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Newsweek editors: are you idiots?

May 14th, 2008 · 5 Comments

“Just wondering,” that’s all. Sort of like George Will’s “Questions for McCain” where  Will is “just wondering,” of course, not necessarily showing that he is an imbecile when it comes to science.  Peripatetic John McCain, the human pinball, continues to carom around the country as his rivals gnaw on each other. Although action, not reflection, […]

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Tags: climate change · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · john mccain · journalism · politics

Greenwashing McCain’s Campaign

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Greenwashing is the unjustified appropriation of environmental virtue by a company, an industry, a government, a politician or even a non-government organization to create a pro-environmental image, sell a product or a policy, or to try and rehabilitate their standing with the public and decision makers after being embroiled in controversy. John McCain’s campaign is […]

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Tags: clothing · eco-friendly · environmental · greenwashing · john mccain · politics

Coal kills … Republican Politician’s Career

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Let us face facts: Coal kills. Simple, straightforward, clear. Coal has been a mainstay of the industrial economy for more than a century and provides a large share of the world’s electricity. That electricity, that contribution to the industrial economy has brought about some tremendous things. But, for the 21st century and beyond, coal is […]

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Tags: coal · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · politics