The Trump Administration’s decision to undermine America’s economy and future prospects by its announced intent to reverse the Clean Power Plan and expand its denial of that Chinese Hoax, climate change made headlines and created an imperative for serious news coverage. Last evening, the PBS News Hour — often the gold standard when it comes […]
Entries Tagged as 'climate delayers'
Journalism entails more than stenography: PBS Newshour malfeasance re Clean Power Plan
October 11th, 2017 · 1 Comment
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Energy · environmental · Global Warming · global warming deniers · journalism · SciComm · science · Science Communication · science denial
Townhalls unpleasant for @HouseGOP as constituents challenge them on #climate #science
April 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on Townhalls unpleasant for @HouseGOP as constituents challenge them on #climate #science
Much has been made of how Republicans, writ large (not universally, but a very large share) have been avoiding face-to-face encounters with their constituents — their massively frustrated, angry, scared constituents. In many places in the country, billboards have gone up questioning whether their Representative will ever show up to have an honest engagement with their […]
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Oklahoma desperately needs @JimInhofe’s snowballs
February 14th, 2017 · Comments Off on Oklahoma desperately needs @JimInhofe’s snowballs
From Donald Trump to Sean Hannity to Harold Hamm to Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Exxon), one of the favorite global warming science denial idiocies is “Ha … if there’s so much warming, why’s there snow outside.” Jim Inhofe famously had his grandchildren make an igloo mocking Al Gore and more famously wanted to start a snowball […]
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A call to journalists: treat #climate like a #sex scandal
December 30th, 2015 · 1 Comment
This guest post from Dean Baker provides a different perspective on inadequate media discussion and coverage of climate change issues. In short, Dean reminds us that journalists do know how to dig to the bottom of a story and how to pressure politicians. He asks media outlets and journalists to treat climate change with, at […]
Tags: climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Congress · global warming deniers · guest post · journalism · Washington Post
Climate reality debunking
December 22nd, 2015 · 1 Comment
Debunking deceit is difficult business. Among other things: Deceit and dishonesty is easier than thoughtful, substantive, truthful engagement. As Winston Churchill put it, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” People simply don’t have the capacity (think time and luxury of deep consideration) to […]
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Marie (@JudithCurry) Antoinette’s solution to #Climate #heatwaves + #EnergyPoverty: “Let them buy air conditioners”
July 2nd, 2015 · 3 Comments
Sometimes comedians come too close to the truth. There are people who, it seems, truly thinks that the “solution” for climate change is something like Futurama’s ice cubes into the sea … Absurd, no? Well aligned with what climate science tells us will be happening with increasing frequency, there are a number of regions that […]
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Pontiff going #UFC on #Climate Change
June 14th, 2015 · Comments Off on Pontiff going #UFC on #Climate Change
This Thursday, the Vatican will release the Papal Encyclical “Laudato si’, on the care of our common home”. Pope Francis’ decision to take such a serious stance on climate change (on the need to take action seriously to protect our common heritage, to protect the poorest among us, and to protect our common future) could […]
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“Where’s the Global Warming?” thought Buffalonian; then they looked at a map
November 21st, 2014 · 1 Comment
The continental United States has been slammed by cold temperatures and it is difficult to escape images of Buffalo’s massive snowfall. When there is a big snowstorm, climate science deniers gleefully crow “Where’s Global Warming” and otherwise in a way that resonates with (sadly, too large) a segment of the population and is gleefully played […]
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@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 […]
Tags: anti-science syndrome · barack obama · climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Obama Administration
“Send the entire bill to the flat-earthers”
February 22nd, 2013 · 3 Comments
This guest post comes from DWG. And, well, the Star-Ledger‘s editorial board is now my favorite editorial board in the nation. Thanks to damage from recent north Atlantic superstorms, a major New Jersey utility plans to spend $4 billion over the next ten years to make its grid less susceptible to storm damage. “It’s clear that […]
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