Mount Baker, WA, seen from Victoria, BC

A somewhat rare view of Mount Baker in Washington State taken on July 12th, 2008 from the heights above Matticks Farm in Saanich, British Columbia (slightly north of downtown Victoria).

This clean, clear atmosphere on a perfect summer day is one of the things we need to preserve and improve. That's why these pictures should be viewed in conjunction with the previous post. :)




Don't you agree?

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If you're serious about climate change but are sometimes confused by the many contradictory claims coming from the climate change denial gurus of the neo-conservative movement, you might want to take a look at the award-winning DeSmogBlog from Vancouver.

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"DeSmogBlog exists to clear the PR pollution that is clouding the science on climate change.

An overwhelming majority of the world’s climate scientists agree that the globe is warming - the world's climate is changing - and that the indiscriminate burning of fossil fuels is to blame. We know that the risks are incalculable and, increasingly, we understand that the solutions are affordable.

Unfortunately, a well-funded and highly organized public relations campaign is poisoning the climate change debate. Using tricks and stunts that unsavory PR firms invented for the tobacco lobby, energy-industry contrarians are trying to confuse the public, to forestall individual and political actions that might cut into exorbitant coal, oil and gas industry profits. DeSmogBlog is here to cry foul - to shine the light on techniques and tactics that reflect badly on the PR industry and are, ultimately, bad for the planet."

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Think about it! Seriously!