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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

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  • Climate Skeptic Refutes Self, Confirms Antarctica Warming

    If the ice on Antarctica melts, the oceans will rise several meters, inundating low islands and coastal regions. There is a controversy about the rate at which Antarctica is warming, but it is clearly warming. Read more

  • Have Republicans Abandoned Conservative Values?

    Conservation has always been a core Republican value but recently the Republican leadership has abandoned the idea. Read more

  • The Republican Flip/Flop on Cap-and-Trade

    Republicans who once endorsed cap-and-trade have flip flopped on their support, putting the economy and the environment at risk. Republican leaders flopped by trying to mislead voters on the cost and need to flip back to cooperating on the cap-and-trade bill. Read more

  • The Oregon Petition: Can 31,000 Scientists Be Wrong?

    Supposedly, 31,000 outraged scientists have signed the Oregon Petition, which says that a reduction in carbon dioxide “would harm the environment, hinder the advance of science and technology, and damage the health and welfare of mankind”. (1) That is an impressive sounding number of scientists, but considering there are 23 million scientists and engineers in… Read more