California farms, vineyards in peril from warming, U.S. energy secretary warns

L.A. Times ^ | 2-04-09 | Jim Tankersley

[Nachum]

'We're looking at a scenario where there's no more agriculture in California,' Steven Chu says. He sees education as a means to combat threat.

Reporting from Washington -- California's farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, and its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said Tuesday.

[Nachum]

You Can't make this stuff up.

[FlingWingFlyer]

There goes all those jobs “Americans don’t want to do.” Every cloud...

[Bahbah]

This guy is seriously nuts!!!!

[Nachum]

Added to: "The list"
5 exectutive ordersFirst week in office
Insults China
First interview, with foreign news outlet- for Muslims
Talks about his muslim family
Picks fight with Limbaugh
Won't take question from press
Allows to FDA approve first human embryonic stem cell safety trial (3 days after Pres. Bush left)
Excludes any compromise with GOP on Stimulus bill
Massive pork in stimulus bill
5% of stimulus bill to actually go to infrastructure
Offers to negotiate directly with Iran
Puts 5 millionairs on his cabinet
Makes a tax cheat the Sec. of the Treasury
Bombs Pakistan
Argues with the Pope on abortion
Signed the Schip bill, that gives health care to illegals
Won't allow a camera in to video his retaking of the oath of office
Ordered the closure of Gitmo
Halts all pending Bush regulations
Second week:
Appoints extremist Samantha Powers to head foreign policy team
Secret nuke talks with Iran/Syria
Appoints tax cheat for commerce secretary
Illegal alien aunt, granted a "stay" of deportation Daschle the tax cheat/lobbiest proposed as secretary for health care
Nancy Killefer for candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for federal government fails to pay household help taxes ...withdrawn
12 lobbyists (or more) appointed to high gov't positions within the first 14 days of his administration (up to 17 by another source)
Administration demands defense cuts of 10% during wartime
Obama envoy George Mitchell tells Palistinians " they believe can extract from Israel concessions reaching "much further" than during talks held under the previous administration
The European Union warns the US yesterday against plunging the world into depression by adopting Obama's “Buy American” policy, intensifying fears of a trade war Obama immediately backs down from policy
After stating her priority would be "mum-in-chief", Michelle Obama goes on listening tour and then makes political speeches with her husband not yet one month in office...
George Mitchell resigns from a Saudi Lobbying firm, two weeks into his appointment as "Special Middle East Envoy"
Obama administration says it will cancel 77 drilling leases near Utah parks
Ogden, President Obama's pick for deputy attorney general, used to represent Playboy
Steven Chu, Obama's secretary of energy (not a climatologist) states: California's farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, and its major cities could be in jeopardy, if Americans do not act to slow the advance of global warming

[jtal]

Wow and I thought GW Bush was the “fearmonger.”

It seems like they’ve really had to ratchet up the hysteria as folks start to become skeptical of some of these claims.

Between Obama’s “catastrophe” if we don’t spend $1T to this - it’s got to be hard for ordinary folks to take them seriously. I wonder if they’re even aware of how this chips away at their credibility.

[Lawgvr1955]

Glad we have an idiot for as unimportant post as head of energy. The inmates are running the asylum once again.

[mylife]

**** Chu

[Vigilanteman]

What a freaking nimrod! Here in the northeast, we are experiencing record lows, the coldest winter in at least 15 years and he's worried about global warming?

About one millenium ago, there was actual global warming. They were growing grapes in Newfoundland, hence the name Vinland. The vikings had turned from raiding and pillaging to exploring and civilizing. Then those damned capitalists started the little ice age with their steam engines and light bulbs! < / sarcasm >

[randog]

LOL!! Just what Big-0 needs--his nutter energy secretary showing the world that not all of Big-0's cabinet are corrupt--some are just frickin' nuts! I'd love to hear the phone call to Chu:

"Hey, ya' think you could turn around and start rowing with the rest of us?!! Sit down and STFU, d-bag!"

[Will88]

'We're looking at a scenario where there's no more agriculture in California,' Steven Chu says. He sees education as a means to combat threat.

Doesn't matter. Alarmist before this dude predicted that overpopulation would end the world as we know before the end of the 20th century. So, it's already too late to worry about this guy's predictions for the end of the 21st century.

[Mark]

California/liberal newspapers in peril from the truth.

[4Speed]

What Chu Mean ? No California . . .far out Man, that’s Cool.

[ThomasThomas]

But California is the land of fruits and nuts. ( and some vegetables.)

[pepperdog]

Er, the previous article entitled “obama tested” said Korea was maybe, kinda, gonna lob a missile at the US or Japan. If it get to the US California is first on the list and so may not need to worry about global warming or cooling or anything else. Just a thought.

[SkipW]

Another nut case for the Obama team. Half of the rest of them belong behind bars. This one should have that propeller on his beanie adjusted.

[FreeInWV]

“California’s farms and vineyards could vanish by the end of the century, “

Good! I will be planting my grapes in a few months. Imagine that, WV could be the wine capitol of the world!!!

[Dustbunny]

More 'Chicken Little' BS.

A new crisis every day.

The Sky is Falling, the Sky is falling. Geeze, get a life!

[blueplum]

Lawrence Livermore researcher wants lots more research money for his buddies bump

[ICE-FLYER]

Steven Chu says. He sees education as a means to combat threat.

hmmmm...so did many others in history who wanted to overthrow sensible people by indoctrinating the children. Modern day liberals share a lot of the basic tenants on "changing" countries, and in this case the world, by taking the innocence of children and making a lie their belief system. Mao, Hitler, Pol Pot...the list goes on, only this comes off as slicker and smoother than those guys.

[Tzimisce]

...so as the United States is freezing, there is a scare about Global warming. :(