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Climate Change

  • Settled Science: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Krauthammer

    This article examines Charles Krauthammer’s claims that climate science and mammogram recommendations are based on science that is “not settled”. It questions what it is that conservatives like him wish to conserve, if not the environment and people’s health. Read more

  • Poll: Help Pick the 2012 Hall of Fame/Shame Awards

    Voting is now open for the annual Hall of Fame and Hall of Shame Awards to determine those who have most affected the environment through their actions. A list of nominees and a poll for voting is given in this article. Please help select the winners. 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 statements, Dr.Stephen Carter criticizes their statement and hints that they are being hypocritical as they use fossil fuels. He claims that they are ignoring the… Read more

  • The Climate Change Denial Machine

    Though scientists tell us that the consequences of climate change will have serious consequences for the Earth and its inhabitants, little action has been taken to reduce our carbon emissions. The main reason for that is the effectiveness of the Climate Change Denial Machine which is explained in this article. Read more

  • Climate Change: Citizen Journalism Can Make a Difference

    This is a guest article by Pabitra Mukhopadhyay about the power of citizen journalism that contains an interview done from half way around the world. It is great honor that Pabitra chose JCMooreOnline as an example of citizen journalism. Pabitra’s posts and articles on Climate Himalaya, Th!nkaboutit.eu, and his website, Pabitraspeaks, show that he is… Read more

  • Petition: Congressman Lucas, Protect Our Food Supply

    The high temperatures and droughts we are experiencing worldwide are affecting crop production, food prices, and our food supply. Please sign the petition asking Congressman Frank Lucas, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, to protect our food supply. Read more

  • Climate Skeptic Article Inflation: Wattsupwiththat?

    Whenever a scientific paper is published that establishes the link between global warming and man’s activity, Anthony Watts’ blog site,Wattsupwiththat, often tries to counter the paper by using article inflation. This article describes two recent examples of that. Read more

  • C-SPAN Video: Sen. Bernie Sanders Quotes This Website in Debate with Sen. Inhofe

    Some time ago, the author posted a review of Sen. Inhofe’s book,” The Greatest Hoax” and a shorter version of the review was published in the Tulsa World. Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders used quotes from the book review in a Senate debate with Sen. Inhofe. This article links to a C-SPAN clip of Bernie Sanders… Read more

  • Bits and Pieces 15: Is Climate Change Threatening Our Food Supply?

    Recent research has shown that global warming has made extremely hot temperatures and droughts much more probable. The high temperatures and droughts are affecting crop production, food prices, and our food supply. This article links to a petition asking Congressman Frank Lucas, chairman of the Agricultural Committee, to please investigate the effect of climate change… Read more

  • Gaming the Peer Review System : Part 1. Biased Editors

    Scientific journals have established a peer review process to ensure that published papers are free of errors in reasoning and methodology. However, it is possible to game the system to get erroneous information published. This is a three part series about aimed at exposing the errors and closing the loopholes. Read more