Sexy Global Warming

In one of their better ad campaigns Diesel paints a picture of life in China, Rio and New York in the times of global warming. It harkens to the Science Fiction novel, The Drowned World, by JG Ballard.

Schadenfreude at Sea Shepherds Scuttle

reposted from OLD SALT BLOG. The reality TV stars, the Sea Shepherds, took their newest speed boat, the Brigitte Bardot, out on the Southern Ocean recently, which proved to be more than it could handle. The Brigitte Bardot reportedly cracked its main hull and severely damaged the port pontoon in heavy seas. No crew were reported to be injured and the boat will return to Freemantle Australia for repairs. The Brigitte Bardot is the ex-Ocean_7_Adventurer, a high-tech 115 ft stabilized monohull twin diesel powered vessel built built to circumnavigate the world in less than 80 days. (It succeeded in rounding the world in 74 days in 1998.) The Sea Shepherd’s acquired the boat after sinking their previous speed boat, the Ady Gil, the ex-Earthrace, a biodiesel powered wave-piecing trimaran, which completed a circumnavigation in just 60 days 23 hours and 49 minutes. Sea Shepherd anti-whaling boat damaged by wave Contrary to their claims, the Sea Shepherds do effectively nothing to protect endangered whales by their use of vigilante violence. While we do not support the continued Japanese whaling, the minke whales being hunted by the Japanese are not endangered, while the Sea Shepherd violence violates the Law of the Sea and risks the lives of sailors on both sides of the conflict. While we oppose whaling, violence against seafarers of any nation is not an acceptable nor an effective means of enacting change. We need a Real Do Gooder to erase these Assholes of the Sea once and for all. Two boats down, one blow hard named Paul Watson to go.

Up Close and Personal with Catbird

Thank you to Catbird for the fantastic coverage!!!!!

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There will be Rum

Dear Friends, Customers, and people I have not seen in a coons age. Come help to celebrate the opening of the studio and test the weight limits of the building! Friday, October 21st 2011 7:00 and after. 311 East Broadway, 5th Floor, New York NY 10002 (creepy old building with the gargoyle above the Ritualarium) Lower East Side If you are taking the Subway nearest stop is East Broadway on the F Train Hope you can make it

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Red Tides, Electric Blue Nights

As a Red Tide Washed the shores of Southern California yesterday, the heavy concentration of bioluminescent life made the waves glow electric blue by night. a mysterious, beautiful beach death cloaked in phosphorescence.

Message in a Bottle

Harold Hackett of Prince Edward Island in Canada has a hobby of tossing bottles in the sea. Of his 4,800 messages he has received 3,100 replies. For a heartwarming story check out the BBC interview here

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The Empire Strikes Back

On Tuesday September 13th join Josh Fox, Gasland, probably Mark Ruffalo and many other sane people in taking the time to tell your leaders to stop being short sighted. So What the United States has pockets of natural gas beneath its beautiful mountains? It also has tremendous amounts of sun soaking its lower half and wind blowing from coast to coast. Hydrofracking is earth rape. It promises to poisin the our drinking water and this is a small part of its intended environmental crimes. Please take a moment to call the whitehouse 212-456-1111 or 202-456-1414 or send an email through the whitehouse contact page If you live in NY State, contact Cuomo 212-681-4580 or 518-474-8390 or email. Learn more on United for Action's website.