Seriously. Phil Valentine, a talk show host and occasional columnist at the Tennessean writes: Apparently, I hit a nerve with a column I wrote a couple of weeks ago on global warming. Many of you took umbrage with my daring to connect the global warming movement to Marxism. Don’t get me wrong. I do notContinue reading “Global Warming a Communist Plot, Says Talk Show Host”
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Farm Bill: Bad for Your Health, Bad for the Planet
A tough, funny little ad from a doctor’s group takes a wide stance against the fattening of America at taxpayer’s expense. "Dirty Little Secret," it’s called and it’s worth thirty seconds of your time. Hat-tip to McClatchey, which ran the story on the issue (and the Farm Bill, which is a huge bill that deservesContinue reading “Farm Bill: Bad for Your Health, Bad for the Planet”
Fox Pundit Blames Wildfires on Federal Government
60 Minutes ran a spectacularly well-timed feature this past Sunday on wildfires in the Western states, entitled "Expert: Warming Climate Fuels Mega-Fires." Predictably, climate change denier Steven Milloy, who runs a website and serves as a pundit for Fox News, was quick to criticize the news report. His press agent at Advocacy Ink issued aContinue reading “Fox Pundit Blames Wildfires on Federal Government”
Killer Cows — No, Really
Must link to the latest in the Los Angeles Times excellent editorial series on global warming, which does what editorials are supposed to do but often don’t: Clarify, propose, and convince. The editorial this week was about cow emissions. Hilarious? No. Sensible? Yes. All told, livestock are responsible for 18% of greenhouse-gas emissions worldwide, accordingContinue reading “Killer Cows — No, Really”
Limbaugh Calls Climate Science “Phony”
Earlier this week, right-wing talk radio host Rush Limbaugh got in trouble for calling soldiers in Iraq opposed to the war "phony." Yesterday he called the science of ozone depletion to be "phony" and the science of climate change to be "fraudulent." Limbaugh went on to accuse Dr. James Hansen, America’s top climatologist, of beingContinue reading “Limbaugh Calls Climate Science “Phony””
Vegetarian Nudity
I’m all for it. And meat-eating has a major–and negative–impact on the climate. And this is about as close as I’m ever likely to get to a naked Alicia Silverstone. So…
The Massacre Begins
More news from Asia…as predicted, the Burmese authorities have opened fire on protesters, killing monks and even foreigners, and doing their best to cut the nation off from the outside world. So far, they have not succeeded. In fact, for breaking news on Burma, please see this amazing site, named after Burma’s great river, theContinue reading “The Massacre Begins”
Armed With Science
I just love this picture from the Climate Camp protest against the expansion of Heathrow. As countless smart people are saying–Bill McKibben, Al Gore, Mike Tidwell–we need demonstrations to save our climate. Here’s one from the UK worth remembering:
We’re Getting Drunk on Ethanol, Says LA Times
The Los Angeles Times is going through probably the worst stretch in its entire history, stretching back well over a hundred years. But despite one setback after another on the news pages, it’s shown encouraging signs of life in its daily editorials, specifically a series called "A Warming World," which has brought great discernment andContinue reading “We’re Getting Drunk on Ethanol, Says LA Times”
In Search of Cheney’s “Virtue”
Nickolas Kristof, unlike an estimated 97% of pundits, actually goes out and researches the topics he writes about, talking to experts, ordinary folks, and traveling to difficult places like Chad and Cambodia to report on harrowing issues such as genocide and child slavery. He’s about to take a leave from his paper, the New YorkContinue reading “In Search of Cheney’s “Virtue””
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