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1 posted on 06/04/2011 1:19:07 PM PDT by decimon
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To: neverdem; SunkenCiv

Feed your head ping.


2 posted on 06/04/2011 1:19:52 PM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

Nothing like a little light reading.


3 posted on 06/04/2011 1:20:45 PM PDT by bgill (Kenyan Parliament - how could a man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: decimon

There are also 36,000 titles available for a free download here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page

Some in .txt format, some in HTML format and others in electronic book reader formats.


4 posted on 06/04/2011 1:22:31 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: decimon
Great. Now I can finally read "Gender Inequalities in the Early Education of Environmental Policy - Summary of a Workshop in Provincetown."
6 posted on 06/04/2011 1:26:09 PM PDT by Vide
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To: decimon

Release about free downloads:

More than 4,000 National Academies Press PDFs Now Available to Download for Free

June 2, 2011 · by Barb Murphy

http://notes.nap.edu/2011/06/02/more-than-4000-national-academies-press-pdfs-now-available-to-download-for-free


8 posted on 06/04/2011 1:27:53 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: decimon
Bookmarked. Thanx !
9 posted on 06/04/2011 1:29:08 PM PDT by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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To: decimon

Great post - thanks.


12 posted on 06/04/2011 1:33:37 PM PDT by GOPJ (youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c www.citizenwarrior.com/2009/05/terrifying-brilliance-of-islam.html)
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To: decimon

You have got to be kidding me!

http://www.nap.edu/topics.php?topic=281

Understanding Earth’s Deep Past:Lessons for Our Climate Future

There is little dispute within the scientific community that humans are changing Earth’s climate on a decadal to century time-scale. By the end of this century, without a reduction in emissions, atmospheric CO2 is projected to increase to levels that ...
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Advancing the Science of Climate Change

Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for—and in many cases is already affecting—a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science ...
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Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change

Global climate change is one of America’s most significant long-term policy challenges. Human activity—especially the use of fossil fuels, industrial processes, livestock production, waste disposal, and land use change—is affecting global average temperatures, snow and ice cover, sea-level, ocean acidity, ...
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Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

Across the United States, impacts of climate change are already evident. Heat waves have become more frequent and intense, cold extremes have become less frequent, and patterns of rainfall are likely changing. The proportion of precipitation that falls as rain ...
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Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change

Climate change, driven by the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, poses serious, wide-ranging threats to human societies and natural ecosystems around the world. The largest overall source of greenhouse gas emissions is the burning of fossil fuels. ...
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YUCK!


16 posted on 06/04/2011 1:42:35 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
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To: decimon

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/576895/posts?q=1&;page=1
Vanity - Amazing Website for Literary Freepers!
Bartleby Books ^


22 posted on 06/04/2011 1:58:39 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: decimon

Cool. I love free stuff.


25 posted on 06/04/2011 2:10:08 PM PDT by NEWwoman (God Bless America)
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To: decimon

As someone who publishes books, this is exhilarating and scary.


26 posted on 06/04/2011 2:31:25 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (HARRY: Money Mob & Influence (See my Expose on Reid on amazon.com written by me!))
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To: decimon

Bookmarked and bttt.


32 posted on 06/04/2011 6:49:51 PM PDT by Vigilantcitizen (I got a fever and the only prescription is more watermelon trickworm, better known as bass crack.)
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To: decimon

bump


33 posted on 06/04/2011 7:02:16 PM PDT by Christian4Bush (Public Service Announcement. As of 6/4/11, 521 days 'til we take out the trash. (November 6 2012))
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To: decimon

thanks for the “headsup”.


36 posted on 06/04/2011 9:34:54 PM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: decimon
I'll pass. I went looking for cool plate tectonics stuff and instead found this:

Advancing the Science of Climate Change

Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for--and in many cases is already affecting--a broad range of human and natural systems. The compelling case for these conclusions is provided in Advancing the Science ...

And this:

Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change

Across the United States, impacts of climate change are already evident. Heat waves have become more frequent and intense, cold extremes have become less frequent, and patterns of rainfall are likely changing. The proportion of precipitation that falls as rain ...

You know, excepting the winter of 2010-11. I mean, all that flooding of the Mississippi can't be from excess snow pack, could it?

37 posted on 06/04/2011 11:49:35 PM PDT by Explorer89 (And now, let the wild rumpus start!!)
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