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The Keeling Curve, keeping an eye on global CO2 levels since 1958

Graph: scrippsco2.ucsd.edu

Many of us may not have heard of the name David Keeling. Many may not have known why this scientist has made such an important impact on the way the world thinks about global warming. So let’s take a quick look at how this man made one of the most important breakthroughs in modern history.

In the early 20th Century it was suspected that the concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere was increasing. There was however very little measurements to support these suggestions and what data did exist varied widely.

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John Pilger - War by Other Means

Video: Google Video

I’m still trying to get over the fact, that part of the problem in the Philippines, with regards to their debts, is the fact that just one of the things that led to their debt, was that they built the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, built in of all places, on the Bataan Peninsula, with 3 earth quake faults and 2 active volcanoes close by. Also, almost 50% of their GDP is spent on servicing their interest only loans, whilst they spend 3% of GDP on health.

Hacking Democracy 2 of 9

Video: YouTube

Here’s the situation in the US regarding voting as I see it. First of all, I believe they would be better of if voting was compulsory, as it is in Australia. It’s no good saying that this interferes with your ‘rights’, that’s a bullshit excuse no better than the argument that it’s pointless because politicians are all corrupt… well yeah! How on earth is anything going to improve, if you do not make the effort, to not vote for the crooks, simple.

OK, so it’s going to require a bit of effort, a short trip to and from the polling booth, and, what most seem to be too lazy to do, thinking, even harder still, thinking for yourselves… which means DO NOT LISTEN TO FOX etc. search the Net and find websites written by real journalists, not corporate hacks.

There is a quote from whom I’m not sure but it goes something like this - “The thing they fear most, is that people will develop an interest in politics.” It’s as simple as this, those who take an interest in politics are going to rule, and to rule In their own interest.

So at present it’s the bankers and the military industrialists who are ruling, and whilst they rule, the governments will continue to spent up big on wars and reduce taxes which only benefits those who can afford the services, the rest of us (90%) get only about 10% of the ‘tax give back’, the other 90% goes the the already Rich 10%… which is why they are getting Richer. In short if you don’t vote, don’t bitch about your lot.

By the way, if Bev Harris (a grandmother) can do it, why can’t you?

Website: Blackbox Voting

John Pilger - Flying the Flag (Arming the World)

Video: Google Video

Is it any wonder that we go from war to war, when our governments are bought and paid for by the Military Industrial Complex.

The Trap - F&#k You Buddy (part 6 of 6)

Video: YouTube

A ‘philosophy’ borne of a Right wing think tanks, which spawned “We’re safer if we have politicians, who are a bit self interested and greedy, than if we have these zealots, the greatest danger of course is the zealots.”

In America they had first Reagan then G.W. Bush; both zealots as well as self serving elitists, whilst in the UK they had Thatcher. These three politicians, are possibly amongst the most destructive and hated by the greatest percentage of their respective citizens, and they accomplished exactly what they were put in power for… making the rich richer.

Edward Burtynsky TED Prize wish Share the story of Earth’s

Video: Ted Talks via YouTube

Edward Burtynsky makes a wish: that his images help persuade millions to join a global conversation on sustainability. Burtynsky presents a slide show of his photographs, which show how industrial development is altering the Earth’s natural landscape. From mountains of tires to rivers of bright orange waste from a nickel mine, his images are simultaneously awe-inspiring and horrifying.

The Trap - F&#k You Buddy (part 5 of 6)

Video: YouTube

A profession found wanting and proven, to be little more than a privilege elite, uses language to restore their power and income, by employing statistical ‘psychiatric normality’, to promote the pharmaceuticals given the breath of life with their new language.

And whilst the unwashed masses were distracted, or perhaps pharmaceutically soothed… Reagan & Thatcher sold them out and the ‘Greed is Good’ crowd, self administered large quantities of Caviar, Champaign ‘n Coke, to celebrate their good fortune… as per game theory.

Suburban Permaculture

Video: YouTube

With the price of petrol on an ever increasing spiral upwards, food is being sucked along in it’s wake. With supermarkets and Industrial farming also on an ever increasing spiral upwards, nutrition and health is going in the opposite direction.

Lets face it political instability is on the increase like the weather and food shortages, so why waste time and money on lawns and pay for food that’s neither fresh nor healthy, yet is increasing in prices and being sprayed with who knows what… grow your own food, improve your health, and put the money you save into solar panels.

The Trap - F&#k You Buddy (part 3 of 6)

Video: YouTube

I remember years ago seeing something about a study, that used Rats to simulate the effects of population pressures and diet on people… the premise was that our behaviors are in a lot of ways similar.

In these tests they used an enclosed system and they steadily increased the population of rats. Now, to take out some of the variables they ensured that there was plenty of good food and water. The results were that as the population levels increased, the neuroses increased, there was rape, murder and even cannibalism, as the populations went up… and this should of surprised them because?

It’s only corporations, politicians and religious nutters who’d argue that limiting populations is a bad thing.

Next in the rat house, they tried two other experiments. One where they gave the rats a healthy diet and water and alcohol to choose from… these rats chose water. Then they gave the rats an unhealthy diet; you know donuts and big Macs type crap, with the same option for water or alcohol, this time the rats chose alcohol.

Now, it occurs to me that the way we are being forced (Trapped if you like) to live; which suits the corporations alone, is bound to create problems. Even the family unit it’s self is, in a since, not ideal, in fact far from it.

Perhaps the problem is that our social evolution has been messed up and out of sync with our forced living style… that the discarded village tribalism, where there is a mixture of kids, parents and grandparents living together, and a system where one’s food comes largely from your own area (with some trade) and everybody’s got a say and nobody is left behind, not unlike what some Hippies were advocating (forget the media crap) or if you prefer… like Switzerland, only hopefully with a little more spark.

Robert Redford on Saving the Arctic Refuge

Video: YouTube

Robert Redford is another one of my heroes, a consummate actor, director, producer and supporter of up and coming actors, directors and producers of quality films. He’s also an ardent conservationist and critic of President Bush and vice president Cheney, the mental environmental vandals, who are now using the current Oil crises, to make a case for the drilling of National Parks… just so their sponsors can go on controlling the worlds energy.

Our problems now are caused by over 40 years of those ’sponsors’ not just inaction; which in it’s self was a crime more than an act of incompetence, but for the other things which they will eventually be seen for what they really were, crimes against humanity. Amongst those crimes are, the shelving of pattens, which undoubtedly would have gone a long way to minimizing our current problems… and then there’s the current crimes committed against the Iraqi people.

Holy warriors in the US armed forces

Video: The Real News

Any of these ring a bell?

Thou shalt not kill… especially women and children.

Thou shalt not steal… their Oil.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor… nor falsely accuse them of having WMDs.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor’s… nor occupy their country.

4 out of the 10 Commandments broken, as an Agnostic, I’m not the one being a hypocrite… I’m just pointing out the hypocrisy of the Zionists and Neocons.

Guns germs and steel part 3 of 3

Video: Google video

Part 3 of 3 in the Guns, germs and steel series.

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