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Tipping Point Ahead

criticalbill — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:58:00 -0800

Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip, an 11-minute animated film about climate change by activist Leo Murray, complete with script with references

Overblown, conceptually thin, with nothing to say

divabat — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:38:56 -0800

Rick Poynor asks - isn't it time we demanded more from design conferences?

Straight line

Mblue — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:10:23 -0800

No curve Flash Friday: Click Maze

Climate tipping point

stbalbach — Sun, 13 May 2007 06:15:35 -0800

There has been a measurable "surge" of carbon in the atmosphere for the past 4 or 5 years, nearly doubling the annual rate of the 1970-2000 period, which has mystified scientists because it does not match human trends or known natural causes. A new paper (abstract) suggests we may have reached a tipping point with more greenhouse gases escaping from trees, plants and soils than in the past - hotter and dryer weather caused by high levels of CO2 is creating a feedback loop of unusually strong out-gassings of CO2 from vegetation more inside

baylink — Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:02:23 -0800

Well, here's a good Point/CounterPoint: The More Guns Bill / The Less Guns Bill. [ Courtesy of Cryptome, whence the Gilmore screed ]