I believe we need to bring back a strong, uniquely American motto, first known to be found on a drumhead of the original US Marines in 1775. It is the picture of a rattlesnake in coil. The words surrounding this snake?
DON'T TREAD ON ME!!
American people, it is time to end the tyranny and outright illegal actions of the people in leadership positions of our country. It is time to vote out all those who support bankrupting the people, whilst saving banks and corporations. It is time we stand up, dismiss all our petty quarrels, in one voice, and cry out to those who are trying to end the American way of life, "You cannot have anymore. We will not lay down while you destroy our nation! Don't tread on me!"
Whether you are conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat, young or old, rich or poor, none of us can afford this constant growing of government, raising of taxes, and lowering of citizens to subjects much longer. Please, get involved. Listen, debate, vote, and most importantly: CARE!
It's this simple: Act now, or lose forever. Which are you willing to do?
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Article 1
Article I - The Legislative Branch
Section 1 - The Legislature
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Okay, so first, let's set this up. The first article of the Constitution defines the Legislative Branch. Pretty straightforward, right? So, let's see if it's as clear as it sounds like. All law-making powers given to the federal government reside in the Legislative Branch. That means the other two do not have these powers at all. The President of the United States CANNOT make or enact laws. Neither can the Supreme Court. This is very important, if you have been following things of late.
The legislative branch is broken into two groups. The first is the Senate. This is the one that is representative of the States. There is a limited number of positions (2 per state). The second is the House of Representatives. It was designed to be representative of the people. I'll explain that further when I write what the Constitution says about each group and their responsibility.
Why does this matter? Who cares who makes the laws? How can it make a difference? Well, if you give the power of making laws to the Executive branch, then you have one person making the decisions. That is not a representative government, but an authoritarian one. Giving that much power to one individual has NEVER ended well in the history of humankind. I can point to times in our own past that the president has attempted to coerce Congress through one means or another. They seem to name their grand ideas "deals." There's been at least a couple. A New one and a Great one.
If you give the power to the Courts, then you will eventually start ceding powers that have been reserved to the people or the states to the federal government. Roe v Wade is the first decision that pops to mind, though it is certainly not the only one. In the last 25% or so of the history of the United States, the Supreme Court has superceded their power, in basically declaring law. This will be covered in more detail later as well.
Section 1 - The Legislature
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Okay, so first, let's set this up. The first article of the Constitution defines the Legislative Branch. Pretty straightforward, right? So, let's see if it's as clear as it sounds like. All law-making powers given to the federal government reside in the Legislative Branch. That means the other two do not have these powers at all. The President of the United States CANNOT make or enact laws. Neither can the Supreme Court. This is very important, if you have been following things of late.
The legislative branch is broken into two groups. The first is the Senate. This is the one that is representative of the States. There is a limited number of positions (2 per state). The second is the House of Representatives. It was designed to be representative of the people. I'll explain that further when I write what the Constitution says about each group and their responsibility.
Why does this matter? Who cares who makes the laws? How can it make a difference? Well, if you give the power of making laws to the Executive branch, then you have one person making the decisions. That is not a representative government, but an authoritarian one. Giving that much power to one individual has NEVER ended well in the history of humankind. I can point to times in our own past that the president has attempted to coerce Congress through one means or another. They seem to name their grand ideas "deals." There's been at least a couple. A New one and a Great one.
If you give the power to the Courts, then you will eventually start ceding powers that have been reserved to the people or the states to the federal government. Roe v Wade is the first decision that pops to mind, though it is certainly not the only one. In the last 25% or so of the history of the United States, the Supreme Court has superceded their power, in basically declaring law. This will be covered in more detail later as well.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Preamble
We, the People of the United States... The first question to ask is, who are the People of the United States. Simply, this reference is to the common man. While the few that were responsible were among the best and brightest America had to offer at the time, they knew that the surrogated power of Government could only be kept under control if all the peoples of the United States were considered and active in watching over the government therein. Throughout history, the fewer people in any area that were active in government, the more totalitarian the government became.
in order to form a more perfect Union... The second phrase. This was a direct response to the Articles of Confederation, which was the first directing power of the United States. After only ten short years, there were flaws that were becoming apparent. The Constitutional Convention was formed to create a document that would help to form a MORE PERFECT (note that it is not stating perfect) Union.
establish justice... injustice was paramount of the concerns of the late 1780s. The Founders wanted all people to have fair and equal treatment under the law. Not special, not extra, but fair and equal. What does this mean to today? How many "special interest" groups are there today? Almost every minority group feels they should have additional favors or treatment from the government. Was that what our forebears wanted? I dare say no. They left no argument in the document to this point. Title IX, Affirmative Action, AARP, GLAAD,Americans With Disabilities Act, all these allow or seek for, special protections. Should their rights be protected, yes. Do they, or anybody else, deserve additional rights or entitlements? The answer should be obvious to all those who are honest, and not buying into the socialist presentations that are happening today.
insure domestic tranquility... One of the issues that started people looking into reforming the government at that time was Shay's Rebellion. I won't begin to give this historical lesson. Google it if you don't know about that rebellion. So how could the federal government help to insure this "tranquility"? Throughout my following posts, we will delve into the individual statements of the Constitution. I believe that as we go through them, and learn of the limited powers of the federal government, we will begin to see how that would be possible.
promote the general welfare... This phrase starts to explain the culmination of the goals of the Constitutional Convention. What does it mean to "promote the general welfare"? Remember that these people fought for freedom from an oppressive government that was not interested in general welfare, but in power and control. The general welfare, when left to itself, will improve more than get worse. What would cause them to focus on this? Quite simply, limiting the scope of the federal government to interfere in the day to day lives of the people it is set forth to protect and defend.
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity... How do you secure the blessings of liberty? What are these blessings? The blessings of liberty are hard to list. True liberty allows for so many blessings. But what were they speaking of? To start helping us to understand, we need to first know what liberty is. According to the free dictionary, the following is a definition of liberty:
1.
a. The condition of being free from restriction or control.
b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own
choosing.
c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced
labor
2. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
3. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference
Based upon these definitions, the blessings of liberty would be autonomy of the individual to choose their own life. Not having somebody or anybody else controlling them. Having the opportunity to, as they said in "Knight's Tale," chane their stars. Another important part of this phrase is "for ourselves and our posterity." Remember, they weren't writing a "living" document. They were writing a document that would guide the future as well. A "living" document is open for translation and change. This document was written to be the government, difficult to change.
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America... This phrase closed out the Preamble. Notice that it named the document, and reaffirmed the name of the Country. The United States. A group of individual states, coming together (uniting) to serve the common good. It was ordained, as in from a higher power. What was this higher power? Debate has raged, but the important part is that it was not of just one man or one small group of men, but by this higher power. The ratification process of this document will show what a large group was required to help "ordain" this. Establishing this document replaced the document before it. This is important, because it shows that even the Founding Fathers recognized their fallibility. Perhaps this is why they made it difficult, not impossible, to change the document.
In the 222 years since this document has passed, we have forgotten a lot of what the original writers were facing. We have also started to trust the government. Make no mistake about it, the people living at that time did NOT trust the government. They went to war to fight against an "all powerful" government that was not interested in the individual, but in gaining and guaranteeing their own continued power. Sould familiar?
Over the next few weeks, I will be trying to walk through the Constitution and setting forth my own understanding of said document. Please feel free to read these posts and leave comments of your own understanding. I am willing to discuss this with anybody, at any time.
in order to form a more perfect Union... The second phrase. This was a direct response to the Articles of Confederation, which was the first directing power of the United States. After only ten short years, there were flaws that were becoming apparent. The Constitutional Convention was formed to create a document that would help to form a MORE PERFECT (note that it is not stating perfect) Union.
establish justice... injustice was paramount of the concerns of the late 1780s. The Founders wanted all people to have fair and equal treatment under the law. Not special, not extra, but fair and equal. What does this mean to today? How many "special interest" groups are there today? Almost every minority group feels they should have additional favors or treatment from the government. Was that what our forebears wanted? I dare say no. They left no argument in the document to this point. Title IX, Affirmative Action, AARP, GLAAD,Americans With Disabilities Act, all these allow or seek for, special protections. Should their rights be protected, yes. Do they, or anybody else, deserve additional rights or entitlements? The answer should be obvious to all those who are honest, and not buying into the socialist presentations that are happening today.
insure domestic tranquility... One of the issues that started people looking into reforming the government at that time was Shay's Rebellion. I won't begin to give this historical lesson. Google it if you don't know about that rebellion. So how could the federal government help to insure this "tranquility"? Throughout my following posts, we will delve into the individual statements of the Constitution. I believe that as we go through them, and learn of the limited powers of the federal government, we will begin to see how that would be possible.
promote the general welfare... This phrase starts to explain the culmination of the goals of the Constitutional Convention. What does it mean to "promote the general welfare"? Remember that these people fought for freedom from an oppressive government that was not interested in general welfare, but in power and control. The general welfare, when left to itself, will improve more than get worse. What would cause them to focus on this? Quite simply, limiting the scope of the federal government to interfere in the day to day lives of the people it is set forth to protect and defend.
and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity... How do you secure the blessings of liberty? What are these blessings? The blessings of liberty are hard to list. True liberty allows for so many blessings. But what were they speaking of? To start helping us to understand, we need to first know what liberty is. According to the free dictionary, the following is a definition of liberty:
1.
a. The condition of being free from restriction or control.
b. The right and power to act, believe, or express oneself in a manner of one's own
choosing.
c. The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced
labor
2. Freedom from unjust or undue governmental control.
3. A right or immunity to engage in certain actions without control or interference
Based upon these definitions, the blessings of liberty would be autonomy of the individual to choose their own life. Not having somebody or anybody else controlling them. Having the opportunity to, as they said in "Knight's Tale," chane their stars. Another important part of this phrase is "for ourselves and our posterity." Remember, they weren't writing a "living" document. They were writing a document that would guide the future as well. A "living" document is open for translation and change. This document was written to be the government, difficult to change.
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America... This phrase closed out the Preamble. Notice that it named the document, and reaffirmed the name of the Country. The United States. A group of individual states, coming together (uniting) to serve the common good. It was ordained, as in from a higher power. What was this higher power? Debate has raged, but the important part is that it was not of just one man or one small group of men, but by this higher power. The ratification process of this document will show what a large group was required to help "ordain" this. Establishing this document replaced the document before it. This is important, because it shows that even the Founding Fathers recognized their fallibility. Perhaps this is why they made it difficult, not impossible, to change the document.
In the 222 years since this document has passed, we have forgotten a lot of what the original writers were facing. We have also started to trust the government. Make no mistake about it, the people living at that time did NOT trust the government. They went to war to fight against an "all powerful" government that was not interested in the individual, but in gaining and guaranteeing their own continued power. Sould familiar?
Over the next few weeks, I will be trying to walk through the Constitution and setting forth my own understanding of said document. Please feel free to read these posts and leave comments of your own understanding. I am willing to discuss this with anybody, at any time.
Things Caused by "Global Warming"
Thanks to Numberwatch for this information:
A complete list of things caused by global warming
Acne, agricultural land increase, Afghan poppies destroyed, Africa devastated, Africa in conflict, African aid threatened, African summer frost, aggressive weeds, air pressure changes, airport malaria, Agulhas current, Alaska reshaped, moves, allergy season longer, alligators in the Thames, Alps melting, Amazon a desert, American dream end, amphibians breeding earlier (or not), anaphylactic reactions to bee stings, ancient forests dramatically changed, animals head for the hills, animals shrink, Antarctic grass flourishes, Antarctic ice grows, Antarctic ice shrinks, Antarctic sea life at risk, anxiety treatment, algal blooms, archaeological sites threatened, Arctic bogs melt, Arctic in bloom, Arctic ice free, Arctic ice melt faster, Arctic lakes disappear, Arctic tundra to burn, Arctic warming (not), Atlantic less salty, Atlantic more salty, atmospheric circulation modified, attack of the killer jellyfish, avalanches reduced, avalanches increased, Baghdad snow, Bahrain under water, bananas grow, barbarisation, beer shortage, beetle infestation, bet for $10,000, better beer, big melt faster, billion dollar research projects, billion homeless, billions face risk, billions of deaths, bird distributions change, bird loss accelerating, bird strikes, bird visitors drop, birds confused, birds decline (Wales), birds driven north, birds face longer migrations, birds return early, bittern boom ends, blackbirds stop singing, blackbirds threatened, Black Hawk down, blood contaminated, blue mussels return, bluetongue, brain eating amoebae, brains shrink, bridge collapse (Minneapolis), Britain one big city, Britain Siberian, brothels struggle, brown Ireland, bubonic plague, budget increases, Buddhist temple threatened, building collapse, building season extension, bushfires, business opportunities, business risks, butterflies move north, camel deaths, cancer deaths in England, cannibalism, caterpillar biomass shift, cave paintings threatened, childhood insomnia, Cholera, circumcision in decline, cirrus disappearance, civil unrest, cloud increase, coast beauty spots lost, cockroach migration, coffee threatened, cold climate creatures survive, cold spells (Australia), cold wave (India), computer models, conferences, conflict, conflict with Russia, consumers foot the bill, coral bleaching, coral fish suffer, coral reefs dying, coral reefs grow, coral reefs shrink , coral reefs twilight, cost of trillions, cougar attacks, crabgrass menace, cradle of civilisation threatened, creatures move uphill, crime increase, crocodile sex, crops devastated, crumbling roads, buildings and sewage systems, curriculum change, cyclones (Australia), danger to kid's health, Darfur, Dartford Warbler plague, deadly virus outbreaks, death rate increase (US), deaths to reach 6 million, Dengue hemorrhagic fever, depression, desert advance, desert retreat, destruction of the environment, dig sites threatened, disappearance of coastal cities, disasters, diseases move north, dog disease, Dolomites collapse, dozen deadly diseases - or not, drought, ducks and geese decline, dust bowl in the corn belt, early marriages, early spring, earlier pollen season, Earth biodiversity crisis, Earth dying, Earth even hotter, Earth light dimming, Earth lopsided, Earth melting, Earth morbid fever, Earth on fast track, Earth past point of no return, Earth slowing down, Earth spins faster, Earth to explode, earth upside down, earthquakes, earthquakes redux, El Niño intensification, end of the world as we know it, erosion, emerging infections, encephalitis, English villages lost, equality threatened, Europe simultaneously baking and freezing, eutrophication, evolution accelerating, expansion of university climate groups, extinctions (human, civilisation, logic, Inuit, smallest butterfly, cod, ladybirds, pikas, polar bears, possums, walrus, toads, plants, salmon, trout, wild flowers, woodlice, a million species, half of all animal and plant species, mountain species, not polar bears, barrier reef, leaches, salamanders, tropical insects) experts muzzled, extreme changes to California, fading fall foliage, fainting, famine, farmers benefit, farmers go under, farm output boost, fashion disaster, fever, figurehead sacked, fir cone bonanza, fires fanned in Nepal, fish bigger, fish catches drop, fish downsize, fish catches rise, fish deaf, fish get lost, fish head north, fish stocks at risk, fish stocks decline, five million illnesses, flames stoked, flesh eating disease, flood patterns change, floods, floods of beaches and cities, flood of migrants, flood preparation for crisis, Florida economic decline, flowers in peril, food poisoning, food prices rise, food prices soar, food security threat (SA), football team migration, footpath erosion, forest decline, forest expansion, frog with extra heads, frostbite, frost damage increased, frosts, fungi fruitful, fungi invasion, games change, Garden of Eden wilts, geese decline in Hampshire, genetic diversity decline, gene pools slashed, giant oysters invade, giant pythons invade, giant squid migrate, gingerbread houses collapse, glacial earthquakes, glacial retreat, glacial growth, glacier grows (California), glacier wrapped, global cooling, global dimming, glowing clouds, golf course to drown, golf Masters wrecked, grandstanding, grasslands wetter, Great Barrier Reef 95% dead, Great Lakes drop, great tits cope, greening of the North, Grey whales lose weight, Gulf Stream failure, habitat loss, haggis threatened, Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, harmful algae, harvest increase, harvest shrinkage, hay fever epidemic, health affected, health of children harmed, health risks, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes (Australia), heat waves, hibernation affected, hibernation ends too soon, hibernation ends too late, HIV epidemic, homeless 50 million, hornets, high court debates, human development faces unprecedented reversal, human fertility reduced, human health risk, human race oblivion, hurricanes, hurricane reduction, hurricanes fewer, hurricanes not, hydropower problems, hyperthermia deaths, ice age, ice sheet growth, ice sheet shrinkage, icebergs, illness and death, inclement weather, India drowning, infrastructure failure (Canada), industry threatened, infectious diseases, inflation in China, insect explosion, insurance premium rises, Inuit displacement, Inuit poisoned, Inuit suing, invasion of cats, invasion of crabgrass, invasion of herons, invasion of jellyfish, invasion of king crabs, invasion of midges, island disappears, islands sinking, itchier poison ivy, jellyfish explosion, jets fall from sky, jet stream drifts north, Kew Gardens taxed, kidney stones, killer cornflakes, killing us, kitten boom, koalas under threat, krill decline, lake and stream productivity decline, lake empties, lake shrinking and growing, landslides, landslides of ice at 140 mph, lawsuits increase, lawsuit successful, lawyers' income increased (surprise surprise!), lawyers want more, legionnaires' surge, lives saved, Loch Ness monster dead, locust plagues suppressed, lush growth in rain forests, Malaria, mammoth dung melt, mango harvest fails, Maple production advanced, Maple syrup shortage, marine diseases, marine food chain decimated, Meaching (end of the world), Mediterranean rises, megacryometeors, Melanoma, Melanoma decline, methane emissions from plants, methane burps, methane runaway, melting permafrost, Middle Kingdom convulses, migration, migration difficult (birds), migratory birds huge losses, microbes to decompose soil carbon more rapidly, minorities hit, monkeys on the move, Mont Blanc grows, monuments imperiled, moose dying, more bad air days, more research needed, mortality increased, mountain (Everest) shrinking, mountaineers fears, mountains break up, mountains green and flowering, mountains taller, mortality lower, Myanmar cyclone, narwhals at risk, National security implications, native wildlife overwhelmed, natural disasters quadruple, new islands, next ice age, NFL threatened, Nile delta damaged, noctilucent clouds, no effect in India, Northwest Passage opened, nuclear plants bloom, oaks dying, oaks move north, ocean acidification, ocean acidification faster, ocean dead zones unleashed, ocean deserts expand, ocean waves speed up, oceans noisier, opera house to be destroyed, outdoor hockey threatened, ozone repair slowed, ozone rise, Pacific dead zone, penguin chicks frozen, personal carbon rationing, pest outbreaks, pests increase, phenology shifts, pines decline, plankton blooms, plankton destabilised, plants lose protein, plants march north, plants move uphill, polar bears aggressive, polar bears cannibalistic, polar bears deaf, polar bears drowning, polar tours scrapped, popcorn rise, porpoise astray, profits collapse, psychiatric illness, puffin decline, rabid bats, radars taken out, railroad tracks deformed, rainfall increase, rape wave, refugees, reindeer endangered, release of ancient frozen viruses, resorts disappear, rice threatened, rice yields crash, rift on Capitol Hill, rioting and nuclear war, river flow impacted, rivers raised, roads wear out, robins rampant, rocky peaks crack apart, roof of the world a desert, rooftop bars, Ross river disease, ruins ruined, Russia under pressure, salinity reduction, salinity increase, Salmonella, satellites accelerate, school closures, sea level rise, sea level rise faster, seals mating more, seismic activity, sewer bills rise, severe thunderstorms, sex change, sexual promiscuity, shark attacks, sharks booming, sharks moving north, sheep shrink, shop closures, short-nosed dogs endangered, shrinking ponds, shrinking shrine, ski resorts threatened, skin cancer, slow death, smaller brains, smog, snowfall increase, snowfall heavy, soaring food prices, societal collapse, soil change, songbirds change eating habits, sour grapes, space problem, spectacular orchids, spiders invade Scotland, squid aggressive giants, squid population explosion, squid tamed, squirrels reproduce earlier, stingray invasion, storms wetter, stormwater drains stressed, street crime to increase, subsidence, suicide, swordfish in the Baltic, Tabasco tragedy, taxes, tectonic plate movement, teenage drinking, terrorism, threat to peace, ticks move northward (Sweden), tides rise, tigers eat people, tomatoes rot, tornado outbreak, tourism increase, trade barriers, trade winds weakened, traffic jams, transportation threatened, tree foliage increase (UK), tree growth slowed, trees in trouble, trees less colourful, trees more colourful, trees lush, tropics expansion, tropopause raised, truffle shortage, truffles down, turtles crash, turtle feminised, turtles lay earlier, UFO sightings, UK coastal impact, UK Katrina, uprooted - 6 million, Vampire moths, Venice flooded, violin decline, volcanic eruptions, walrus pups orphaned, walrus stampede, war, war between US and Canada, wars over water, wars sparked, wars threaten billions, wasps, water bills double, water scarcity (20% of increase), water stress, weather out of its mind, weather patterns awry, Western aid cancelled out, West Nile fever, whale beachings, whales lose weight, whales move north, whales wiped out, wheat yields crushed in Australia, wildfires, wind shift, wind reduced, wine - harm to Australian industry, wine industry damage (California), wine industry disaster (US), wine - more English, wine - England too hot, wine -German boon, wine - no more French , wine passé (Napa), wine stronger, winters in Britain colder, winter in Britain dead, witchcraft executions, wolves eat more moose, wolves eat less, workers laid off, World at war, World War 4, World bankruptcy, World in crisis, World in flames, Yellow fever.
and all on 0.006 deg C per year!
Advice of any omissions (with sources) or broken links is welcome at warmlist@numberwatch.co.uk
Note: All links were live at time of posting. Inevitably some will disappear, particularly from Yahoo News.
Thanks to correspondents for additional entries; especially, as always, Our Man in Puerto Rico. Also, thanks to "Scraperguy" for the script to form the following:
The dead link collection
Africa hit hardest, allergies increase, anxiety, asthma, atmospheric defiance, bananas destroyed, blizzards, boredom, British gardens change, cardiac arrest, cataracts, challenges and opportunities, cloud stripping, cod go south, cold spells, cremation to end, damages equivalent to $200 billion, dermatitis, desert life threatened, diarrhoea, drowning people, Earth spinning out of control, Earth wobbling, extinctions (bats, pandas, pigmy possums, koalas, turtles, orang-utan, elephants, tigers, gorillas, whales, frogs, penguins,) god melts, Gore omnipresence, hazardous waste sites breached, human health improvement, ice shelf collapse, lightning related insurance claims, little response in the atmosphere, Lyme disease, malnutrition, marine dead zone, mental illness (Alberta), mountains melting, mudslides, oblivion, oyster diseases, ozone loss, plankton loss, plant viruses, polar bears starve, psychosocial disturbances, rainfall reduction, reindeer larger, riches, rivers dry up, rockfalls, salmon stronger, shrimp sex problems, snowfall reduction, tree beetle attacks, trees could return to Antarctic, tree growth increased, tsunamis, walrus displaced, water supply unreliability, weeds, white Christmas dream ends.
A complete list of things caused by global warming
Acne, agricultural land increase, Afghan poppies destroyed, Africa devastated, Africa in conflict, African aid threatened, African summer frost, aggressive weeds, air pressure changes, airport malaria, Agulhas current, Alaska reshaped, moves, allergy season longer, alligators in the Thames, Alps melting, Amazon a desert, American dream end, amphibians breeding earlier (or not), anaphylactic reactions to bee stings, ancient forests dramatically changed, animals head for the hills, animals shrink, Antarctic grass flourishes, Antarctic ice grows, Antarctic ice shrinks, Antarctic sea life at risk, anxiety treatment, algal blooms, archaeological sites threatened, Arctic bogs melt, Arctic in bloom, Arctic ice free, Arctic ice melt faster, Arctic lakes disappear, Arctic tundra to burn, Arctic warming (not), Atlantic less salty, Atlantic more salty, atmospheric circulation modified, attack of the killer jellyfish, avalanches reduced, avalanches increased, Baghdad snow, Bahrain under water, bananas grow, barbarisation, beer shortage, beetle infestation, bet for $10,000, better beer, big melt faster, billion dollar research projects, billion homeless, billions face risk, billions of deaths, bird distributions change, bird loss accelerating, bird strikes, bird visitors drop, birds confused, birds decline (Wales), birds driven north, birds face longer migrations, birds return early, bittern boom ends, blackbirds stop singing, blackbirds threatened, Black Hawk down, blood contaminated, blue mussels return, bluetongue, brain eating amoebae, brains shrink, bridge collapse (Minneapolis), Britain one big city, Britain Siberian, brothels struggle, brown Ireland, bubonic plague, budget increases, Buddhist temple threatened, building collapse, building season extension, bushfires, business opportunities, business risks, butterflies move north, camel deaths, cancer deaths in England, cannibalism, caterpillar biomass shift, cave paintings threatened, childhood insomnia, Cholera, circumcision in decline, cirrus disappearance, civil unrest, cloud increase, coast beauty spots lost, cockroach migration, coffee threatened, cold climate creatures survive, cold spells (Australia), cold wave (India), computer models, conferences, conflict, conflict with Russia, consumers foot the bill, coral bleaching, coral fish suffer, coral reefs dying, coral reefs grow, coral reefs shrink , coral reefs twilight, cost of trillions, cougar attacks, crabgrass menace, cradle of civilisation threatened, creatures move uphill, crime increase, crocodile sex, crops devastated, crumbling roads, buildings and sewage systems, curriculum change, cyclones (Australia), danger to kid's health, Darfur, Dartford Warbler plague, deadly virus outbreaks, death rate increase (US), deaths to reach 6 million, Dengue hemorrhagic fever, depression, desert advance, desert retreat, destruction of the environment, dig sites threatened, disappearance of coastal cities, disasters, diseases move north, dog disease, Dolomites collapse, dozen deadly diseases - or not, drought, ducks and geese decline, dust bowl in the corn belt, early marriages, early spring, earlier pollen season, Earth biodiversity crisis, Earth dying, Earth even hotter, Earth light dimming, Earth lopsided, Earth melting, Earth morbid fever, Earth on fast track, Earth past point of no return, Earth slowing down, Earth spins faster, Earth to explode, earth upside down, earthquakes, earthquakes redux, El Niño intensification, end of the world as we know it, erosion, emerging infections, encephalitis, English villages lost, equality threatened, Europe simultaneously baking and freezing, eutrophication, evolution accelerating, expansion of university climate groups, extinctions (human, civilisation, logic, Inuit, smallest butterfly, cod, ladybirds, pikas, polar bears, possums, walrus, toads, plants, salmon, trout, wild flowers, woodlice, a million species, half of all animal and plant species, mountain species, not polar bears, barrier reef, leaches, salamanders, tropical insects) experts muzzled, extreme changes to California, fading fall foliage, fainting, famine, farmers benefit, farmers go under, farm output boost, fashion disaster, fever, figurehead sacked, fir cone bonanza, fires fanned in Nepal, fish bigger, fish catches drop, fish downsize, fish catches rise, fish deaf, fish get lost, fish head north, fish stocks at risk, fish stocks decline, five million illnesses, flames stoked, flesh eating disease, flood patterns change, floods, floods of beaches and cities, flood of migrants, flood preparation for crisis, Florida economic decline, flowers in peril, food poisoning, food prices rise, food prices soar, food security threat (SA), football team migration, footpath erosion, forest decline, forest expansion, frog with extra heads, frostbite, frost damage increased, frosts, fungi fruitful, fungi invasion, games change, Garden of Eden wilts, geese decline in Hampshire, genetic diversity decline, gene pools slashed, giant oysters invade, giant pythons invade, giant squid migrate, gingerbread houses collapse, glacial earthquakes, glacial retreat, glacial growth, glacier grows (California), glacier wrapped, global cooling, global dimming, glowing clouds, golf course to drown, golf Masters wrecked, grandstanding, grasslands wetter, Great Barrier Reef 95% dead, Great Lakes drop, great tits cope, greening of the North, Grey whales lose weight, Gulf Stream failure, habitat loss, haggis threatened, Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, harmful algae, harvest increase, harvest shrinkage, hay fever epidemic, health affected, health of children harmed, health risks, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes (Australia), heat waves, hibernation affected, hibernation ends too soon, hibernation ends too late, HIV epidemic, homeless 50 million, hornets, high court debates, human development faces unprecedented reversal, human fertility reduced, human health risk, human race oblivion, hurricanes, hurricane reduction, hurricanes fewer, hurricanes not, hydropower problems, hyperthermia deaths, ice age, ice sheet growth, ice sheet shrinkage, icebergs, illness and death, inclement weather, India drowning, infrastructure failure (Canada), industry threatened, infectious diseases, inflation in China, insect explosion, insurance premium rises, Inuit displacement, Inuit poisoned, Inuit suing, invasion of cats, invasion of crabgrass, invasion of herons, invasion of jellyfish, invasion of king crabs, invasion of midges, island disappears, islands sinking, itchier poison ivy, jellyfish explosion, jets fall from sky, jet stream drifts north, Kew Gardens taxed, kidney stones, killer cornflakes, killing us, kitten boom, koalas under threat, krill decline, lake and stream productivity decline, lake empties, lake shrinking and growing, landslides, landslides of ice at 140 mph, lawsuits increase, lawsuit successful, lawyers' income increased (surprise surprise!), lawyers want more, legionnaires' surge, lives saved, Loch Ness monster dead, locust plagues suppressed, lush growth in rain forests, Malaria, mammoth dung melt, mango harvest fails, Maple production advanced, Maple syrup shortage, marine diseases, marine food chain decimated, Meaching (end of the world), Mediterranean rises, megacryometeors, Melanoma, Melanoma decline, methane emissions from plants, methane burps, methane runaway, melting permafrost, Middle Kingdom convulses, migration, migration difficult (birds), migratory birds huge losses, microbes to decompose soil carbon more rapidly, minorities hit, monkeys on the move, Mont Blanc grows, monuments imperiled, moose dying, more bad air days, more research needed, mortality increased, mountain (Everest) shrinking, mountaineers fears, mountains break up, mountains green and flowering, mountains taller, mortality lower, Myanmar cyclone, narwhals at risk, National security implications, native wildlife overwhelmed, natural disasters quadruple, new islands, next ice age, NFL threatened, Nile delta damaged, noctilucent clouds, no effect in India, Northwest Passage opened, nuclear plants bloom, oaks dying, oaks move north, ocean acidification, ocean acidification faster, ocean dead zones unleashed, ocean deserts expand, ocean waves speed up, oceans noisier, opera house to be destroyed, outdoor hockey threatened, ozone repair slowed, ozone rise, Pacific dead zone, penguin chicks frozen, personal carbon rationing, pest outbreaks, pests increase, phenology shifts, pines decline, plankton blooms, plankton destabilised, plants lose protein, plants march north, plants move uphill, polar bears aggressive, polar bears cannibalistic, polar bears deaf, polar bears drowning, polar tours scrapped, popcorn rise, porpoise astray, profits collapse, psychiatric illness, puffin decline, rabid bats, radars taken out, railroad tracks deformed, rainfall increase, rape wave, refugees, reindeer endangered, release of ancient frozen viruses, resorts disappear, rice threatened, rice yields crash, rift on Capitol Hill, rioting and nuclear war, river flow impacted, rivers raised, roads wear out, robins rampant, rocky peaks crack apart, roof of the world a desert, rooftop bars, Ross river disease, ruins ruined, Russia under pressure, salinity reduction, salinity increase, Salmonella, satellites accelerate, school closures, sea level rise, sea level rise faster, seals mating more, seismic activity, sewer bills rise, severe thunderstorms, sex change, sexual promiscuity, shark attacks, sharks booming, sharks moving north, sheep shrink, shop closures, short-nosed dogs endangered, shrinking ponds, shrinking shrine, ski resorts threatened, skin cancer, slow death, smaller brains, smog, snowfall increase, snowfall heavy, soaring food prices, societal collapse, soil change, songbirds change eating habits, sour grapes, space problem, spectacular orchids, spiders invade Scotland, squid aggressive giants, squid population explosion, squid tamed, squirrels reproduce earlier, stingray invasion, storms wetter, stormwater drains stressed, street crime to increase, subsidence, suicide, swordfish in the Baltic, Tabasco tragedy, taxes, tectonic plate movement, teenage drinking, terrorism, threat to peace, ticks move northward (Sweden), tides rise, tigers eat people, tomatoes rot, tornado outbreak, tourism increase, trade barriers, trade winds weakened, traffic jams, transportation threatened, tree foliage increase (UK), tree growth slowed, trees in trouble, trees less colourful, trees more colourful, trees lush, tropics expansion, tropopause raised, truffle shortage, truffles down, turtles crash, turtle feminised, turtles lay earlier, UFO sightings, UK coastal impact, UK Katrina, uprooted - 6 million, Vampire moths, Venice flooded, violin decline, volcanic eruptions, walrus pups orphaned, walrus stampede, war, war between US and Canada, wars over water, wars sparked, wars threaten billions, wasps, water bills double, water scarcity (20% of increase), water stress, weather out of its mind, weather patterns awry, Western aid cancelled out, West Nile fever, whale beachings, whales lose weight, whales move north, whales wiped out, wheat yields crushed in Australia, wildfires, wind shift, wind reduced, wine - harm to Australian industry, wine industry damage (California), wine industry disaster (US), wine - more English, wine - England too hot, wine -German boon, wine - no more French , wine passé (Napa), wine stronger, winters in Britain colder, winter in Britain dead, witchcraft executions, wolves eat more moose, wolves eat less, workers laid off, World at war, World War 4, World bankruptcy, World in crisis, World in flames, Yellow fever.
and all on 0.006 deg C per year!
Advice of any omissions (with sources) or broken links is welcome at warmlist@numberwatch.co.uk
Note: All links were live at time of posting. Inevitably some will disappear, particularly from Yahoo News.
Thanks to correspondents for additional entries; especially, as always, Our Man in Puerto Rico. Also, thanks to "Scraperguy" for the script to form the following:
The dead link collection
Africa hit hardest, allergies increase, anxiety, asthma, atmospheric defiance, bananas destroyed, blizzards, boredom, British gardens change, cardiac arrest, cataracts, challenges and opportunities, cloud stripping, cod go south, cold spells, cremation to end, damages equivalent to $200 billion, dermatitis, desert life threatened, diarrhoea, drowning people, Earth spinning out of control, Earth wobbling, extinctions (bats, pandas, pigmy possums, koalas, turtles, orang-utan, elephants, tigers, gorillas, whales, frogs, penguins,) god melts, Gore omnipresence, hazardous waste sites breached, human health improvement, ice shelf collapse, lightning related insurance claims, little response in the atmosphere, Lyme disease, malnutrition, marine dead zone, mental illness (Alberta), mountains melting, mudslides, oblivion, oyster diseases, ozone loss, plankton loss, plant viruses, polar bears starve, psychosocial disturbances, rainfall reduction, reindeer larger, riches, rivers dry up, rockfalls, salmon stronger, shrimp sex problems, snowfall reduction, tree beetle attacks, trees could return to Antarctic, tree growth increased, tsunamis, walrus displaced, water supply unreliability, weeds, white Christmas dream ends.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
New start
So, i've tried the blogging thing before, but never with a pointed plan. I will be posting news links on a regular basis, as well as my opinions on them. Over the course of the next few weeks, I'll try to outline my stand on a number of different issues. Some points may be short, others not so much. I'm sure that I will infuriate some people, but understand that I am writing these based upon my understanding, through many hours of research, of what the Founding Fathers believed. If you would like to start catching up on some things that I believe are important for us to focus on, please read Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin and Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. Other items to read would be Common Sense; Common Sense, Revisited; the Constitution of the United States; the Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation...
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