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During the presidential debates, Mitt Romney blamed the rising gasoline prices on President Obama’s policies. That idea is incorrect but it has been spread by his political party, political pundits who claim to be conservative, and certainly the oil companies who would profit from it. This article explains why that is not true. Read more
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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
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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
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Mitt Romney is publicly saying that President Obama “robbed” $716 billion from Medicare. This article investigates that claim to see whether someone is stealing from Medicare or not. Read more
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The Republican Party has approved this platform and many of its provisions would make sweeping changes in programs that benefit the middle class and the poor. It is in many ways more extreme than Mitt Romney would have wished, and it may make his candidacy more difficult. This describes the main provisions of the platform… Read more
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Although there is a strong theoretical link between global warming and extreme weather events, it has been difficult to prove. Recent research by Hansen et al. has shown that analysis of the normal distribution of weather events by decade clearly shows the link and allows the calculation of the increased probability of extreme temperatures due… Read more
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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
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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
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The Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court and it will greatly affect the healthcare of many Americans. This article summarizes the main provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Read more
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The Affordable Care Act has been ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court and will greatly affect the healthcare of many Americans. This article provides a checklist and a summary of the main provisions of the affordable care act. Read more
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