As anyone could have predicted, Republicans are lining up behind the fight to ensure that the world suffers the most severe effects of climate change. The reasoning is simple: Democrats accept the findings of science, and therefore, the GOP must …
Tag: climate science
U.S. Forest Service Is Onboard with Climate Science
I just met a hydrology engineer who works for the U.S. Forest Service, which is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture; it administers the nation’s 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands, managing 193 million acres of land. …
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Republicans Are Just Astonishing
There are several aspects to the Republican platform that are simply astounding. A notable example is the ban on abortion. A woman’s right to choose is a strongly held belief of almost all women, and the vast majority of men. …
Somehow, Republicans Are Considered the Friends of the American Workers
The top 1% has proven itself amazingly effective in convincing working class Americans that their woes are rooted in things like loose border control, political correctness, big government, and the other boogeymen associated with the Democrats. Guess what the rich …
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We Need To Believe One Side or the Other: Choose Wisely
OK, it’s whom to believe, but this guy makes an excellent point. It’s like so many things in our world today. We’re surround by real estate salespeople opining on the validity of climate science and landscape architects telling us the …
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Big Oil and Climate Disinformation
It is said that Big Oil has entered its “Big Tobacco” phase, meaning that it needs to go to ever more obscene lengths to sew doubt into the public’s mind re: the damage its products cause. It seems that the …
“Global Warming” and “Climate Change”
Someone sent me the meme here and wrote: “A GOP strategist rebranded global warming as “climate change” because it sounds far, far less dangerous, problematic, severe, worrisome. The usual network of right-wing think tanks and media outlets immediately — as …
Americans Slow on the Uptake
Many Americans report feeling like they’re on a merry-go-round, today wondering how something so odd and terrible could be possible, tomorrow learning why, but the following day scratching their heads again.
Climate Science and Labor Law
What happens when scientific integrity runs into political interference? More specifically, can a scientist, fired by the Trump administration for doing her job, successfully sue for wrongful termination?
Defending the Environment Requires Understanding Science
Does everyone at top levels of the federal government need a rock-solid understanding of science? Of course not. Nobody cares if the postmaster general flunked chemistry.
