When it comes to the use (and, more appropriately, misuse) of analysis, perhaps the most powerful phrase is “There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies, and statistics“. a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments Today’s Washington Times provides an excellent example of this (ab)use of […]
Entries from August 2015
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics re #Climate financing in @WashTimes
August 12th, 2015 · Comments Off on Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics re #Climate financing in @WashTimes
Tags: business practice · climate change · global warming deniers · journalism · media
CCR not CCS
August 3rd, 2015 · 1 Comment
A Holy Grail for many for of climate-mitigationefforts is “carbon capture and sequestration” or CCS. This offers a ‘have your cake and eat it too’ vision related to fossil fuel use. In short, rather than eliminating the burning of fossil fuels (mainly coal here), lets figure out how to capture carbon dioxide (in the smokestack) […]
Tags: carbon dioxide · climate change