Broadcasting... Is There Anybody Out There?

Broadcasting... Is There Anybody Out There?
The oldest life form on the planet broadcasts a cry for help.

One for the Ages: Bristlecone Pines Break 4,650-Year Growth Record
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=great-basin-bristlecone-pine-growth-rate-tree-line
_"If the ceiling for Great Basin bristlecone pine growth does rise, these trees would join the ranks of organisms around the world whose habitats have shifted to cooler altitudes and/or latitudes in response to climate change."_

Before I get hate mail from people who subscribe to anti-science voodoo, I'd like to clarify that this doesn't mean that I support any of the current half-baked proposals marketed as doing something about the challenge. The only things which might address the global nature of this, a unified global approach, slowing emission growth from unchecked economic growth in the heaviest-polluting countries, and stopping emission growth from population growth, are too taboo for politicians to even discuss. The partial solutions vilifying developed nations (now significantly unemployed) are mathematically guaranteed to fail. Collectively as a species, we don't have as much intelligence or common sense as we credit ourselves with. This is also not a political post. Telling people that you have a plan which would make a difference when clearly it cannot is the most harmful kind of lie to inflict on the people of the planet. There's no category of politician who is prepared to propose a meaningful response, so simply set aside a decent budget for food and be prepared to live in interesting times.

Blog post: Creating Star Trail Images:
http://activesole.blogspot.com/2011/05/creating-star-trail-images.html

Saturday Night Light theme, curated by +Dirk Heindoerfer. #SaturdayNightLight #StarryNights #PlusPhotoExtract
https://picasaweb.google.com/107459220492917008623/NightPhotos#5668831568564107826

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