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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

  • Congressman John Sullivan’s Town Hall Meeting II

    Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK) held a town hall meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he discussed the budget, Social Security, energy issues, EPA regulations, jobs, and the stimulus program. The article explains Congressman Sullivan’s positions, gives comments and questions asked by the audience, and compares the authors views to Congressman Sullivan’s. Read more

  • Poll: Help Pick the 2011 Hall of Fame/Shame Awards

    Voting is now open for the annual awards to determine those who have most affected the environment through word or deed. A list of nominees and a poll for voting is given in this article. Please help select the winners. Read more

  • Gaming the Peer Review System: Part 2. Exploiting Loopholes

    Spencer and Braswell published an article in Remote Sensing that claimed that carbon dioxide was not the cause of global warming, in opposition to accepted climate science. The paper was found to have significant errors, which were compounded by James Taylor at Forbes magazine when he sensationalized the article and presented his opinion of it… 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

  • Who Wants to Kill the Electric Car?*

    Who wants to kill the electric car? Apparently, a lot of people do. Based on a flawed economic analysis, John Peterson makes a case that it is a house of cards that must fall. However, this article points out the flaws in his analysis. Read more

  • Nominate Your Favorites for the 2011 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame

    Each 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 those who have most affected the environment by words or action. Please nominate those you think deserve the honor by January 31st, 2012. Read more

  • Congressman John Sullivan's Town Hall Meeting

    Congressman John Sullivan (R-OK) held a town hall meeting in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where he discussed the budget, Social Security, banking reform, energy issues, EPA regulations, jobs, and the stimulus program. The article explains Congressman Sullivan’s positions, gives comments and questions asked by the audience, and compares the authors views to Congressman Sullivan’s. Read more

  • Dr. Heidi Cullen: The Weather of the Future

    Dr. Heidi Cullen, noted climatologist and author of The Weather of the Future, explains how we are changing our climate and how climate change is making our current weather more extreme. She explained that we will not like the weather of the future as it will become increasingly extreme if we do not reduce our… Read more

  • Was the "In God We Trust" Resolution Really Necessary?

    Until 1956, “E Pluribus Unum” was our de facto national motto. Congress recently passed a resolution reaffirming ” In God We Trust” as our national motto. Although it was mostly a political ploy, those who voted for it should show their trust in God by following the teachings of Jesus. Read more

  • Is Grover Norquist Helping Your State Go Broke?

    If your state cannot meet his financial responsibilities, it may be because a number of your state legislators have signed Grover Norquist pledge that they will not under any circumstances raise taxes. Although it is been easy to cut taxes in Oklahoma, because of the pledge it will be impossible to raise taxes to create… Read more