‘A Small Price for a Large Benefit’
Cornell University economist Robert Frank makes the case for why action on fighting dangerous climate change makes more sense than doing nothing.
Sun, February 21 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Perspective on ‘Climategate’ and the IPCC
I’ve been meaning to address this topic for some time, but Margaret Wente pushed me into it with her effort on Tuesday. The climate torque queen is up to her old tricks, even though she’s trying to be moderate this time.
Tue, February 16 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
A so-so discussion about covering climate change
On Sunday, CBC Radio’s The Sunday Edition held its inaugural Mediaphiles panel, using the occasion to discuss coverage of the climate issue.
Wed, January 20 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
A rather breathless G&M article on 'Climategate'
Here’s the current headline on the G&M Web story about the so-called Climategate emails: “Breach in the global-warming bunker rattles climate science at the worst time” It’s also the version that appeared in this morning’s paper. And how was it headlined on the Web Friday night? “Scandal shakes foundations of climate science” (!!!!) I called [...]
Sat, December 5 2009 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The case for global cooling just gets stronger and stronger :^)
From AP via CTV.ca: Antarctic glaciers are melting faster than previously thought, which could lead to an unprecedented rise in sea levels, scientists said Wednesday.
Wed, February 25 2009 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Another warning that the global warming train is picking up speed
From AP via TheStar.com: An international team of climate experts has taken a new look at the threat of global warming, and they do not like what they see.
Tue, February 24 2009 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
‘How journalists get in the way of the election’
From the subhead to Andrew Coyne’s commentary in Maclean’s: “Politicians learn from their mistakes, sometimes. The media keep repeating theirs.”
Wed, September 24 2008 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media, politics » Comments Off