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Thugs lying about general massive surveillance

samedi 3 août 2013 à 14:00

When thugs visited of couple suspecting them of terrorism, they said they were cued by general massive surveillance. It turns out they were lying — they were cued by local surveillance at the workplace.

I don't think this makes it much better, however, I think that it is scary people can be considered suspects just for looking for information about a topic.

US companies talk about the cost of adapting to global heating

samedi 3 août 2013 à 14:00

US companies talk about the cost of adapting to global heating's effects, but say nothing about trying to prevent it.

Adaptation is a real possibility only in the early stages.

Carbon Bubble

samedi 3 août 2013 à 14:00

Stock markets value fossil fuel companies as if all their reserves were going to be used some day.

This has been referred to as the "carbon bubble".

The bubble is sure to pop, but will it pop only after global heating disaster, or will we make it pop sooner? The sooner the better, because these companies use their wealth to paralyze governments and to cause negotiations about preventing disaster to fail.

Misuse and abuse of pesticides

samedi 3 août 2013 à 14:00

In poor countries, misuse and abuse of pesticides lead to illness and even death.

Complexities of tying hot weather to violence

samedi 3 août 2013 à 14:00

Complexities of tying hot weather to violence.