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Five Problems Destroying Our Oceans: #4 →

Acidification

The ocean absorbs as much as one third of the CO2 emitted worldwide, which keeps us cooler but makes the ocean surface much more acidic. This has the effect of limiting calcium carbonate needed by coral, plankton, and other marine life that use it to build the skeletal frames and shells that protect them. Between 1751 and 1994 surface ocean pH is estimated to have decreased from approximately 8.179 to 8.104 (a change of −0.075–roughly 25%). Ocean acidification will eventually destroy much marine life if it increases at this rate.

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/// Posted Mar 30 2010 @ 10:28 am

Bush Scared of Germs →

George W is back in the news! This one is a gem: A video has caught Bush wiping his hand on Clinton’s shirt after shaking hands with a Haitian while he was there in relief efforts. I can’t say I’m all that surprised--we’re talking about a guy whose current neighborhood only started allowing black people to move in during this millennium. See for yourself:

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/// Posted Mar 29 2010 @ 12:22 pm

Five Problems Destroying Our Oceans: #5 →

Dead Zones

Dead zones are areas where the sea floor has little to no dissolved oxygen. These areas are often found at the mouths of large rivers, and are caused primarily by fertilizers that are being carried in the runoff. Unfortunately, the lack of oxygen kills many creatures and destroys entire habitats. At our current rate, dead zones will increase by 50% before the end of the century.

Currently the most notorious dead zone is a 22,126 square kilometre (8,543 mi²) region in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Mississippi River dumps high-nutrient runoff from its vast drainage basin, which includes the heart of U.S. agribusiness, the Midwest. The drainage of these nutrients are affecting important shrimp fishing grounds. This is equivalent to a dead zone the size of New Jersey. A dead zone off the coast of Texas where the Brazos River empties into the Gulf was also discovered in July 2007.

Come back each day this week to read up while we countdown to the #1 issue our oceans are faced with.

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/// Posted Mar 29 2010 @ 10:29 am

News for 2010-03-28 →

Wal-Mart Customers Experiences Racial Discrimination : Attention all Wal-Mart shoppers:
WASHINGTON… http://bit.ly/a1ApE5 #
His face is rather appropriate—because Pete has been arrested. Again. http://bit.ly/9Yolim #
meg griffin in the flesh! its a sad day for fathers everywheredamnedifyouforget:
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I’d personally like to congratulate #TigerWoods on this nasty piece of ass. Well done! I also heard he paid this w… http://bit.ly/anC07g #
Sorry to anyone who experienced twitter problems from our server today! Issue has been resolved. #
look at these delicious little beasts. definitely dont want to hit one of these with your car–you’d just be wastin… http://bit.ly/9HexvE #
massive site overhaul today, complete with new backend. unfortunately that broke all previous tweets. oh well–enjoy the new! #
mrs spencer pratt http://bit.ly/9zSl6d #
North Korea fears 2012 disaster film http://bit.ly/cBpRQ5 #
Blog Birthday! And Other Misc News http://bit.ly/cbtU0O #

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/// Posted Mar 28 2010 @ 7:03 pm

Blog Birthday! And Other Misc News →

Today is This Is Why We Fail’s one year blog birthday! Hooray!

Moving on… We are now utilizing a brand new backend system, independent from Tumblr. I’d like to thank Tumblr for being such a great host for just a few days short of an entire year, and I will keep them linked at the bottom for the life of this site. The new backend is affording many new features like Facebook connectivity, social network sharing, comments, and many other neat features. Anywho, thanks for reading. I’ll keep posting now. Oh, and I almost forgot…

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/// Posted Mar 26 2010 @ 5:57 pm

North Korea fears 2012 disaster film →

Just when you thought North Korea had decided to keep its big mouth shut about numerous absurdities, this story breaks. I have no doubts that you’ll thoroughly enjoy this one. I can’t wait for the new year!

North Korea’s government is scrambling to prevent pirated copies of the film 2012 from getting into the country because Pyongyang fears the disaster movie could jinx its lucky year, according to a report.

The regime’s reclusive leader, Kim Jong-il, has said 2012 will be the year that North Korea will “open the grand gates to becoming a rising superpower”.

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/// Posted Mar 26 2010 @ 1:49 pm

mrs spencer pratt →

When you take a glance at this photo, tell me you don’t see a woman attempting to be a man. maybe a young ellen degeneres. after all, spencer did date heidi montag–it sort of makes sense in some sick, logical way.

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/// Posted Mar 26 2010 @ 9:46 am

Bacon Turtles! →

look at these delicious little beasts. definitely dont want to hit one of these with your car–you’d just be wasting a life-threatening snack.

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/// Posted Mar 25 2010 @ 4:47 pm

Tiger Woods XXX 3 →

I’d personally like to congratulate #TigerWoods on this nasty piece of ass. Well done! I also heard he paid this woman, along with another woman, $2,000 each for a one-night threesome. Hoorah!

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/// Posted Mar 24 2010 @ 12:59 pm

Meg Griffin in the Flesh! →

meg griffin in the flesh! its a sad day for fathers everywhere

damnedifyouforget:

blueisthebestcolorever:esotericdijon:dennysworld:

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/// Posted Mar 23 2010 @ 7:54 pm

Disappearing Doherty →

His face is rather appropriate—because Pete has been arrested. Again.

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/// Posted Mar 22 2010 @ 9:13 pm

Wal-Mart Customers Experience Racial Discrimination →

Link: Wal-Mart Customers Experience Racial Discrimination

Attention all Wal-Mart shoppers:

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday.

The boy, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, grabbed one of the courtesy phones at Walmart’s Washington Township store Sunday evening and calmly announced: “Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now,” police said.

Oh yeah, congratulations to me for making 500 [worthy] posts.

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/// Posted Mar 22 2010 @ 7:44 pm

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07 →

Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females: Ever seen a dude turn into a chick?
WASHINGTON… http://bit.ly/ctXw0V #
thisiswhyyourefat:
The French Canadian
A poutine sandwich with french toast buns topped with maple syrup.
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/// Posted Mar 7 2010 @ 1:03 pm

Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females →

Link: Common weedkiller turns male frogs into females

Ever seen a dude turn into a chick?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.

The experiment is the first to show such complete effects of atrazine, which had been known to disrupt hormones and which is one of the chief suspects in the decline of amphibians such as frogs around the world.

The chemical had been shown to disrupt development and make frogs develop both male and female features — termed hermaphroditism. This study of 40 male frogs shows the process can go even further, Hayes said.

The European Union banned atrazine in 2004. The finding may add pressure to the United States to more closely regulate the chemical, used widely in agriculture.

“Approximately 80 million pounds (36,287 tonnes) are applied annually in the United States alone, and atrazine is the most common pesticide contaminant of ground and surface water,” the researchers wrote.

I’m not even mad. That’s amazing. But honestly, what the fuck?

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/// Posted Mar 2 2010 @ 10:13 pm

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