Tag: france

November 5, 2013 0

While Eli Freely Giggles

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Tweet While Eli freely admits to being left of center in US terms, but somewhat in the center or even a bit to the right as far as civilized countries, the Bunny’s reaction to many things varies between puzzlement and amusement.  No better venue for both to play than today’s Virginia gubernatorial election where indeed, the players deck has been shuffled with a vengence.

November 1, 2013 0

Hollande’s Tax Everything Plan Blows Sky High With Riots by Farmers; Hollande Backs Down on Ecotax, on a Tax on Savings, On Corporate Earnings;…

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Bloomerg reports Tax Revolts Hit Hollande as Farmers, Soccer Clubs Protest . French President Francois Hollande’s taxes, among the world’s highest, have made strange bedfellows out of the country’s soccer clubs and farmers in Brittany. Revolts against a series of levies have erupted with protests by farmers in Brittany against a trucking tax on Oct

October 27, 2013 0

Nearby (and especially distant) mountains don’t prevent sea level rise/saltwater intrusion problems

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Tweet Per Eli’s post below , Judith Curry’s put up a silly guest post by Rud Istvan saying that climate change poses no water supply problems to Caribbean islands. There are too many fish to shoot as Istvan gishgallops them in the barrel, so let’s talk first about where he’s right:  if nobody lived on these islands, then there’d be no water supply problems on those islands for those people who don’t live there.