The Green Nazis: Environmentalism in the Third Reich (Very interesting leftist history)

Minnesotans for global warming.com ^ | 6/19/09 | Elmer

[Libloather]

Oh, and don't forget - Al Gore: Climate-Change Fight Like Battle Against Nazis

How Green Were the Nazis?: Nature, Environment, and Nation in the Third Reich (Ecology & History) (Paperback)
by Franz-Josef Bruggemeier (Editor), Mark Cioc (Editor), Thomas Zeller (Editor)
"THE QUESTION "How green were the Nazis?" is likely to evoke a different response from Germans than from non-Germans..." (more)
Key Phrases: landscape advocates, nature protection law, nature protection areas, National Socialist, National Socialism, Nazi Germany (more...)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0821416472?ie=UTF8&tag=minnforglobwa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0821416472

[the invisib1e hand]

wheee!

[tpmintx]

Earth Day = Lenin’s Birthday.

http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=3382

[Candor7]

The NAzis were VERY green. As a pure "master race" they expected to purify their environment, which had been traduced by the unclean races which had threatened them, especially the Jews and profit mongering Jewish bankers, who ran and financed businesses which destroyed the environment.

Or so the Nazi jingoism went.

[Libloather]

wheee!

Roller coasters are verboten.

[the invisib1e hand]

Lunatic fringe
we all know you're out there...

[Libloather]

The Nazis were VERY green. As a pure "master race" they expected to purify their environment

My grandfather was smart enough to escape before Hitler grasped the reins. (Where I get my common sense? I like to think so.)

He was a professional gardener. No kidding - he could bring a dead stick back to life. The dood was amazing. In his younger years, he was the caretaker for the Lindberg mansion in NJ. Just one proud family moment. (And his tomatoes were to DIE for!) It goes without saying that I grew up eating very well. The common sense transferred - the green thumb didn't.

[OldGuard1]

I’m not so sure of this theory. Soviet Russia, China, Iran, Iraq under Hussein, etc weren’t exactly eco-paradises. I think it depends on the type of dictator. I think it takes a particular kind of dictator — the utopian dreamer rather than the realpolitic sadist.

[OldGuard1]

Kind of off topic, but for “bringing a dead stick back to life” — bag it in an airtight bag and keep it out of the sun for 1-2 weeks. Then take the bag off, but keep it out of the sun for another week or two. Keep well watered (daily) but do not get soil soggy or waterlogged. If the plant still has green (cambium), it’s got a shot.

As for the tomatoes, there are really two key elements: variety and leaving them on the vine as long as you can. Some varieties will never taste good, and there’s nothing you can do about it. And tomatoes never taste that great when picked green and then ripened off the plant.

[twistedwrench]

Out here in California we have “CAT” Climate Action Team, Probably turn into the new SS
Check out what our dear leaders have planned for our utopia:

http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/newsroom/2009_releases/2009-08-03_Adaptation_Strategy_Discussion_Draft_News_Release.pdf

We have 45 days to accept it or die.

[Libloather]

Kind of off topic, but for “bringing a dead stick back to life” — bag it in an airtight bag and keep it out of the sun for 1-2 weeks. Then take the bag off, but keep it out of the sun for another week or two. Keep well watered (daily) but do not get soil soggy or waterlogged. If the plant still has green (cambium), it’s got a shot.

In his final years, my grandfather was in a nursing home which had a room designed for a gardener. He owned it. Folks would bring him very dead plants. Not only would those plants flourish but he was big into cuttings and would distribute the booty to others.

Everyone adored him.

[Vigilantcitizen]

And tomatoes never taste that great when picked green and then ripened off the plant.

They are delicious picked green and fried coated in flour.

[CutePuppy]

Try http://www.nazi.org ... “Libertarian National Socialist Green Party”. Really, really green!

[Libloather]

Libertarian National Socialist Green Party

The Liberteens are green? Do tell...

[CutePuppy]

Well, they do a pretty good job describing themselves (hint: they are a lot more National Socialist than Liberteen)

http://www.nazi.org/nazi/national_socialism/ — “Platform”

http://www.nazi.org/nazi/ — “About”

[aquila48]

OK OldGuard, I got a tomato problem - the blooms keep falling off before they even open up. What am I doing wrong? Too much water? Too little? Not enough fertilizer? They get plenty of sun, and there are a few tomatoes but not as many as there should be.

[Brad from Tennessee]

“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But under the name of Liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without knowing how it happened.”

—NORMAN THOMAS

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[OldGuard1]

“Blossom drop” can sometimes be related to the weather — temperature (high or low — usually too low), humidity (high or low — usually too low), or water (high or low — usually too low). Not much you can do about the weather, I’m afraid, but if the soil is getting dry, try watering it every other day (except when it rains).

Nitrogen levels are a definite possibility. Are the leaves turning pale without becoming splotchy? That’s a classic symptom of nitrogen deficiency. If you don’t have that, it could be nitrogen excess, which causes the plant to focus more on leafy growth and less on its flowers. Both can cause blossom drop. The way to make sure with nitrogen issues is to send a soil sample to your local ag office for analysis; it’s cheap and well worth it.

Since your flowers aren’t opening, it’s not due to a lack of pollination, another potential cause. So we can rule that out.

One additional option worth mentioning, although I think you would have brought it up if you had noticed it, is insect damage. If a tomato plant is too stressed by insects, it will drop flowers to save its energy. Give your plants a good inspection for bugs and see if you see any.

[aquila48]

Thanks for your suggestions...

We live in the Bay Area so the weather (rain) is not an issue - it never rains here in the summer. I use a drip system to water and I water everyday - could it be too much water?

Leaves look fine.