I just finished watching a video of a presentation by Shawn Otto, “Can Democracy Survive the Age of Science?” Just from that title you might be tempted to leap to the conclusion that you’ve “been there, done that, bought the T-shirt”, and therefore convince yourself that you can skip this one. I would urge . . . → Read More: Democracy in the Age of Science
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I’m sure most of you reading this site are painfully aware of the recent unscientific, morally bankrupt, and tactically insane move by the Heartland Institute and their Billboards o’ Stupidity, which try to draw a line between terrorists like the Unabomber and those who accept the overwhelming consensus view of climate change. If you haven’t, . . . → Read More: Heartland shoots own foot, reloads, takes aim again Your assignment, should you decide to accept it, is to complete the sentence: It’s the [BLANK], stupid. Your reply has to be in the context of sustainability, as this isn’t a blog devoted to tropical fish or motorcycles or even tropical fish on motorcycles, but aside from that, knock yourself out. Feel free to supply more than . . . → Read More: Fill in the blank time I can’t speak for anyone else gathered here in my virtual living room — hey, Sasparilla, stop bogarting the Doritos; and Olner, we’re running low on Carmenere, please open another couple of bottles — but I certainly find it incredibly frustrating to see and hear people talk about the cost of energy solely in terms of . . . → Read More: Not talking about the true costs  4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Climate change, Coal, Communications, Electricity, Natural gas, Uncategorized Those of you endowed with unnervingly good powers of observation have no doubt already noticed that in the “Pages” box in the right-hand column of this site there’s a new entry: “Climate Change Crash Course”. Here’s the scoop: This is an idea I’ve played around with for some time, but never found the time to pursue. . . . → Read More: Climate Change Crash Course 8 comments - (Comments are closed) Administrivia, Climate change, Climate change crash course, Communications, Uncategorized If I may, let me begin this decidedly navel-staring post by asking you to take a minute and a deep breath and read Kipling’s If:
If you can keep your head when all about you Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere: A Study of Public Trust in the United States, 1974 to 2010 Abstract: This study explores time trends in public trust in science in the United States from 1974 to 2010. More precisely, I test Mooney’s (2005) claim that conservatives in the United States have become increasingly distrustful of science. Using . . . → Read More: It’s a trust issue, plus politics The Planet Under Pressure conference has issue a ten-page document that I urge everyone to read, titled “First State of the Planet Declaration”. The opening paragraphs: 1. Research now demonstrates that the continued functioning of the Earth system as it has supported the well-being of human civilization in recent centuries is at risk. Without urgent . . . → Read More: Must read: First State of the Planet Declaration Dr. Michael Mann, a.k.a. “the hockey stick guy”, is speaking out about the way he and other climate scientists have been abused, and a lot more of us should be paying attention and helping to fight back against such mistreatment. Mann has written a short piece for CNN which I highly recommend, Climate scientists and smear campaigns: Imagine . . . → Read More: Why Michael Mann is a climate hero I’ve said many times here and elsewhere in my virtual travels that we need to “connect the dots on climate change”, meaning we need to see all the ramifications of dumping tens of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere every year, year after year, even after we’ve increased the amount of that gas in . . . → Read More: Connect the Dots |
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