Here’s an article pointing out: We can argue all we want and a solar power revolution will still happen. This, of course, is completely true.
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Climate Science: Whom Should We Believe?
I had to laugh when I came across this just now. It reminds me of a Facebook friend whose entire life, it seems, is arguing with climate change deniers.
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Yes, We Should Prepare for Climate Change Like We Plan for War, But How Likely Is That?
Here’s an article that suggests an alternative approach to dealing with climate change, as suggested in the headline above. That sounds like a solid idea, until one considers a few points:
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What Motivates Trump’s Strange Behavior?
A White House memo that recently surfaced details how Trump’s own staff has been pushing for our president to do something that will make him appear at least somewhat credible and responsible in dealing with the existential threat to our civilization known …
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How To Embarrass Yourself: Argue Science with Scientists
Here’s a typical story, given the March for Science last weekend. It’s an example of how our society has come to accept totally illogical garbage, as long as it fits in with what we’d like to believe.
Celebrating A Rare Victory for Science and Reason
Here’s a popular Facebook “share” on climate science to which I commented, “Always nice to see science score a victory, but it sure is a shame that this is in any way remarkable.” And here’s the discussion that ensued: Friend: …
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Climate Change: How Valuable is the "Consensus?"
With respect to my recent piece on climate science, a reader points out: What is today’s “consensus” may not be tomorrow’s. Yes, the consensus can be wrong. In fact, it always is, in one way or another.
Superstition Vs. Climate Science
At the end of each December, I try to make a hopeful prediction about the year to come. I predict that this year will mark the end of a great deal of our superstitions. Remember the words of the great …
Most Scientists Are Modest and Unobtrusive – But Not All
Why is it that scientists generally are quiet and demure, and so seldom even mention the field of politics? Perhaps it’s the very difference between fact and opinion, and scientists’ preference to the former over the latter. In any case, …
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Good News, Bad News for a Progressive U.S. Energy Policy
Unfortunately, we live in a time when our “leaders” simply tell us what they think we want to hear. Anytime, and especially in an election year, a U.S. presidential candidate stands up for an idea, it means that he believes …
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