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US set to reject German climate change plan

The United States is now the confirmed skipper of the sled-ride into climate change oblivion.

And, they can’t keep track of their personal possessions.

An American copy of the draft German proposal was discovered on Friday, covered in post-it notes and red ink, saying things like “runs counter to our overall position and crosses multiple ‘red lines’ in terms of what we simply cannot agree to” and “I’m a big dummy” and “Hey baby, what’s your number?”

European diplomats are now so angry, the upcoming G8 conference should be a super badass battle royale.

And this is the fight music (thanks to RS for this).

May 26th, 2007 by graeme | | 1 comment »

green bin

The strange tale of the Habakkuk

It was the dark days of World War II. Hitler’s armies were at the apex of their power. The allies were losing thousands of tonnes of shipping to German U-Boats, threatening to strangle the war effort.

They needed a secret weapon. They found Project Habakkuk. A 2,000 foot long, 300 foot wide aircraft carrier built of ice. Well, a mixture of wood pulp and ice, anyway. A plane-launching, U-Boat thumping motorized iceberg.

The ship was never built, but a small prototype was built in Alberta. The cost of the project was estimated at $70 million in 1942 dollars. That proved too rich for the British, especially for a ship made out of, well, ice.

Benefits: great for cocktail and/or skating parties. Drawbacks: its made of ice.

Thanks to MN for passing this along