Evidently enraptured by the glowing reviews that the New York Times hiring of (climate) science dissembler (amid other problems) columnist Bret Stephens generated, The Washington Post opinion section just added ‘both sides’ specialist Meghan McArdle to their pages. McArdle often reads as if emergent from Koch Industries public relations. A few quick examples: About London’s Grenfell […]
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Seriously, what is the @WashingtonPost doing?
February 13th, 2018 · Comments Off on Seriously, what is the @WashingtonPost doing?
Tags: journalism · Right Wing Sound Machine (RWSM) · SciComm · Science Communication · science denial · Washington Post
Creating Scandal: Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal
September 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments
This guest post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture. Dave Johnson is a Fellow with CAF. Well here’s a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy. Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people against President […]
Tags: department of energy · Energy · political symbols · politics · President Barack Obama · renewable energy · republican party · Right Wing Sound Machine (RWSM) · solar · Solar Energy
Deception re Texas Blackouts threatens American Prosperity and Security
February 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Deception re Texas Blackouts threatens American Prosperity and Security
In the face of the winter storm that hit the nation, Texans suffered a series of rolling blackouts as some 50 fossil-fueled power plants (coal and natural gas) shut down due to frozen pipes and other problems. (See: Blacked Out Texas: Seeking understanding or Falsely laying blame?) In the face of readily available information, including […]
Tags: electricity · Energy · national security · Right Wing Sound Machine (RWSM)