Bits and Pieces
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Nominate Your Candidates for the 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Awards
Read More →: Nominate Your Candidates for the 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame AwardsEach year, this site takes a poll to see who is the most deserving to receive recognition in the Environmental Hall of Fame (or Shame). Nominations are now open for…
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Wind Energy and Bird Mortality
Read More →: Wind Energy and Bird MortalityOne of the main concerns raised about the use of wind turbines is their effect on bird mortality. Though they sometimes do kill birds, the number killed by wind turbines…
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Aristotle, the Pope, and Income Inequality
Read More →: Aristotle, the Pope, and Income InequalityAristotle argued that a stable democracy required a strong middle class. The Pope, in his recently published Exhortation, argues against the ideology hurting the poor and destroying the middle class.…
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Media Bias: Why the Public Is Confused about Climate Change
Read More →: Media Bias: Why the Public Is Confused about Climate ChangeThere is a clear consensus among climate scientists about the causes and dangers of global warming, but there is much confusion among the general public and among politicians. This article…
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Congressman Lucas' 2013 Town Hall Meeting
Read More →: Congressman Lucas' 2013 Town Hall MeetingElection season is coming up, and many of our Representatives are holding town hall meetings. It is important that voters attend as many of these as possible, not only to…
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Climate Change: A Letter to Congressman Lucas
Read More →: Climate Change: A Letter to Congressman LucasThsi is a letter sent to Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, containing a summary of the scientific evidence on climate change and pointing out it is…
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The 2012 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Winners
Read More →: The 2012 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame WinnersThis year’s Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame contest was carried out on three websites and the votes were combined to determine the person who has most affected the environment through word…
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Laffer Economics: The Long Spiral into Debt
Read More →: Laffer Economics: The Long Spiral into DebtArt hur Laffer’s theories have often been used to support supply-side economics, the idea that cutting taxes would lead to economic growth which would in turn increase tax revenue. However,…
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Bits and Pieces 14: Misinformation Trumps Facts on the Economy
Read More →: Bits and Pieces 14: Misinformation Trumps Facts on the EconomyThe US deficit has been shrinking since 2009. You would never know it from all the misinformation that has been circulating about it.
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Global Warming: The North Carolina Solution
Read More →: Global Warming: The North Carolina SolutionThe North Carolina legislature recently passed HB 819, which forbids scientific studies of sea level rise along the coast of North Carolina for four years. What could the studies possibly…
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Global Warming: Misguided Comments about the Northwest Passage
Read More →: Global Warming: Misguided Comments about the Northwest PassageAn article from two Earth scientists started , “As climate researchers from divergent political leanings we regularly hear misguided comments about global warming.” This article examines a misguided comment about…
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A Politically Viable Alternative to Cap and Trade
Read More →: A Politically Viable Alternative to Cap and TradeDr. Theda Skocpol’s research shows that Congress is too polarized to ever pass cap and trade legislation . She said the best choice to reduce carbon emissions would be a…
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Is Global Warming a Religion?
Read More →: Is Global Warming a Religion?The United Church of Christ has recently adopted a strong statement encouraging environmental stewardship that is critical of fossil fuel companies. Though most mainstream denominations and religions have adopted similar…
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Who Is ALEC ?
Read More →: Who Is ALEC ?On the surface, ALEC is the American Legislative Exchange Council, an organization that provides model legislation for our state and national legislatures. Underneath, it is a secretive organization promoting corporate…
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Academic Freedom and Democracy – ALEC Style
Read More →: Academic Freedom and Democracy – ALEC StyleThis article gives an example of how ALEC gets bills introduced into state law. Corporate members and legislative members meet to draft “model bills” that favors special interests more than…
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Should the U.S. Subsidize Fossil Fuel Companies?
Read More →: Should the U.S. Subsidize Fossil Fuel Companies?Though fossil fuel companies are some of the most profitable in the world, they receive upward of $750 billion in subsidies from the world’s governments. At a time when carbon…
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The Scientist's Consensus on Global Warming
Read More →: The Scientist's Consensus on Global WarmingThis article presents evidence for a consensus among climate scientists who think that global warming is occurring and it is due mainly to man’s activities. Even though the public has…
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