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  1. He's wondering why he's not out ice fishing or knitting a sweater on such a fine cold day.

     

    Hint to the hucker: goggles protect your eyes.

     

    Its the only way to up the rating

  2. I wonder what this homeboy is thinking, LOL! He obviously was in awe of the sick steez that was being thrown down!!!! RIP IT UP BRO!!!!

     

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    He's thinking " Oh no! That's guy is going out of bounds! I better alert SAR!"

  3. Maybe I'm a naive optimist but it seems that we could do way more as a nation in terms of simple conservation and developing alternative energy sources. I heard on the news last night (yes I'm a news junkie) that Oregon is building its first bio-diesel plant down in Salem with the goal of producing a million gallons per year. Why aren't we doing more of this? Frustrating that we're actually lagging behind the rest of the world (on this and many other issues as well).

     

    Because "Dino-diesel" and gasoline are still relatively cheaper ( even at $55 a barrell) As crude becomes more expensive then other options become attractive.

  4. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=645071

     

    An unprecedented warning as global warming worsens

    By Steve Connor, Science Editor

    08 June 2005

     

     

    An unprecedented joint statement issued by the leading scientific academies of the world has called on the G8 governments to take urgent action to avert a global catastrophe caused by climate change.

     

    The national academies of science for all the G8 countries, along with those of Brazil, India and China, have warned that governments must no longer procrastinate on what is widely seen as the greatest danger facing humanity. The statement, which has taken months to finalise, is all the more important as it is signed by Bruce Alberts, president of the US National Academy of Sciences, which has warned George Bush about the dangers of ignoring the threat posed by global warming.

     

    [...]

     

    Lord May of Oxford, the president of the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of sciences, lambasted President Bush yesterday for ignoring his own scientists by withdrawing from the Kyoto treaty. "The current US policy on climate change is misguided. The Bush administration has consistently refused to accept advice of the US National Academy of Sciences ... Getting the US on board is critical because of the sheer amount of greenhouse gas emissions they are responsible for," Lord May said.

     

    Between 1990 and 2002, the carbon dioxide emissions of the US increased by 13 per cent, which on their own were greater than the combined cut in emissions that will be achieved if all Kyoto countries hit their targets, he said.

     

    "President Bush has an opportunity at Gleneagles to signal that his administration will no longer ignore the scientific evidence and act to cut emissions," Lord May said. "The G8 summit is an unprecedented moment in human history. Our leaders face a stark choice - act now to tackle climate change or let future generations face the price of their inaction.

     

    "Never before have we faced such a global threat. And if we do not begin effective action now it will be much harder to stop the runaway train as it continues to gather momentum," he added

     

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    cnn article about changing data

     

    "WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A White House official, who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, has repeatedly edited government climate reports in a way that downplays links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, The New York Times reported Wednesday."

  5. Here they are resized. Even expensive camera can't help with early June snowstorm.

     

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    Right side of the wall, splitter cracks in lower right corner 122renton_granite_2.jpg

    Looking down the wall

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    Nice open book

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    Definite WI potential in that waterfall in the center...

  6. Heck there is the classic "Write off Rock" right on the Trestle. With a 5.5 and 5.9. You can also set up toprope on the 5.7 next to the trestle on "Substation Rock" as well. Be ready for crowds though.

     

    Also the Squishy Bell up on Interstate Park has about four routes that can be TRed.

  7. Feel for you, I had my truck broken in years ago in front of my house in Ballard. Two days before x-mas, they took some change and a kermit doll. Luckily my faceplate was off the radio so instead they took a screwdriver and ripped up the inside of the CD player rolleyes.gif

  8. hmm..squamish could be fun! And it's canadian so it shouldn't be totally over crowded..right?! good idea!!

     

    Heck continue north to Fort McMurray for some of the largest sulfur tailing piles known to man

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