Special thanks to Alberto Berio, of Artillery Unit (see design link below right) for helping with the new look. Comments, complaints, discussion welcome as always. But now on to more serious topics, treated (I hope) with our customary blend of fact and irreverence. To wit, here’s a Tom Toles’ sketch on the upcoming hurricane season…andContinue reading “Changes in Outlook, Changes in Look”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Too Busy for Beauty
Would passers-by notice if one of the greatest violinists in the world today worked the street in Washington, D.C.? Today the Washington Post magazine runs a fascinating piece by Gene Weingarten called Pearls Before Breakfast to find out. The answer, essentially, is "no." But there were a couple of exceptions. One was a former violinist:Continue reading “Too Busy for Beauty”
Dueling Drought Stories
The "new normal" in the Southwest is drought, about which we’ll be hearing plenty in the years and decades to come. Even some conservatives, such as the illuminating Rod Dreher, are writing about the fact that Dallas is expected soon to be a Dust Bowl, to the apparent anger and incredulity of most of hisContinue reading “Dueling Drought Stories”
The Jester Asks the Tough Questions
In the 21st century, some of the sharpest questions to politicians and other powerbrokers are coming not from serious-minded reporters, but from edgy comedians, such as Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Maher. I don’t know exactly why this is, but I kind of like it. Last week Maher put Bernie Sanders on the spotContinue reading “The Jester Asks the Tough Questions”
The Supremes Turn Green: Call for EPA Regulation of CO2 Emissions
The surprisingly firm Supreme Court decision handed down this past Monday on the responsibility of the EPA to regulate CO2 tailpipe emissions is the big news in climate this week and probably this year. Let me bring you the decision and the links and sit with this ruling (pdf) and you for a minute orContinue reading “The Supremes Turn Green: Call for EPA Regulation of CO2 Emissions”
Supreme Court Calls for Action on Global Warming: Bush EPA Confused
From Tom Toles, of course:
A Statistical Analysis of the Latest White House Evasions on Global Warming
Everyone who remembers their carbon emission history knows that President Bush promised while on his first campaign for President to regulate emissions, and then welshed on the promise, claiming that the Kyoto Protocols–or any similar effort–would "wreck the economy." Since then his administration has famously employed oil industry lobbyists to rewrite scientific reports, intimidated scientistsContinue reading “A Statistical Analysis of the Latest White House Evasions on Global Warming”
Supreme Court to Bush Administration on Global Warming: Deal With It
Huge news: the Supreme Court, on a 5-4 vote, rejects the do-nothing stance towards global warming of the Bush Administration, fully affirms the right of the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, and in fact demands that the EPA show why they should not do so. The rulling was much moreContinue reading “Supreme Court to Bush Administration on Global Warming: Deal With It”
The Venom of Global Warming
A toxic microalgae encouraged by global warming is thriving in tropical reefs and contributing to the poisoning of 50,000 people a year, reports the AP. The poisonous algae and its effect, which is known as ciguatera, is not new; in fact, among historical celebrities, it’s believed to have poisoned Captain Cook’s men in the SouthContinue reading “The Venom of Global Warming”
El Nino Becomes El Wimpo: Bill Patzert Gets It Right Again
Here‘s an excellent front page story from the LATimes on the best forecaster in town (and an equaintance of mine) Bill Patzert. Besides being a great scientist, he’s a colorful guy, as the picture below shows. (When the Bush administration was doing everything possible to keep Federally-funded scientists from talking about global warming, he showedContinue reading “El Nino Becomes El Wimpo: Bill Patzert Gets It Right Again”
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