Here is the website: http://peakoiltaskforce.net/

Here is a feed of news reports from the group: http://peakoiltaskforce.net/download-the-report/2010-press-coverage/

So I've been thinking, and it seems to me that even the 'clean' energy sources have the potential to affect our environment.  Wouldn't vast wind farms impact local climates?  Wouldn't large amounts of solar fields lower the amount of heat taken in by the Earth?  If any of these alternative energy sources becomes large scale, don't they have potential to adversely affect our environment?  I realize that the impact is likely less than that of CO2, but still, wouldn't it happen?

Knowing, this, is nuclear actually a better route (most notably *if* fusion proves viable)?  I understand it still produces waste, but if that is the only impact it has on the environment, wouldn't we have more control over said impact, because the waste is in our hands, instead of our atmosphere?

Just some food for thought.

13 Animals Facing Future Dangers!
Source:
http://www.simplygreen.co.za/articles/picture-special/13-animals-facing-future-dangers.html

[PS: Maybe the scientists at Wildlife Conservation Society conveniently forget that the entire planet is endangered ALWAYS! Silly of them!]

Since that one thread went totally off-topic, I want to start over.

Dear Dumbass........an apocalypse of ants destroying everything in their path is not a good thing. they destroy and kill all ground dwelling creatures including rabbits, horny toads, snakes, lizards, quail, "good" ants, alligators, ground nesting birds, and a number of other critters.

And so you think the extinction of vultures because of a massive amount of ants is a good thing?

You are a complete idiot.

I guess there are too many people worried about making actors from ridiculous TV shows look ridiculous. So, to kick things off.........

1. Hybrids and high mpg cars are going to really help curb oil consumption and thus drastically reduce global warming.......wrong......Did anyone ever consider that the oil that is anywhere from 500 to 10,000 feet beneath the surface of the earth, for some reason, has a need to be there? Like maybe, help cool the earth like engine oil in your car?

2. Solar power.........almost useless without batteries. Visit a battery manufacturing plant sometime.

3. Wind power............great if you live in an area that receives constant wind, otherwise, you need batteries for your electricity.

4. Mass-scale hydroelectric power................great if you don't mind destroying ecosystems and rivers and spawning grounds.

     The best answer is for people to stop driving cars, stop using electricity and electrical items, START growing their own food supply, and if they don't want to be vegetarians, either become ranchers serving themselves with animals they kill themselves, or become hunters.

     Oh....that's too hard.....thats not realistic.....and it's not, I agree.....but don't delude your mind with the idea that you are doing something positive  or that you are more conscientious than Joe Blow by buying organic grapeseed mayo while he or she buys Hellmans.

I coulda told you this would happen. (Sadly, I didn't ... but I coulda! dammit.) Climate Change -- Those hacked e-mails:

He claims that as he was driving through Texas at night, it began to rain severely. He then praid to God and suddenly the clouds began to depart over him and within twenty minutes the sky was clear. 

Can anybody explain what happened?

I heard this morning that the tigers are also going to become extinct within the next decade or less. What can we do to avert that "disaster"?
I heard that in Africa the lions were/are the number one cause for tigers' extinction.
Fortunately, somewhere [a reserve] in the Karoo here in South Africa, some five tigers were born the other day.
But honestly, honestly, what's the use of tigers, for goodness' sake?

There are a few things I don't argue about. One of them is the weather. But I ran across an article today on Wired.com (link) that just made me laugh out loud. Apparently the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit in the United Kingdom had their servers hacked and thousands of their internal emails and memos leaked online. You can download the files via bitorrent here if you're interested:

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5171206

I downloaded the file myself and found nothing malicious (in terms of harming your computer) but there are a few funny memos about "communicating climate change", one of them is called "the rules of the game" which sounds like some kind of lame ebook for wannabe pick-up-artists.
After a quick look around at some of the blogs that have picked up the story it seems some of the more embarrassing emails (those suggesting manipulation of data) are being posted. Which I find hilarious. I bet Al Gore really regrets inventing the internet now.