-
About Elon's Nazi salute, I'll again post this video, which shows Elon's salute side by side with the salute as…
The only thing a beggar provides you with is a blessing/karma, which has no economic value, although I would still…
Well, clearly at least one does. God knows Musk doesn’t have to work another day in his life and hasn’t…
"People are afraid that if they give a beggar money they’ll use it to buy drugs or booze." Yep, people…
-
Category Archives: Environmental issues
Global Warming Discussion Thread (moved from the “Six Kinds of Republican” thread
There is now a significant discussion of global warming and denialism going on in the “Six Kinds of Republican” thread. I’m creating this post to move those comments to.
Posted in Environmental issues
17 Comments
Cartoon: Global Warming Can’t Be Real
TRANSCRIPT Panel 1 The image shows a businessman wearing a jacket and tie and standing on a tiny planet Earth. He is angrily lecturing. In the background we see outer space. MAN: Global warming can’t be real. Because if it … Continue reading
Why Tea Party Members Believe Global Warming Is A Hoax
Christopher Flavell, in an article about climate denialism, interviews Harvard professor Vanessa Williamson: Williamson attributed the receptiveness of Tea Party supporters to two widespread views: First, the coastal elite looks down on people in Middle America; second, the government wants … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues
62 Comments
The “Dark Funding” Is Behind The Entire Conservative Movement, Not Just Climate Change Deniers
Earlier this month, Drexel University’s Robert Brulle published a paper: Institutionalizing Delay: foundation funding and the creation of U.S. climate change counter-movement organizations. The paper examines how a huge portion of the funding of “climate change counter-movement organizations” has moved … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, Environmental issues
9 Comments
US Oil Drilling Has No Effect on Gas Prices
From the AP (via ThinkProgress): U.S. oil production is back to the same level it was in March 2003, when gas cost $2.10 per gallon when adjusted for inflation. But that’s not what prices are now. That’s because oil is … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues
11 Comments
To Conservatives Who Thought Nate Silver Was An Idiot
Regarding the reliability of climate modeling, maybe you’re right, despite your lack of expertise, and despite the fact that the last time you made a testable prediction about statistical modeling, you revealed yourself to be a great deal less accurate … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues
37 Comments
Pournelle’s Iron Law Of Bureaucracy, FEMA, and Republican Incompetence
In another thread, Ron – I suspect with tongue in cheek – quoted Jerry Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy: In any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: First, there will be those who are devoted to the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics, Environmental issues
3 Comments
The Minimum Wage, Global Warming, and Expert Consensus
Via Bleeding Heart Libertarians, I read Daniel B. Klein and Stewart Dompe’s admirable article “Reasons for Supporting the Minimum Wage: Asking Signatories of the ‘Raise the Minimum Wage’ Statement.” Klein, an economist who opposes the minimum wage, wanted to understand … Continue reading
Romney Mocks Trying To Address Global Warming
I wasn’t interested in the GOP convention this year, and I don’t expect to be interested in the Democratic convention. It’s not like I’m sweating who to vote for; of the two viable candidates, Obama, despite horrible flaws, is the … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues, In the news
4 Comments
Useful Info For Meat-Eaters Who Care About Climate Change But Can’t Quit Eating Meat
The graph comes from the Environmental Working Group, who describe their findings: Lamb, beef and cheese have the highest emissions. This is true, in part, because they come from ruminant animals that constantly generate methane through their digestive process, called … Continue reading
Posted in crossposted on TADA, Environmental issues
21 Comments
When you're defending nazi salutes, you're telling me that you're a nazi.