Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Those who laugh off Sanders' linking climate change to terrorism are the ones who should be mocked

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/16/1450569/-Those-who-laugh-off-Sanders-linking-climate-change-to-terrorism-are-the-ones-who-should-be-mocked
"The Department of Defense says that climate change "poses immediate risks to US national security" and has the potential to exacerbate terrorism."

Saturday, November 21, 2015

House Science Chair Lamar Smith Goes After NOAA's Climate Findings

House Science Chair Lamar Smith Goes After NOAA's Climate Findings

"When the findings of a report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) become problematic for the Chair of the House Committee on Science, what better way to fight inconvenient facts than by personally attacking the scientists? October, 2015 was officially the warmest on record, and the findings of the NOAA point to the factors contributing to this phenomenon. Chairman and Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) is retaliating in typical Republican fashion by spending exorbitant sums of taxpayer money to conduct a Benghazi-style witch hunt to stall any meaningful action to combat this dangerous environmental trend.

House Leadership Escalates The GOP’s War On Science

Marco Rubio’s American hellscape: The insane science denial that puts the planet in jeopardy

Marco Rubio’s American hellscape: The insane science denial that puts the planet in jeopardy

"In 2006, the Stern Review firmly developed the evidence that global warming will cost the world’s economy far more than the cost of taking mitigative actions, but almost a decade later, the entire GOP presidential field remains deep in denial."

We’re repeating Bush’s failure: An Iraq veteran despairs over our deepening climate-change denial

We’re repeating Bush’s failure: An Iraq veteran despairs over our deepening climate-change denial

"The situations are different, of course, but also similar. At the heart of both, there’s oil. At the heart of both, there’s a denial of reality. At the heart of both, there are conflicting motives, miscommunication, greed, stupidity, and inertia. At the heart of both, there’s a refusal to face our failure."

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Rupert Murdoch Takes Over at National Geographic, Immediately Starts Laying off Award-Winning Staff @alternet

Rupert Murdoch Takes Over at National Geographic, Immediately Starts Laying off Award-Winning Staff @alternet

"The management of National Geographic sent out an email telling its staff, all of its staff, all to report to their headquarters, and wait by their phones. This pulled back every person who was in the field, every photographer, every reporter, even those on vacation had to show up on this fateful day. As these phones rang, one by one National Geographic let go the award-winning staff, and the venerable institution was no more. The name now belongs to Rupert Murdoch, and he has plans for it."

National Geographic Readies Itself For Murdoch Takeover With Layoffs

National Geographic Readies Itself For Murdoch Takeover With Layoffs

"Welcome to Murdoch-land, National Geographic. What a colossal waste of a fine publication."

The Kochs Keep America Behind The Developed World In Using Free Energy

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/11/02/kochs-america-falling-developed-world-free-energy.html
"Leading the charge against expanding solar power in the Sunshine State are none other than the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity (AFP). The Koch group has repeated the same tactics in Florida that it has in myriad other states and has openly, and viciously, attacked the ballot initiative to open solar markets in Florida."