I can’t understand how a young history/poli-sci major who has become a social media “influencer” has superior credibility to tens of thousands of climate scientists, many of whom I know personally, who have been studying this subject since the 1970s. …
Tag: climate denialism
Let’s Replace George Washington with Charlie Kirk on the U.S. Quarter
The American ultra-right-wing is lining up a heap of posthumous praise on Charlie Kirk. Of course, not everyone feels the same, like the author of the meme at left, who points out that Kirk was merely a podcaster. My problem …
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U.S. Engaged in Epic Battle Against Higher Education
Social media is littered with memes like this one, each trying to convince us, that a college education is unnecessary, or more commonly, simply a bad thing. Now, if you’re today’s Christian-oriented, ultra-right-wing Republican party, it’s easy to guess the …
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Understanding Climate Denialism
There is a great deal of truth here, but the disinformation campaigns would have been dismissed with a round jeer if we didn’t have so many “ignorant yokels.” This, from Isaac Asimov in 1980: There is a cult of ignorance …
Analyzing Climate Denial
A reader requested comments on his query at the left. This isn’t a yes-or-no question; in other words, yes, I would think this is one of the many mechanisms that lies behind climate denialism. Here are a few others:
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Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs Have Taken It On the Jaw
Long-time reader Bill O’Hearn sent me two wonderful articles he wrote on corporate sustainability that I offer here and here. He makes some really good and unassailable points, namely, that the recent criminality in the private sector, especially the cases …
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Despite Wanton Corruption and Political Theater, Environmentalism's Star Is Rising
A reader sent me this regarding my apology for having referred to habitual viewers of Fox News as “idiots”: Congratulations on your apology. It was well written and sincere. However, I can’t see how you can say Bill O’Reilly (from Fox …
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