And the wind cried…Nemo? One model's vision of the blizzard-to-come…. very hurricane-like. twitter.com/EricHolthaus/s… — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) February 8, 2013 That's from The Weather Channel…but isn't it NOAA's job to name storms? Related articles Just How Much Snow Will We Get? The Weather Channel Taps Social Media for #Nemo Blizzard Bracing for NemoContinue reading “A blizzard that looks a little like a hurricane: Nemo”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Only independents swayed by weather on warming; Poll
From UPI: DURHAM, N.H., Jan. 24 (UPI) – Climate change beliefs held by independent voters can be dramatically swayed by short-term weather conditions, University of New Hampshire researchers reported. This is in contrast to how voters aligned with a political party hold on to their beliefs, they said. "We find that over 10 surveys, Republicans andContinue reading “Only independents swayed by weather on warming; Poll”
Unemployed reporter turns brewer, keeps sense of humor
You have to love a reporter who makes a joke — and beer — out of his unemployment. Best of all is his label, which reads in part: "Porter style beers were first popularized in the nineteenth century by merchant sailors and manual dock laborers. Unemployed Reporter is crafted in the same tradition, honoring aContinue reading “Unemployed reporter turns brewer, keeps sense of humor”
Falling love with a lone wolf — via a GPS tracker
Great op-ed yesterday in the New York Times about how GPS data is helping bring us closer to other species. In recent years, there has been much pontificating about how modern communications technologies are changing the way that we relate to other people. Less discussed is the way these advances are reshaping our relationships withContinue reading “Falling love with a lone wolf — via a GPS tracker”
The Superbowl: National Day of Capitalism
Hype is the point, writes Hampton Stevens: The Super Bowl is our National Day of Capitalism—a feast and party that's mercifully without the least bit of spiritual underpinning. It's a celebration of commercialism and consumerism, and consumption for consumptions' sake. Today we slurp and cho down as much food and drink as humanly possible. We payContinue reading “The Superbowl: National Day of Capitalism”
America’s largest crop is a lawn. Could it be a garden?
Mark Bittman, the amazing cook and bold columnist for the New York Times, tries to restrain his temper as he reports on how some suburban governments are citing homeowners for transforming their lawns into gardens. He grumbles: …several times a year we hear of a situation like the one in Orlando[1], where the mayor claims toContinue reading “America’s largest crop is a lawn. Could it be a garden?”
Rain comes to the desert: Chris Clarke
The ecologists never fail to describe coastal Southern California as a semi-arid region, which all too many residents transmute into "desert." It's not! Big difference between a land of some rain and a land of no rain. Trees, for one. As Chris Clarke, who has an interesting gig writing for KCET points out, rain oftenContinue reading “Rain comes to the desert: Chris Clarke”
What Obama has in common w/JFK…and Kurt Cobain
In a recent interview with Franklin Foer of The New Republic, Barack Obama said he liked to shoot: FF: Have you ever fired a gun? BO: Yes, in fact, up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time. FF: The whole family? BO: Not the girls, but oftentimes guests of mine go upContinue reading “What Obama has in common w/JFK…and Kurt Cobain”
Researcher clicks w/reporter: true stories become movies
For decades the Los Angeles Times has had a Column One feature on the front page, at the top left of the front page, usually, in the A1 position. It's a story-telling opportunity for good reporters. Yesterday Chris Lee hit the ball out of the park with his profile of the unusual reader/Hollywood producer StuartContinue reading “Researcher clicks w/reporter: true stories become movies”
The real split in global warming politics: Young vs old
A great Washington Wire column in the Wall Street Journal quantifies the true political split on the queston of global warming. It's not Republican vs. Democrat. It's old versus young. In the words of pollster Dante Chinni: While politicians and the media tend to focus on the Democratic/Republican divide on the issue, the real splitContinue reading “The real split in global warming politics: Young vs old”
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