These geese chatter a lot, they are starting to flock as the end of summer draws closer. Sorry for the light posting, I’m recuperating from influenza/pneumonia, got knocked flat, and gave myself permission to take time to rest and recuperate. … Continue reading →
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DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: S&P Downgrades Planet Earth, Citing Unbalanced Carbon Budget, Reckless Political Debates and Role of “Deniers”
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Washington, D.C.—In a move that came as a shock both in this city and throughout the planet on which it is located, Standard & Poor’s late M…
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: An NAR candidate for president?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Texas Governor Rick Perry is announcing, as I write, that he is running to become President of the United States in 2012. Goverrnor Perry is perhaps not necessarily your typical conservative … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Faytene is ready for her close-up
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights reUsed By Permission. Faytene Grasseschi is apparently an actress. Yes, really. The former Faytene Kryskow is mentioning on her Facebook Wall this week that she has a part in a short film being made over … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: If God needs millions of North Americans to die, Patricia King “craves the judgements”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. You could admire someone who respects the judgements of the Lord. But being eager to see about 100 or 150 million people die if that is what the Lord wants to … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: The Attacks on Climate Science Education Are Picking Up Steam
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A few months back, those who care about accurate climate science and energy education in high school classes registered a minor victory. Under fire from outlets …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Here Comes the Atlantic Hurricane Season
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This has been a year of dramatic disasters and weather extremes. From tornadoes to droughts to heat waves, the U.S. has been battered.
Unfortunately, the hurricane season that&rs…
Bene Diction Blogs On: Faytene presents two somwhat different agendas for The Cry in Ottawa
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. What’s the agenda for The Cry Ottawa rally later this month? Depends on when you heard Faytene Grasseschi talk about it, I guess. As has been mentioned before, Faytene Grasseschi (the … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: As seen on Lisa Ling’s show
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission I was recently at a house which has the Oprah Winfrey Network on their cable. I happened to see a generic promo for Lisa Ling’s Our America TV program. You know, … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: The Bias Trap: Are We All Just A Bunch of Motivated Reasoners?
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There were a ton of great responses to my last post about conservative white men and climate change denial. Perhaps most notably, some savvy respondents called into question whe…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: What’s Up With Conservative White Men and Climate Change Denial?
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They come at you at public events, wanting to argue. They light up the switchboards whenever there’s a radio show about climate change. They commandeer your blog comments …
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Intervangelism
“It’s hard to find a site that doesn’t have a PayPal donation button.” Interesting article on the rise of intervangelists, many who are televangelists or former televangelists now using the internet for a come back, ways to reach new audiences … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Faytene’s “cute” husband is rendered sheepish
By Rick Hiebert All Rights reserved. Used by Permission. Faytene Grasseschi—the former Faytene Kryskow—is not done with Canada yet. But she’s just started to figure out how to keep her new husband Robert Grasseschi busy while on the sawdust trail. … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The view from here
Quick summer shower followed by…:^)
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Association for Reformed Political Action not happy with media attention
The Executive Director of the Association for Reformed Political Action says bloggers and media are playing ‘gotcha’ politics. Why? Mark Penninga is upset there is public quoting and attention to an article on his website about Tim Hudak’s stance on abortion. … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Robert Schuller reinstated as a voting member of church board
A few weeks ago Robert Schuller was ousted from the board of the church he founded and was supposedly kept on as chairman emeritus so he could devote his time to other things such as writing. Now it appears that the … Continue reading →
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Crossroads Christian Communications announces distribution deal, but can’t update website
Crossroads Christian Communications hasn’t bothered to update it’s upcoming guest web page this week for it’s 100 Huntley Street viewers, but it’s Tricord Media division is promoting it’s distribution partnership with Sony and Sherwood Pictures to promote Courageous, a film … Continue reading →
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: The Annual Arctic Sea Ice Drama Begins
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In my last post, I discussed how the increasing risk of devastating heat waves—unlike the worsening of tornadoes—is definitely a phenomenon we can link to glo…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Forget Tornadoes. Lets Talk–Unendingly–About Heat Waves and Global Warming
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Earlier this year, I grew uncomfortable with attempts to link the massive tornado destruction that we saw in the U.S. to climate change. As I explained then—based on an int…
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: The view from here
This was taken by Carol Tebay at the Bene Diction compound.:^)
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