In a story that has yet to be covered by the San Diego Union-Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, or even the Los Angeles Times, this week the Ventura County Star featured on the front page (see here) a story about a San Jose State researcher, Robert Bornstein, who has found substantial evidence that global warmingContinue reading “Global Warming Helps Cool CA Coast, Study Finds”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Larison Loses His Temper
The eloquent conservative Larison lost his temper a week ago at Sarah Palin’s "Bridge to Nowhere" lie. Now he’s just pissed: The main innovation of the Bush administration in U.S. foreign policy, the one for which he will be remembered for good or ill, is the placement of preventive war as a means of nonproliferationContinue reading “Larison Loses His Temper”
Are You Calling McCain a Liar? Ummm, yes…
"The McCain campaign said Governor Palin opposed the Bridge to Nowhere, but now we know she supported it. They said she didn’t seek earmarks, but now we know she hired a lobbyist to get millions in pork for her town and her state. They said she visited Iraq, but today we learned that she onlyContinue reading “Are You Calling McCain a Liar? Ummm, yes…”
Here Comes the Storm
The Houston sky before the arrival of Ike, from Flickr photographer Dredrk,
The GOP and the Oil Industry: Afraid of Barack
It’s pitiful but unsurprising that the GOP has become the party of "drill, baby, drill." As someone wise (I forget who) said somewhere on the Internet, it’s almost as troubling as that time long ago in the 60’s, when the Left became the party of "burn, baby, burn." (I’d like to think both the RightContinue reading “The GOP and the Oil Industry: Afraid of Barack”
Is McCain Losing It?
Yesterday, he claimed to a hard-nosed TV reporter from Maine who wanted to know what experience Sarah Palin has in the field of national security that "she knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America." Today on "The View" he claimed that as governor she never asked nor acceptedContinue reading “Is McCain Losing It?”
Not Against the Environment: Against Environmentalists
Sometimes I think rightwingers (I’m talking about you, Jonah) write these columns just to drive enviros up the wall. It’s such malarkey, to put it politely. Goldberg admits he’s no environmentalist, blames John Muir for environmentalism (which of course includes heinous measures to improve air quality, water quality, and reduce energy consumption) and claims he’sContinue reading “Not Against the Environment: Against Environmentalists”
Hurricane Felix, As Seen from Space
As Ike whirls towards the southwestern coast of Texas, we must regret the chaos and destruction it has brought the lands and people of the Gulf of Mexico, but also stand back in utter awe at the enormity of these storms…here’s a photo taken from the International Space Station of Hurricane Felix last year, asContinue reading “Hurricane Felix, As Seen from Space”
Palin Did Not Ban Books — But She Did Try to Fire the Librarian
A list of the books Sarah Palin allegedly tried to ban from the Wasilla Library has been circulating at the speed of light: don’t believe it. According to Snopes, the list (supposedly taken from the library minutes) is bogus (here). Further, the book blog from the Los Angeles Times, Jacket Copy, takes a closer lookContinue reading “Palin Did Not Ban Books — But She Did Try to Fire the Librarian”
Climate Change: No Moderates Allowed
As Martin Parry, who supervised the impacts and assessments section of the massive Climate Change 2007 (Physical Science edition) IPCC report writes (here) in this weekend’s Guardian, it’s shockingly difficult to find moderates on the subject of climate change. One tends to have scientists and advocates warning that if we don’t take drastic action immediately,Continue reading “Climate Change: No Moderates Allowed”
Kit Stolz 