It’s been an exhausting and extreme year weather-wise across the U.S., as this pointed out in this Reuters article, Weather Disasters Keep Costing the U.S. Billions This Year. And yet, there is still resistance across that country and my own, fur…
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: God’s Stimulus?
Contrary to Michele Bachmman’s belief that last week’s “Hurriquake” was a sign from God to curb federal government spending, it would seem that tens of billions of dollars will now be required to fix the widespread damage to infrastructure along … Continue reading →
Continue readingTrashy's World: Sometimes, ya just can’t win…
A. An over reaction?
B. An under reaction?
You be the judge which is worse.
I’d take A over B any day. New York City officials made the right call. As does anyone who errs on the side of caution in situations like this.
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Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Number One Lesson *Not* To Take Away from Hurricane Irene
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I was watching CNN this morning. I don’t know why—except that it was on in the gym at the hotel where I’m staying.
Pretty soon, I was arguing…
DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Hurricane Irene, Climate Change, and the Need to Consider Worst Case Scenarios
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In May of 2005, a few months before Hurricane Katrina, I wrote an article that nobody noticed. It was entitled “Thinking Big About Hurricanes: It’s Time to Get …
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