A disputed island in the Bay of Bengal has disappeared. The tiny island, claimed for years by both India and Bangladesh, is now completely under water according to recent satellite images. Rising seas, a result of global warming say scientists, have completely covered the island that rose no more than six feet above sea level … Continue reading
Math was never my strong suit, but come on! Even I know there’s something outta whack here. This, folks, is what happens when Fox News compiles figures from a Rasmussen poll. Surely I’ve mentioned what I think of Fox, and I haven’t trusted Rasmussen since the 2008 election cycle, when their polls were so often … Continue reading
By now we’ve all heard of “Climategate”: a hacker stole and distributed email and other documents from the Climate Research Unit (East Anglia University, Norwich, England) regarding global warming and climate change. Just for the record, I don’t think the information proves anything except that (1) there’s a hacker out there who may have an … Continue reading
Well, not exactly. Not if you go with that contorted reasoning that says something about Kyoto and global warming, etc. But when you read what Molly Ivins wrote in her column, released Thursday, you will perhaps reconsider whether Bush and his administration do bear some measure of responsibility. Ivins obviously and rightfully shows her bias in … Continue reading