No man is an island when it comes to climate change

Tomorrow's forecast for the central I-35 corridor Wichita to Waco, 114°F.  High temperatures are the enemy of all things mechanical, be prepared.  Cattle and horses in the field will lose a lot of weight tomorrow, some will lose their life.  Lakes throughout Oklahoma and parts of Kansas are off limits, toxic algae.  Deer now have a water borne disease expected to kill half of them by first frost.

I wrote a few days ago about a tundra fire in Alaska.  The BBC had a story over the weekend about that fire in 2007.  Scientist looking at it found a way to find how often fires like this occur.  Never before.  So far, reviewing data for about 5 thousand years, it has never happened (at least in the areas of Alaska  sampled).  Tundra in far north Alaska never burned before, it was always frozen, wet, and cold.  It's hard to see climate change taking place, but this photo is your chance.

Fukuyama, Japan, an industrial city of 460,0000 has every industry, every business committed to get off fossil fuel and to 100% solar within a couple of years, and all residential and transport in 3 or 4.  They are not alone, 35 Japanese cities are considering this, it's expected most all will do it.  Japan is moving to energy independence through immediately available and affordable technology.  We on the other hand believe wildly fluctuating prices for polluting oil purchased from our enemies, and coal torn from the earth and clouding our sky with poison is the wiser method.  

2011 is stacking up to be the most expensive year to date, natural disasters have taken 2 to 4 points off the GDP, and insurance rates will go up 70% or more over the next 5 years to recoup it.  Enjoy!