climate change

Perfect Balance

civilrectitude — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:45:28 +0000

by Scotland Willis

Balance is something we strive for in our life. We see it in how we try to manage work and our

personal life; balance between consumption and preserving the environment; balancing disruptions and getting tasks done; and in our personal health versus stress. The list is extensive. By and large balance is a very difficult goal to achieve; this assertion could be made anywhere in the world.

So here is something to consider about balance you may not have thought of; 1) the most important balance in our body is pH balance; while that may sound simple, achieving it is like trying to balance yourself on a tightrope (ok perhaps not that difficult but it might seem that way) but certainly as challenging to achieve balance in other areas of our life; 2) alkaline and acids make up these two very important chemical that represent this balance, which also influence many other activities that occur in our body.

A bit more understanding migh make you more conscious about your eating decisions and thereby resulting in a happier healthier you.

Take a pass on that waterfront property deal?

david_yamada — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:40:54 +0000

New study predicts that Boston will be affected heavily by rising sea levels due to climate change:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090315/ap_on_re_us/sci_northeast_sea_rise

But the oceans won't rise at the same rate everywhere, said study author Jianjun Yin of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies at Florida State University. It will be "greater and faster" for the Northeast, with Boston one of the worst hit among major cities, he said. So, if it's 3 feet, add another 8 inches for that region.

Why does Jeff Jacoby still have a job?

Brett — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:44:54 +0000

Jeff Jacoby writes an article in the Globe claiming that global warming doesn't exist. It's one of many; he posts the same crap every few months.

Jacoby's article mentions a Heartland Institute convention and calls them "a Chicago-based think-tank." He's absolutely right, but is taking advantage of public misconception about the groups and doesn't disclose what they're really about. The short of it: their board is stuffed with executives from oil, car, and tobacco companies. They feel that global warming and secondhand smoke are both a sham, and they use a small handful of skeptics to wage a war against decades of climate research.

Jeff also regularly mentions Richard Lindzen in his columns. Guess where his interests lie? (hint: getting money from the oil industry, claiming global warming doesn't exist, and claiming that secondhand smoke isn't harmful, despite no medical background whatsoever.) As far back as 2004, Jacoby has mentioned both climate change and second-hand smoke as issues we apparently care too much about and spend too much time and money on.