Hurricane Sandy vs. Katrina Infographic Examines Destruction From Both Storms

Hurricane Sandy vs. Katrina Infographic Examines Destruction From Both Storms: "Over 100 people have died in the U.S. alone so far from Hurricane Sandy, and concerns are mounting that with hundreds of thousands still without power in frigid temperatures, the death toll will continue to climb. As the East Coast examines the destruction, comparisons have been made to other catastrophic storms."

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FactCheck.org : Paul, Santorum Stretch Truth on Iran

FactCheck.org : Paul, Santorum Stretch Truth on Iran: "IAEA, Nov. 8: Since 2002, the Agency has become increasingly concerned about the possible existence in Iran of undisclosed nuclear related activities involving military related organizations, including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile, about which the Agency has regularly received new information.

And on page 8, the report states that Iran has carried out several activities relevant to developing a nuclear explosive device, including “acquisition of nuclear weapons development information and documentation from a clandestine nuclear supply network” and work on “development of an indigenous design of a nuclear weapon including the testing of components.”"

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Social Tropism

Social Tropism: "quotes Obama saying that Iran is a "tiny" country that "doesn’t pose a serious threat." It implies that he fails to see Iran’s threat to Israel.

The picture changes dramatically when Obama’s full quotes are considered:

Obama actually said of Iran, Cuba and Venezuela: "These countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union" (emphasis ours).
Likewise, he said those countries don’t pose a serious threat to the United States "the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us."""

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Destroying Precious Land to Drill for Gas - NYTimes.com

Destroying Precious Land to Drill for Gas - NYTimes.com: "Gas produced this way is not climate- friendly. Within the first 20 years, methane escaping from within and around the wells, pipelines and compressor stations is 105 times more powerful a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. With more than a tiny amount of methane leakage, this gas is as bad as coal is for the climate; and since over half the wells leak eventually, it is not a small amount. Even more important, shale gas contains one of the earth’s largest carbon reserves, many times more than our atmosphere can absorb"

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Carbon Neutral Program | World Resources Projects

Carbon Neutral Program | World Resources Projects: "
South Korea: Carbon Neutral Program

Carbon Neutral Program, which has been going on in the countries like the US and the UK, will begin in Korea in order to cope with the climate change. The concept of ‘carbon neutral’ was introduced by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (MOCIE) in Feb. 2008. ‘Carbon Neutral’ is a campaign that makes the emissions to zero through the reduction of carbon dioxide by calculating emissions in everyday life, buying an authorized credit, investing in new and renewable energy and planting trees. State- run organizations will have emissions targets starting this year."

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US oil report seen supporting Ir... JPost - Iranian Threat - News

US oil report seen supporting Ir... JPost - Iranian Threat - News: "The sanctions aim to choke funding to Tehran's nuclear program by stopping oil transactions with Iran's Central Bank. The West contends Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon, while Tehran says the program is strictly for civilian purposes.

The EIA may have given a preview of Friday's report earlier this month in a weekly paper that said new global outages have emerged even though some outages in the first two months of the year have eased.

An outage in Iraq caused by a dispute between the Kurdish regional government and Baghdad has pushed production down about 100,000 bpd, and the worsening situation in Sudan has cut output deeper there in the past two months."

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Paul Krugman Thinks Obama’s Still Screwing Up | TPMDC

Paul Krugman Thinks Obama’s Still Screwing Up | TPMDC: " Romney can go around saying, ‘The economy is still lousy,’ which is true,” Krugman said. “And the fact that Obama has never made a really clear case for his own economic leadership hurts. Now, I still think Obama will probably win, because there are other issues, but they have created a trap for themselves on the economic policy front by allowing themselves to own a weak economy in a way that they shouldn’t, because a lot of the problem has been tortured opposition from the Republicans.”

The White House’s narrative developed amid strong political headwinds. Pressure not only from Republicans but many Democrats and even administration officials, along with a broad establishment consensus, compelled Obama to pivot to deficit-reduction, after the Democrats’ 2010 congressional losses and in the face of an exploding national debt."

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