Coastal Growth, Not Global Warming, Blamed for Rising Storm Losses
National News • February 25, 2008
A hurricane that hit Miami in 1926 would cause up to $157 billion in damage if it were to strike today, according to a recent study.
U.S. storm costs are rising because of higher populations and ...
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Subject: For the conspiracy minded folks,...
Posted On: February 25, 2008, 4:19 pm CST
Posted By: Little Frog
Comment:
there is a new villian in the mix; BIG LIGHT BULB! Tragicly, this is true. BIG LIGHTBULB (Westinghouse, GE,...) has convinced our politburo and Fearless-Leader to begin banning incandescent light bulbs beginning in 2010. Replacing them will be the glorious high-efficiency bulbs. OK, so they don't last 1/2 as long as they say they should and contain Mercury which will poison our ground. The good news comrads is that they cost 3xs as much. And isn't that a better way to reduce our need for foreign oil than drilling in Anwar or off the Florida coast like the current Chinese-Cuban joint venture.
Free THX-1138!
Subject: For the conspiracy minded folks,...
Free THX-1138!