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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Poll: What Should Be Done About U.S. Drought?

Corn and soybean crops are being hit hard by the worst U.S. drought in 50 years.

The worst U.S. drought in more than 50 years has caused alarms around the world as corn and soybean crops are threatened and could impact the world's food supply, the Christian Science Monitor reported. After a record-setting hot July, August has been mild by comparison. The Chicago Tribune reported that although Illinois still is in a drought, only 8 percent of the state remains in an "exceptional drought." However, even with improving conditions in August, the U.S. corn crop is supposed to be down 13 percent and the soybean crop down 12 percent, The Washington Post reported. The drought and extreme conditions in July have raised several issues. For example, the U.S. mandates the use of corn-based ethanol to reduce U.S. reliance of …

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Poll: Is Global Warming Real and Caused By Human Activity?

Scientists argue that the Earth is heading toward a catastrophic tipping point.

  Scientists believe the Earth is rapidly approaching a catastrophic tipping point, driven by the activity of human beings, the Huffington Post reported this week. The scientists argue that the Earth's climate is reaching a point of no return and that we are headed for rapid, destructive changes, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The scientists say the changes will lead to mass extinctions, scarce resources for humans and eventual politcal and economic clashes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that Earth's average temperature has risen by 1.4 degrees in the last 100 years and could rise 2 to 11.5 degrees in the next 100 years. The Nature Conservancy states that a quarter of the planet's species could go extinct by 2050. …

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Bob

12:08 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Thanking the Patch? For a loaded survey? Is global warming real and caused by human activity? Yes. If we are not careful we will screw up the planet. (Oh, we better not do that) No. Things are fine. (We should do nothing) Kind of backs you into a corner. A simple Yes or No without the commentary would have been more accurate. Jen McLick, I hope I don't run into you in a dark alley, you are nasty.   more ›

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