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Tag Archives: Global Warming
The Coffee Shop: Elegy for the Arctic
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – A Noiseless Patient Spider
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Climatology, The Coffee Shop, Walt Whitman
Tagged A Noiseless Patient Spider, Global Warming, Michael Greshko, Spider Silk, Spiders, Tasmania
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The Coffee Shop -It’s tornado season, time to flirt with death?
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. Having been raised mostly in the south, I am no stranger to the destructive power of tornadoes and hurricanes. Many of my younger years … Continue reading
Pope Francis, Republicans, and the Gospel of Climate Change Denial (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore noted that since Pope Francis came “out on the side of acknowledging human-caused global warming, Republican presidential contenders are suddenly on the side of ‘science’ not religion.” Fiore: Thanks to the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Oil, Campaign Finance, Capitalism, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Energy Policy, Government, Oligarchy, Political Science, Politics, Science, Short Video, United Kingdom, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Global Warming, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon, Pope Francis, Republicans
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Pope Francis vs. Dumbass American Politician: Senator James Inhofe Says That the Catholic Pontiff Should Butt Out of the Climate Change Discussion
By Elaine Magliaro Last Thursday, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) told “a conference of global warming skeptics” at the Heartland Institute “that the fight against climate change is really about global control with little accountability.” Inhofe, the chair of the Senate environment … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance, Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Denialism, Government, Political Science, Politics, United States
Tagged Catholic Church, Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Heartland Institute, James Inhofe, Oklahoma, Pope Francis, Republicans, Sen. James Inhofe, US Senate
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Et Tu, Wisconsin?: Following in the Footsteps of Florida, the Badger State’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands Bans Discussion of Climate Change for State Agency
By Elaine Magliaro Eric Roston (Bloomberg) reported earlier today that discussing the subject of climate change is now “out of bounds for workers at a state agency in Wisconsin.” Roston said that “any work related to climate change—even responding to … Continue reading
A Little Sunday Night Humor: Florida Lawmaker Mocks Rick Scott Official for Refusing to Use the Term “Climate Change’ While Testifying Before the State Legislature (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article about Governor Rick Scott of Florida. It appears that after Scott took office in 2011 officials of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had “been ordered not to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Denialism, Energy Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Short Video, States, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Florida, Global Warming, Gov. Rick Scott, Republicans
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From Governor Rick Scott’s “You-Can’t-Say-That Land”—Employees of Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection Were “Unofficially Banned” from Using the Terms “Climate Change” and “Global Warming” in Their Official Communications
By Elaine Magliaro Yesterday, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting (FCIR) reported that officials of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had “been ordered not to use the terms “climate change” or “global warming” in any official communications, emails, … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Democracy, Denialism, Education, Free Speech, Government, Government Propaganda, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, States, United States
Tagged Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Florida, Global Warming, Republican Party, Republicans, Rise of Sea Levels
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Someone…Anyone…Please Tell the Dumbass Senator with the Snowball That the Route for the Iditarod Race Had to Be Changed Because of Alaska’s Warm Winter
By Elaine Magliaro Over a week ago, I posted a column titled Dumbass Politician from Oklahoma Throws Snowball on the Senate Floor in an Effort to Prove That Climate Change Is a Hoax. That dumbass senator happens to be James … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Government, Government Propaganda, Politics, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Alaska, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Iditarod Race, Oklahoma, Sen. James Inhofe, US Senate
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Dumbass Politician from Oklahoma Throws Snowball on the Senate Floor in an Effort to Prove That Climate Change Is a Hoax (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro In January, climate change denier Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) officially took the gavel as chairman of the Senate’s Environment Committee. Later in the day, “he took the Senate floor for a long speech about how human-caused climate … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Countries, Denialism, Energy Policy, Government, Government Propaganda, Humor, Logic, Media, Politics, Propaganda, Science, Short Video, United States
Tagged Congress, Dumbass Politicians, Global Warming, Oklahoma, Senate, Senator James Inhofe, US Senate
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