Southern Politics

Wow.  John at AMERICAblog really goes after Southern Voters in a post today.  We, thanksfully, are not as stereotyped as he’d like you to believe, but he does make some valid points.

Global warming may devastate the South’s agriculture, and it’s going to be their own fault

…It’s therefore funny, yet again, that the conservative South is shooting itself in the foot by siding with politicians (that would be Republicans) who deny the existence of global warming. Why? Because according to a new study, America’s South will be among the world’s regions worst hit by the impact of global warming on local agriculture. Check out [...]

Keep reading.  I’ve got more for you on our water woes…

America’s Water War

What if we run out of water? With 43 percent of the United States experiencing moderate to extreme droughts, many cities are asking themselves that question. Some experts predict that Atlanta may have just 80 days of water left, and smaller towns such as Rock Spring, South Carolina, are already shipping in water by truck. In this provocative, frightening article, Engelhardt suggests that the government and media largely have ignored the issue, and he warns of [...]