Tag Archives: Global Warming

Obama Bashing: Latest Progressive Sport or Media Meme?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Lately everyone seems to dislike the President. It’s obvious that Republicans as a whole have never taken him seriously but this week several progressive Democrats have been taking shots at him. At the sixth annual Netroots Nation Conference in Minneapolis … Continue reading →

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In This Corner…Michele Bachmann

Posted on February 11, 2011 by dcpetterson

2012 Contender Series: Michele Bachmann (Updated January 4th: Ms. Bachmann officially withdrew from the residential race after a poor showing in the Iowa Caucus. It is expected that she will run for re-election in Minnesota once the redistricting is settled) … Continue reading →

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The Argument for Anthropogenic Global Climate Change

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Mr. Universe

This is a brief argument for AGW (Anthropogenic Global Warming) that was festering in a previous thread. 2010 was the hottest year on record for global temperatures since records of temperatures were recorded in 1880 and it rather shockingly illustrates … Continue reading →

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In This Corner…Jon Huntsman

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Monotreme

2012 Contender Series: Jon Huntsman In this corner… is an ongoing series looking into the viability of potential candidates for the 2012 Presidential race. (Updated: Huntsman officially left the race and endorsed Mitt Romney prior to the South Carolina primary) (Updated: … Continue reading →

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2010: The Trend is Upward

Posted on January 3, 2011 by dcpetterson

Throughout 2008 and 2009, many conservative pundits spent some effort in trying to convince us that the world was in a “cooling trend.” 2008 and 2009, while still among the warmest years on record, were a bit cooler than a … Continue reading →

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Science Marches On

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Monotreme

On Friday, December 17, the Obama Administration issued a formal memorandum saying that government officials should not interfere with science. [Crickets.] So, why is this an issue at all? I know my fellow liberals are sometimes accused of blaming the … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Stoopid

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Michael Weiss

Voters aren’t stupid. The world is just complex. Our society has gone far away from the days when we were expected to collect our own food from a foodshed that was walkable in under an hour. We are a society of … Continue reading →

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A Shot Heard ‘Round the World

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Mr. Universe

  I just returned from a presentation at the University of Oregon’s Law Center given by James Hansen, head of Nasa’s Goddard Institute forSpace Studies in New York City. Hansen has been dubbed the ‘Grandfather of Global Warming’ though he … Continue reading →

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