The Kossacks go wild over a bumper sticker contest for McCain (here). Approaching 1,000 entries. Can’t blame ’em. The official McCain bumper sticker/slogan — Reform, Prosperity, and Peace — is not only an obvious advertising slogan without meaning, but instantly forgettable besides. Much more fun to imagine what it should be. KOS opened the discussionContinue reading “McCain Bumper Stickers”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
The Wets Get Wetter, the Dries Get Drier
So says a new report — Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate — available at the U.S. Climate Change Science Program site. The title could be better, but it’s free. The report points to wetter storms (especially in the Midwest) and more severe droughts (especially in the Southwest). For someone living in SouthernContinue reading “The Wets Get Wetter, the Dries Get Drier”
Understanding the Iowa Floods: Achenbach Helps
Finally, a reporter (Joel Achenbach, who also has a great and hugely popular blog) helps us understand what is happening in Iowa, instead of just reeling off a bunch of numbers about flood levels: As the Cedar River rose higher and higher, and as he stacked sandbags along the levee protecting downtown Cedar Falls, KamyarContinue reading “Understanding the Iowa Floods: Achenbach Helps”
Battle of the Pollsters
People say we shouldn’t pay attention to the polls, but in an election like this one, how can a guy resist? Gallup on June 16: Obama 46 — McCain 42. FiveThirtyEight projection for November on June 16: Obama 51.5 — McCain 48.5 Obama wins 305 electoral votes. Landslide ahead. Pollster.com Their conglomeration of polls showsContinue reading “Battle of the Pollsters”
Iowa Floods: Another Reporter without a Clue
Crazy idealists such as myself, who want to preserve our traditional climate, wonder why reporters can’t even ask about what might be different about the latest flooding in the Midwest. Before you jump down my throat, of course I know that "a climatology" is tracked over a thirty-year span, so we cannot link a singleContinue reading “Iowa Floods: Another Reporter without a Clue”
The High Road to the White House: Why It Works
Today a couple of interesting data points came together on why taking the high road to the White House (inspiring voters with principle) is more likely to result in victory than the low road ("going negative"). First, from a recent Pew poll (here): For Obama, one of the most striking positives in the survey isContinue reading “The High Road to the White House: Why It Works”
The Obama Wave Rebuilds
The hottest new pollster on the block goes by the name of Five Thirty Eight, has been profiled (here) by Newsweek, and knows more about statistics than I can even imagine. He’s famed for his ability to predict based on the work of polls published by others, which is a little like taking a testContinue reading “The Obama Wave Rebuilds”
Stewart Brand on Why the Country Sucks
Short but fascinating Power Q & A with the great environmental activist Stewart Brand, courtesy of the revamped Mother Jones: MJ: What is your favorite personal energy-saving trick? SB: I live in a tugboat with 450 square feet. And living in a city is bloody brilliant, especially in Manhattan, which has good public transit andContinue reading “Stewart Brand on Why the Country Sucks”
Young Enviro Activist Slams Street Theater
Blunt post from Rachel Barge (here) at the leading youth climate site, It’s Getting Hot in Here, on why environmental street theater is counter-productive. She writes: I think there’s 3 major chain-reaction problems with using street theater as a means to build a movement: 1. We look stupid2. People feel alienated3. ItContinue reading “Young Enviro Activist Slams Street Theater”
Republicans Have Lost Their Minds, part 97
A couple of years ago, the hugely famous and widely admired analyst Charles Barkley lowered the boom on the GOP, declaring — on a golf course, no less — "I used to be a Republican, until they lost their minds." Little has gone right for the Grand Old Party in the last couple of years,Continue reading “Republicans Have Lost Their Minds, part 97”
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