Rich people starting to "jet pool" to private islands to help save the planet ~ gee, thanks

Necker Island, the private island retreat of Richard Branson, is the global warming locale of the moment as several celebrity-status entrepreneurs and politicians gather there to talk about a world "on fire" according to the International Herald Tribune.
The best line of the article is this: "Some of them, like [Google co-founder Larry] Page, carbon-consciously jet-pooled [...]

Baby Penguins Drowning

Penguins have become such celebrities in movies and on underwear, that the UK Sun is reporting on "the last Emperor" here.  They’re one of the few animals that experience the convergence of Celsius and Fahrenheit at -40 degrees.  However, increased temperatures (leading to less and thinner ice) and overfishing by humans (perhaps from too much [...]

GE Ecomagination and Admagination

GE has scored a winner with this ad, which appeared in the December issue of The Atlantic (click to enlarge):

One of the most powerful feelings that you can have on an island is when you look around or at glance at your feet and realize the full power of nature that elevated this place above [...]

Thank global warming ~ soon you will be surfing at your beach house in upper Newfoundland

In case anybody missed out on the article “Hooray for Global Warming ~ Surf’s Up!” from James S. Robbins in the National Review on August 8, 2006, I wanted to make it resurface. It is especially encouraging for people who are investing now in Canadian beachfront property.
There are two important quotes from Mr. Robbins’ [...]

Global warming cannot come soon enough to the kingdom of Island Princess Barbie

Barbie as the Island Princess was officially launched today. All I can say is that the effects of global warming cannot come soon enough to her island kingdom. Watch the clip, and you’ll know why I say this. It’s horrible.

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Lacoste Elegance ~ Smells like urban paradise ~ and visually puey too

Visually, Lacoste has given us nothing with this image at their Elegance Free Sample Page.  What does a literal urban island have to do with fragrance or elegance?  And once you get past the Flash opener, why is their street sign menu floating in the middle of the ocean?  Is this a global warming ad?  [...]

“Land” Rush on the Seafloor ~ Oil in the Arctic Sub-bergs

There’s a “land” rush on the Arctic seabed. It’s not the newly discovered islands that are appearing from thawing, nor is it the polar bears swimming for their lives from the loss of ice. National Geographic reports that there’s oil in them thar ‘bergs, and it’s causing battles among neighboring nations such as Russian, Denmark, [...]

Oceans to rise by 82 feet?

While the International Panel on Climate change has estimated that ocean levels could rise as much as 2 feet, Professor James Hanson of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Goddard Institute says that they could rise by as much as 82 feet according to the Globe and Mail.

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Global warming a serious problem ~ but so darn cute

Last night Draftfcb hosted an art show and auction in New York. One of the paintings, an acrylic by Estrella Vega, was called “Flamingo Girl and/or the Evolution of Man.” I like it for the most part. It’s obvious that someone is going to look at it and absolutely love it. With the proceeds going [...]