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“Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change”: Advice from GMU’’s Center for Climate Communication

March 5th, 2020 · Comments Off on “Cranky Uncle vs. Climate Change”: Advice from GMU’’s Center for Climate Communication

Since November 2016, election after election has made clear that Democratic voters will crawl over broken glass to get to the polls to defeat Trump and #Cult45-enabling Republicans. Massive turnout and voters waiting up to seven hours to vote in many Super Tuesday primary states is the latest tangible sign of that. One of the […]

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Tags: #AlternativeFacts · analysis · anti-science syndrome · climate change · climate delayers · SciComm · science · Science Communication · science denial

Gok isn’t Grok (Or, Dept. of Interior Climate Science Denial)

March 2nd, 2020 · Comments Off on Gok isn’t Grok (Or, Dept. of Interior Climate Science Denial)

“To grok something” states a deep understanding and implies an incorporation of actual knowledge so deeply “that it has become part of you, part of your identity”. “To Gok something” is a far newer and far more hazardous entry into the lexicon: to introduce uncertainty and deceit into scientific discussion about life and death issues. […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate change · climate delayers · environmental · science · Science Communication · science denial · Trump Administration

Does the grass get greener when a ‘lukewarmer’ is in your backyard?

March 22nd, 2019 · 3 Comments

When it comes to climate discussions, a “Lukewarmer” represents a dangerous portion of the climate discussion spectrum. While stringent climate denial, like Donald Trump’s, can be quickly pigeon-holed as yet another ignorant absurdity from someone who is poorly acquainted with truth and knowledge, Lukewarmers can easily confuse the situation through their seeming reasonableness and superficial […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · climate delayers · global warming deniers · science · Science Communication · science denial

Grenfell Tower and climate change

June 19th, 2017 · 1 Comment

A number of raving lunatics (is that too harsh a term …? probably not) are asserting that ‘climate alarmism’ (and other such delusional attack terms of those who understand climate science) is at fault for the horrific Grenfell Towers catastrophe. Twisting arguments beyond pretzel logic, here is an example the coroner may as well scribble […]

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Courtesy of Omics Online’s “Environment Pollution & Climate Change”: a ‘refutation’ of centuries of science & emergent requirement for massive sprinkers?

May 16th, 2017 · 3 Comments

Sometimes the jaw dropping moments break through the floor. For U.S. national security professionals (and, well, anyone associated with intelligence in the United States or any allies), Donald Trump’s blustering blabbering of extremely sensitive material to the Russians is causing lots of jaws to break lots of flooring.  (Perhaps a good time to be in […]

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Tags: #AlternativeFacts · anti-science syndrome · climate change · science

Emergent Stalinism anti-#science from @TeamTrump

January 25th, 2017 · 3 Comments

“Climate Change” on Trump White House Core to #MAGA, @TeamTrump encompasses many of the worst anti-science pontificators and activists not just in the United States, but globally.  Core to this is climate science denial. Thus, as Trump (falsely) took the Oath of Office (and immediately became in violation of it due to the Emoluments Clause), […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · EPA · Trump Administration

Anti-Science by anecdote vs evidence-based scientific method

December 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments

we are all too often (faced by) anti-science by anecdote when we should be discussing options and making decisions on the basis of the evidence-based scientific method.

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · science

@OFA “Call Out Climate Change Deniers”

May 22nd, 2013 · 1 Comment

Organizing for America (OFA) is moving toward an ever-more aggressive positioning when it comes to clean energy and climate change issues. Added this past week to the website, “Call Out Climate Change Deniers“: Climate change is real, it’s caused largely by human activities, and it poses significant risks for our health. Some members of Congress […]

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Tags: anti-science syndrome · barack obama · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Obama Administration

Climate Science Breitbart gets social science wrong too (again …)

August 28th, 2012 · 1 Comment

Marc Morano is the Andrew Breitbart of the climate science world. Powerful packaging of material that doesn’t stand up well to any serious scrutiny. And, he has been very good at gaining lots of media and other attention with partial truths and utter mistruths about climate issues whether from his current “Climate Depot” hat, supporting […]

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Conspiracy Theorist Rush Dominates Media Coverage of Climate Change: Wonder why so many Americans are confused re science?

August 21st, 2012 · 2 Comments

This guest post comes from Richard Myers. Simply put, when conspiracy theorist buffoon, anti-science syndrome suffering, anti-clean energy oxycontin lover, guru of the Grand Oil Party, climate change disinformer of the year winner Rush Limbaugh touches more Americans on climate change science than the rest of the traditional media structure, we shouldn’t wonder why so many […]

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