The Lesterland Rant
Larry Lessig’s much-watched call to action is America-centric, but it has much to offer the rest of us too, especially in parts of the world subject to the infestations of the Murdoch Press. The...
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Less semantic aggression might conduce to clarity all around. Russel Seitz at Eli’s
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Global Warming Does Not Cause Climate Change
Global Warming Does Not Cause Climate Change; The Fever Does Not Cause The Disease; A Low Fever is Not A Cure Did you panic in 1998? Because, remember, that at the end of the year the global mean...
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American Southwest Entering Summer with Extraordinary Fire Danger
The region is predicted to have above 30-year normal temperatures this summer; the precipitation outlook is mostly neutral but a bit unfavorable in the corner closest to Texas. Of course this is an...
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We don’t have time for a meeting of the flat-earth society. - Barack Obama, on climate change
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Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale, to dynamism, to consensus, and in general to help the wheels of society turn smoothly. The...
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Know when you know enough
It is good to know there are unknowns. It is better to know when you know enough. Florifulgurator
View ArticleWhy the Climate Makes Climate Change Communication Difficult
The Chapman Conference talks are up. So far they’ve all been worth watching. Simon’s, shown here, ties in to our recent theme about “global warming” as cause or as effect. In short, in a public sphere,...
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Jet Fuel on Freight Trains: Normal Accidents and the Tragedy of Lac-Mégantic
Condolences In some ways, speaking of the lessons of a tragedy too soon seems unspeakably rude. Quebec is a tight-knit society. It calls itself a “nation”, and in the sense that it’s a nation it’s a...
View ArticleThe right question
If you think a journalist is asking the wrong question, don’t answer it – tell them what the right question is. a reader, paraphrasing Ed Yong, citing Tom Stafford (anonymous contributor gets a Planet...
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You Have to Admit It’s A Tough Sell
Giles Parkinson at the Guardian has an excellent rebuttal to this claim by Australian opposition leader Abbott. For those who underestimate the power of the internet, this particular quote is salient:...
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