What whacko tree-huggers think about so-called global warming

By , InvestigateWest
August 28, 2009

OK, we realize you come to Dateline Earth for thoughtful analysis of environmental news here and abroad. But, hey, it's Friday. It's the last week of August. So let's just settle for something funny, shall we? grist-logo1

Thanks to Twitter, we discovered something called elephantjournal.com. Before clicking on the link below, you should know that the about-to-be-mentioned Chip Giller is the brilliant guy behind grist.org, one of our favorite enviro-news sites. (Motto: "Gloom and doom with a sense of humor.")

Check it out: http://bit.ly/Lk00b

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Check out the full list of news outlets publishing the story, and visit KCTS.org to watch Prescription for Abuse, a KCTS 9/InvestigateWest documentary and roundtable with prescription drug experts.

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Wood smoke now a major polluter

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What whacko tree-huggers think about so-called global warming

The Prescription Epidemic

Where There's Smoke, Sickness:Wood smoke now a major polluter

Lifesaving Drugs, Deadly Consequences

Fresh Out of Foster Care and Homeless

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