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While both options stink, you’d Be Better Off Getting Stranded In The Snow With An Electric Car than an ICE vehicle

December 13th, 2021 · 1 Comment

In this guest post, Climate Denier Roundup tackles some of the perennial deceitful material from anti-electric vehicle climate deniers/deceivers including making clear that EVs will do better than ICE vehicles in You don’t see whether it’s a wind turbine or gas turbine that sends the electrons to your home, you just plug in your appliances. […]

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#POTH: Michael Moore’s (@MMFlint’s) false choice & a lesson in how not to build a movement

May 12th, 2020 · 1 Comment

In this guest post, CitiSven thoughtfully draws the clear contrast between Moore’s own movement building (enabling, promoting, fostering) documentaries and the Moore ‘executive produced’ (Jeff Gibbs written, directed, produced) movement damaging Planet of the Humans. For dozens more thoughtful examinations of the POTH mockumentary (mockery of a documentary), see Moore’s Boorish Planet of The Humans: […]

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Climate change threatening what might be world’s most ubiquitous addictive drug

December 28th, 2017 · Comments Off on Climate change threatening what might be world’s most ubiquitous addictive drug

This guest post is from Pakalolo. While not thrilled with ‘your luxury is at risk’ climate change discussions ( from skiing to wine to …_, the reality of threats to such luxuries can … or might be able to break through to get (some) people’s attention and, perhaps, (support for) action to reduce climate impacts.) […]

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Tags: agriculture · catastrophic climate change · guest post

Grenfell Tower Tragedy lesson: regulations save lives (the lesson Koch operatives don’t want US to learn)

June 20th, 2017 · 3 Comments

Climate Denier RoundUp guest post. The Grenfell Tower fire is a tragedy that should not be something we have to address. It is not something Carbon Brief should have to fact check. But here we are. As Carbon Brief explains, The Daily Mail and other conservative outlets have pushed a theory that the fire was […]

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Deep Faith and Climate Change

May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on Deep Faith and Climate Change

This guest post from AstroCook is from just before Donald Trump took over the Oval Office but that timing is fundamentally irrelevant to the core of the discussion: an example of the challenge of leaping divides to spark changed thinking on climate science (and climate-science denial) even in a ‘civil’ conversation. From it: “God gave […]

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Tags: guest post · religion and global warming · SciComm · Science Communication

Bernie Sanders’ drinking problem

March 31st, 2016 · 1 Comment

While the Bernie bird video has gone viral, CitiSven has focused on a prominent item in the images that — well — probably almost everyone else let their eyes pass over without consciously registering that there was a water bottle on the podium. This guest post is a far more thoughtful and eloquent look at […]

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Tags: environmental · guest post · plastic · political symbols

‘Jonas’ illustrates dark magic of storms, tides, and sea level rise

January 24th, 2016 · Comments Off on ‘Jonas’ illustrates dark magic of storms, tides, and sea level rise

Storms,   Tides, and      Sea Level Rise … Sadly, this rolls off the tongue. Sadly, because is a rather terrifying presage of the world that we are moving into. This guest post comes from John Englander, one of the most prescient voices as to the implications of sea level rise and the ever-increasing […]

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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 […]

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Tags: climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Congress · global warming deniers · guest post · journalism · Washington Post

Dispelling Electric-Vehicle Myths, #5 (and last): Technology Aspects

March 31st, 2015 · 1 Comment

In a series of guest posts, Assaf addresses — from the perspective both of an EV owner and an analyst — myths about electric vehicles. The first post addressed the life-cycle CO2 Footprint of various types of cars … and … the simple truth (in line with Debunking Handbook guidelines): Electric Vehicles have lower (LOWER!) […]

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Dispelling Electric-Vehicle Myths, #3: The Sales Wars

March 29th, 2015 · Comments Off on Dispelling Electric-Vehicle Myths, #3: The Sales Wars

In a series of guest posts, Assaf addresses — from the perspective both of an EV owner and an analyst — myths about electric vehicles. The first post addressed the life-cycle CO2 Footprint of various types of cars … and … the simple truth (in line with Debunking Handbook guidelines): Electric Vehicles have lower (LOWER!) […]

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Tags: automobiles · batteries · electric vehicles · guest post · transportation