The marvelously talented Steve Brodner, nominated for a prize by the design community, says he is pioneering a semi-new kind of drawing, the "illographix," which involves graphing and charting as well as illustration. Here's one example, worked out with two notables editors, and submitted for a prize: Not sure how new this concept really is.Continue reading “Editorial ‘toons w/facts: illographix from Brodner and Rall”
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How Obama can get it done for a safe climate: Brownstein
Ronald Brownstein, perhaps the foremost political print journalist of recent years, in Quartz explains how and why the President will make a move to protect the climate. Note that the story begins with a fact the left and environmentalists generally will not like. Though President Barack Obama lavished attention on climate change in both his inauguralContinue reading “How Obama can get it done for a safe climate: Brownstein”
President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15
The earth’s getting warmer: “Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15.” President Obama, in the State of the Union Address: You can see that in NOAA’s record of global temperatures. From Ezra Klein's Wonkblog. Weather nerdsContinue reading “President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15”
The state of the climate 2013: Obama
President Obama's makes clear how fast things are changing in the climate in his 2013 State of the Union: …for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years onContinue reading “The state of the climate 2013: Obama”
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”
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”
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”
Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different
From Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State speech, on climate change: When we think about California’s future, no long term liability presents as great a danger to our wellbeing as the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the latest report from the World Bank, carbon dioxideContinue reading “Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different”
Obama promises action on warming in 2nd Inaugural
In his second Inaugural Address this morning, President Obama promised action on climate change: We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and futureContinue reading “Obama promises action on warming in 2nd Inaugural”
Allegation: White House to act on global warming
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reporter Eric Holthaus put out a truly epic series of tweets from a briefing on the all-time heat records set last year here in these United States. Let me cite just a couple: BREAKING: NOAA announces 2012 officially the warmest year on record for the United States. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/  NOAA: "Every stateContinue reading “Allegation: White House to act on global warming”
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