Obama-Trudeau Climate Pledge Contains Overdue Steps to Fix Natural Gas Leaks ; ; ;

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Dot Earth Blog: California’s Gas Gusher is Stanched, But Where are Tougher U.S. Rules on Leaks?

by Myrna Posted on February 18, 2016

As the focus on the Aliso Canyon natural gas gusher fades, can the Obama administration keep its focus on tighter leak rules? Link to original:  Dot Earth Blog: California’s Gas Gusher is Stanched, But Where are Tougher U.S. Rules on Leaks? ; ; ;

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Deadly Missouri Flooding Forces Town Evacuations as Water Continues to Rise

by SuzanneForwood Posted on December 30, 2015

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At least 20 people have been killed by severe flooding in Missouri, where several towns along the Mississippi River have been forced to evacuate due to rising floodwaters that are predicted to break records in the next few days. Such catastrophic, widespread flooding hasn’t been seen in the region in over two decades.

Earlier this week, Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard. He has warned residents to avoid traveling throughout affected areas. Many who were killed were reportedly driving into flooded zones.

The St. Louis Dispatch reports several major highways have been shut down throughout Missouri. Untreated sewage from a nearby treatment plant was also spotted flowing into the Meramec River. On the other side of the Mississippi, in Illinois, inmates at a state prison were also transferred.

As of Wednesday, federal officials were continuing to monitor 19 levees in the region.

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700 chocolate bars could reduce packaging on delicious treats

by JudithR44uy Posted on November 10, 2015

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700 chocolate bars could reduce packaging on delicious treats

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