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In response to my recent post on the legal action being taken against ExxonMobil for its role in hiding the truth about climate change, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I know of no law or Statute broken by Exxon in regard …

The Case Against ExxonMobil Re: Suppressing the Truth About Climate Change Read More »

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  Here are few reports that contain very important information for those who disbelieve the theory of anthropogenic climate change.  In essence, you have been lied to. CO2 Emissions and Climate Change Michael Mann on Climate Deniers Michael Mann on …

Climate Deniers, Check This Out Read More »

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It’s the 60th anniversary of the signing of U.S. President Eisenhower’s Federal Highway Act, which established the Interstate Highway System.  On this occasion, let’s note a few aspects of the project that bear mentioning in the context of our modern-day …

The U.S. Highway System Is More Than Just a Few Thousand Miles of Macadam Read More »

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In addition to his brilliance in matters of math and science, my friend and colleague Glenn Doty has a huge heart.  The pic here is from his Facebook page. It’s funny; when I see people do horrible things, like building …

How Is It Possible That So Many of Us Forgot the Very Basics of Decency That We Learned as Children? Read More »

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As it becomes increasingly clear that ExxonMobil is facing a category-5 hellstorm of legal onslaught from our Justice Department over the oil giant’s conspiracy to deceive the world about climate change, I find myself ever more alert to metaphors that …

Hey ExxonMobil: There's an Intense Little Girl with a Sharp Instrument Headed Your Way Read More »

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I was on a two-hour online radio/television show yesterday called “Zo What?” — an absolutely brilliant production of Zo Williams, a man who has more “cool” in his little finger than I do in my entire body, as the pic …

Talkin’ Sustainability Read More »

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I thought that was a clever little title, but I take no credit for it. It’s a line from this article on climate change, and, in particular, the melting of the Arctic and the release of incredible quantities of previously …

What Happens in the Arctic Doesn't Stay in the Arctic Read More »

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In the 1960s, when the tobacco industry learned that its product caused cancer and that millions of its customers would suffer agonizing deaths as a result of smoking cigarettes, its leaders conspired to suppress this finding, so as to protect …

Big Oil, Like Big Tobacco, Faces Tough Times Ahead Read More »

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As I predicted a few years ago, the oil companies are headed in the direction that the tobacco industry took 50 years ago.  They: • Conducted research that confirms the damage that its product causes • Aggressively denyied the truth …

Big Oil Faces Big Legal Trouble Read More »

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Today, most of the literate world is aware of the challenge that our civilization faces with respect to “AGW” (anthropogenic global warming, aka climate change, aka climate disruption).  For most of us, however, this realization has come fairly recently; public …

Our Understanding of Climate Change: A Weird History Read More »

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