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  1. mentalfloss

    New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria

    Actually they were adjusted.
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    Obama to Present Climate Change as Public-Health Hazard

    Obama to Present Climate Change as Public-Health Hazard US President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House. Mr. Obama will highlight the link between climate change and public health during a round-table discussion Tuesday afternoon at Howard University. President Barack...
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    Paul Martin blasts Conservative economic plan ahead of budget

    Paul Martin blasts Conservative economic plan ahead of budget Former prime minister calls past decade's approach 'an absolute disgrace' Dismissing the Conservative economic plan as "an absolute disgrace" and "nonsensical," former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin has leapt into the debate...
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    Economists urge carbon pricing NOW to save money

    Carbon pricing by the provinces urged by economists Don't wait for Ottawa, report says, calling on provincial plans to cut emissions and reinvest revenues Provincial governments should make their own decisions about putting a price on carbon pollution and not wait for the federal government to...
  5. mentalfloss

    New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria

    You need to contribute something tangible or grow up.
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    New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria

    I think you misunderstood my point. There is a link that is commonly accepted in the scientific community. The question is more so about the degree of change resulting from that link. An analogy would be something like the fact that smoking can cause cancer, but we may not know...
  7. mentalfloss

    New Study Is A ‘Death Blow’ To Global Warming Hysteria

    I've always been of the opinion that there is a link between C02 and climate change, but that the science on the scope of damage is in its infancy. This is probably because we are still at a point where we need to convince people of the link in the first place, but articles like this are...
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    Apple CEO Tim Cook Slams Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Law

    Apple CEO Tim Cook Slams Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Law UPDATE: Wilco announced that they are canceling their scheduled May 7th show at Murat Theatre, noting that the "Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination." Just days after Indiana passed...
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    Economy a higher priority than terrorism for Canadian voters: poll

    MEMO TO CURMUDGEON CONBOTS Subject: Revised Talking Points Please abort mission 'osteoarthrISIS' immediately! Details and propaganda gifs regarding operation 'Beavis Reddenbacher' to be revealed shortly. Economy a higher priority than terrorism for Canadian voters: poll The economy...
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    Alberta cancels education grant after a decade

    Alberta cancels education grant after a decade WATCH ABOVE: The PC government cancelled a grant program for children who opened a RESP. Kendra Slugoski explains. EDMONTON — It was supposed to be a way for parents to kick-start saving for their child’s college or university education. But, as...
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    Obama’s Next Move May Be Lifting U.S. Protection of Israel at UN

    That's so badass. Obama’s Next Move May Be Lifting U.S. Protection of Israel at UN (Bloomberg) -- While the world remains fixated on the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration is facing another foreign policy showdown in the United Nations Security Council. The...
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    Capital Punishment in the U.S. is becoming 'vestigial'

    ves·tig·i·al (vĕ-stĭj′ē-əl) Relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use because of evolutionary change. Whales, for example, have small bones located in the muscles of their body walls that are vestigial bones of hips and hind limbs. vestigial - definition of vestigial by...
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    Income inequality: poverty falling but the 1% are racing ahead

    Income inequality: poverty falling faster than ever but the 1% are racing ahead How are the benefits of economic growth shared across society? Much of the current discussion assumes that income inequality is rising, painting a gloomy picture of the rich getting richer while the rest of the...
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    PC blunder over Highway 407 looms over Liberals on Hydro

    PC blunder over Highway 407 looms over Liberals on Hydro Built at taxpayer expense for about $1.5 billion, the 407 was handed over to the new private operators for an unconscionably... If you build it, they will come. And pay the toll. When Highway 407 opened in 1997, drivers not only came...
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    Uh-oh...

    Stop confusing the deniers with facts waldo.
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    Alberta budget cuts hit Calgary Stampede, Edmonton Northlands, meat agency

    Alberta budget cuts hit Calgary Stampede, Edmonton Northlands, meat agency EDMONTON — The Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Northlands are feeling the kick of the Alberta government’s budget cuts. Alberta Agriculture is reducing its financial support of the non-profit organizations this year by $2...