"Climategate" destroyed.

I've had to deal with people asking me about climategate for a few days now, and to be honest, I wasn't *quite* able to convince myself that I was giving them a succinct argument as to why this whole made-up conspiracy was just that - made-up.

And then I came across this video, that in 10 short minutes absolutely destroys the whole argument. Fortunately, it looks like it's made by someone who understands the science and has linked to the original papers in question. Note also that there are no excuses made for Jones hiding data. But it should be noted that there's just a wee bit of a difference between one scientist talking about withholding data in an email, and the entire scientific community fabricating a global phenomenon over several decades.

So, the next time someone badgers you about the global warming conspiracy, don't slap your forehead (or their face). Hit them with this video instead.

Population Increases = Crazy shortages

Just putting this BBC link up for now. Well worth reading, comments in a bit. Long story short, we better do something...

Will.i.am ft. Al Gore - some great songs/videos

I liked these; do go to dipdive and embed/link. Sure, it might seem a little flaky if you are a hardened enviro-nut, but I think this is a GREAT way to spread the message. Music does work, pretty much all the time.