When my childhood friends came to learn that I’d become an author of materials of environmental sustainability, they sometimes asked for my opinions on climate change. I explain that because climate change is a science, it’s inappropriate to apply the …
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More on “Balanced” Reporting
Re: the cartoon at left, a reader notes: “This is why people are afraid of nuclear power.” Exactly. Virtually everyone who understands the threat of climate change and the potential danger posed by nuclear power favors the further development of …
“Balanced” Reporting
The cartoon here describes the essence of the conversation my mom and I have, when, for instance, anti-vaxxers show up on Fox News. Mom asks me, “Don’t any of these commentators have credentials you respect?” My reply is that the …
Our Understanding of Climate Change Goes Back a Long Way, But ….
The history of climate science, and in particular, an understanding of the role that greenhouse gases play in global warming, actually predates the article at left by many years. In 1896, Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius claimed that fossil fuel combustion may …
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To a Climate Denier
A climate denier I happen to know writes: Science as referenced by politicians is no longer science, at least not in the traditional sense of the word. Real science continuously questions a hypothesis. When evidence suggests there’s a problem with …
2020 On Track To Overtake 2016 as the Hottest Year on Record
Wouldn’t it be positively bizarre if science turned out to be right and the theory of climate change (aka anthropogenic global warming or AGW) turned out to be correct, and the early 21st Century actually turned out to be our …
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Somebody’s Lying. Who Could It Be?
Scottish philosopher David Hume left us with this gem: We always disbelieve the greater miracle. We’re constantly bombarded with information that conflicts with things we believe. How do we sort this out? There is really no other way to do …
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Accepting the Theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming–And Then Doing Something About It
My mother asked me the other day, “Do you think more people are getting on board with global warming?” I replied in the affirmative, because of a few factors:
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There Are Only Two Types of Climate Deniers–And You Don’t Want To Be Either One
A skeptic comments on my post re: yesterday’s Climate March in which I mentioned that Pakistan saw temperatures of 122F in April. He mentions that all this hub-bub is not about science, but about “short-lived publicity.” I wish he were …
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Checking on the Theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) Doesn’t Require Too Much Sweat
A reader comments: “It has become very difficult for the average citizen to discern what is “science” and what is advocacy.” I grant that. In the case of AGW, however, all the average citizen really has to do is to …
