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Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Global Warming

An appeals court in Virginia has ruled that insurance companies do not have to cover situations that are due to claims stemming from global warming. This is the first case of its kind, and can be viewed as creating a precedent for future insurance claims that have to do with damages or lawsuits involving damages caused by global warming. Should an insurance policy pay out on damages or liability issues due to global warming? This is a question that really hasn’t been considered in the past. It is being considered now because of a particular lawsuit. It is entirely possible … Continue reading →

Alec Loorz and Kids vs. Global Warming

I always find it touching when I read about young people who are so concerned about environmental issues that they do something. Alec Loorz, a sophomore at El Camino High School in Ventura, Cali, is one of those young people trying to make a difference. Alec saw the Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth when he was 12 years old. The film touched him so much that he applied to be one of the certified presenters to give the slideshow about the film. However, Alec’s application was rejected, perhaps because of his age. But, he wasn’t going to give up … Continue reading →

Yes, Global Warming is Still Happening

Unless you live somewhere like Hawaii, you have probably noticed that it has been cold lately – very cold! Air travel in many cities has been crippled, with 400 flights at O’Hare International Airport alone being cancelled. In my hometown of Memphis, the temperatures are the lowest they have been in over a decade. Arkansas, where we lived before we moved to Jacksonville, NC, is experiencing temperatures below zero. The cold weather has been responsible for seven deaths across the nation. With all the cold, you might think that Al Gore was just joking around with all this global warming … Continue reading →

The Climate Reality Project

“24 Hours of Reality will focus the world’s attention on the full truth, scope, scale and impact of the climate crisis. To remove the doubt. Reveal the deniers. And catalyze urgency around an issue that affects every one of us.” –Al Gore I was watching “50 Documentaries to See Before You Die” today because…well, I love documentaries. One of the top 50 was Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, which I have not seen yet. During a break, a commercial ran for The Climate Reality Project and I had to dig a bit deeper into that to see exactly what it … Continue reading →

Shocking Separation: Al and Tipper Gore

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It seemed to come as a shock to everyone this week when it was announced that former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper are divorcing after 40 years together. The couple told friends via email, “We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate. This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together following a process of long and careful consideration. We ask for respect for our privacy and that of our family, and we do not intend to comment further.” Gore met … Continue reading →

More Snow Coming?

No, I have not given up my job as a blogger to turn meteorologist. In case you haven’t noticed lately, and I am sure you have, there seems to have been a lot of snow this winter. Even normally mild coastal North Carolina was graced with six inches of the white stuff recently. This has caused a lot of people to mock both Al Gore and global warming in general. I’ve read comments on Facebook like “Someone come and help me shovel all this global warming off my sidewalk.” There is even a “12 inches of global warming” video on … Continue reading →

Texas Accident Dumps 450,000 Gallons of Oil

I think we are all aware how horrible an oil spill can be. Birds that get covered in the oil suffer as they are more susceptible to the temperature, can’t fly, ingest the oil, which causes internal organ damage, and unless cleaned by humans, most birds covered in oil will die. The same thing is true of marine mammals. Because the oil covered the top of the water, marine plants die and the food chain of the ecosystem eventually suffers. Unfortunately, a large oil spill occurred in the port of Port Arthur, Texas on Saturday when an 800 foot tanker … Continue reading →