Why Canadians Should Participate in the SOPA/PIPA Protest
Michael Geist: Why Canadians Should Participate in the SOPA/PIPA Protest
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The Classroom Climate Battle: A New Heavy Hitter Joins the Fray
Teacher-writing-on-blackb-007.jpg For a year now, I’ve been covering the growing fight over the teaching of accurate climate science in American classrooms. The conflict is being driven by politics, of course,…
South Carolina moms versus Stephen Colbert – moms ticked off at candidate Colbert
Oh my gosh. This group of South Carolina women don’t seem to know who Stephen Colbert is. They don’t seem to get what he does for a living and some…
Radio Topics, January 17
Happy New Year! Well, belated, I suppose. I’m back after several weeks, and am ready to kick off 2012 with an exciting show. Tune in at 93.1 FM in Ottawa…
The Prairie Bible Institute Survivor Fund Project – Jim Crites explains
I mentioned in my last post I had contacted Jim Crites, the gentlemen who posted The Survivor Fund Project announcement for Prairie Bible Institute on Facebook. For background on this…
Does PolitiFact Adequately Cover Scientific Misinformation? Well, Sort Of
pinocchio.jpg I’ve been harping a lot lately on the fact-checkers, like PolitiFact, and how they too often fall for a type of phony journalistic “balance” that those of us who…
Shale Gas Bubble: Bloomberg News Confirms NY Times Finding That Fracking Boom Is a Bust
Shale Gas Bubble.jpg As news outlets across America take a more rigorous look at shale gas and fracking issues, it’s encouraging to see how the media coverage is finally starting…
Unethical Oil and Its Friends
northerngateway.jpg This is a guest post by Ian, originally published on The Real Story. A year ago Enbridge CEO Pat Daniel announced a new foreign partner for its Northern Gateway…
How to Get a Liberal to Deny Climate Science (Yes, It Can Happen)
geoengineering_diagram1-660×439.jpg Regular readers of my posts will know that I’ve often focused on the work of Yale’s Dan Kahan and his colleagues, who have published fascinating research on how our…
She [Faytene] is just like Michael Jordan?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Robert Grasseschi, no doubt under the mentoring of his evangelist wife Faytene, is picking up how to speak in charismatic churches.…
As Santorum Surges, Sound Science Sags
blog_harmon_santorum-320×268.jpg This is a guest post by Bill Walker, originally published at Climate Central. There’s a new ringleader of the skeptics' circus — otherwise known as the 2012 field of…
Santorum Misrepresents Climate Science. Again.
501px-Rick_Santorum_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg Rick Santorum was asked about climate change recently, while campaigning in New Hampshire. The video of his response, as well as the transcript, can be found here. Suffice it…
API’s New ‘Vote 4 Energy’ Ad Campaign Is Thinly Veiled Election Year Bullying
API Vote 4 Energy.jpg American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard today announced the oil and gas industry’s latest election-year scare campaign to threaten the demise of the U.S. economy unless…
What We Didn’t Learn From The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
oil-rig.jpg Almost 20 months have passed since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. And to this day, the…
Ecuador Appeals Court Upholds $18 Billion Verdict Against Chevron For Amazon Destruction
Chevron guilty amazon.png Great news today in the ongoing legal battle over the oil giant Chevron's destruction of the Amazon. Mike G reports on The Understory blog at Rainforest Action…
New Proof: Republicans Really Are Anti-Science
republican war.jpg As readers know, I’m a regular monitor of polls capturing various aspects of the public’s views on science. These polls consistently show that for the most part, even…
I’ll Walk with God
I’m curious. Are you looking forward to 2012? There were over 555,000 visitors to this blog in 2011, which worked out to an average of 1,2084 readers a day. Here’s…
Do as Faytene says, but not as she did
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Faytene Grasseschi, in a recent internet interview, offers some fine advice on how Christians in public life should reply to being…
Eddie Longs New Birth school closed
The five stones New Birth Missionary Church leader Eddie Long said he had, seem to be coming at him as the year draws to a close. This thing I’m going…