Climate & Climate Politics
- Change of Subject: Mitt Romney and global climate change.
- Elliott Negin: Off the Wall on Climate at the Wall Street Journal
…So who wrote this poppycock? The Journal identified the 16 co-authors as scientists. As it turns out, not all of them are scientists. Only four have published climate papers in peer-reviewed journals, and only two have published relevant research over the past three decades. Half of the authors, meanwhile, have ties to the oil and gas industry or oil industry-funded “free market” think tanks. And the roster includes an aerospace engineer, an astronaut turned politician, an economist, a chemist and a medical doctor. Asking this group for its opinion on global warming is akin to asking a proctologist to opine on the latest developments in brain surgery. So who wrote this poppycock? The Journal identified the 16 co-authors as scientists. As it turns out, not all of them are scientists. Only four have published climate papers in peer-reviewed journals, and only two have published relevant research over the past three decades. Half of the authors, meanwhile, have ties to the oil and gas industry or oil industry-funded “free market” think tanks. And the roster includes an aerospace engineer, an astronaut turned politician, an economist, a chemist and a medical doctor. Asking this group for its opinion on global warming is akin to asking a proctologist to opine on the latest developments in brain surgery….
- In Climate Fight, Tracking the Line Between Diagnosis and Treatment – NYTimes.com
Politics
- Petitions Delivered to AG Target O’Keefe, Voter Fraud – Nashua, NH Patch
- Morning Joe blog – Canadian rapper to Romney: ‘I do not endorse this message’
Economic & The Economy
- Jared Bernstein: January Jobs Report, First Impressions
- Morning Joe blog – Chart of U.S unemployment rateBy Drew Katchen – Fri Feb 3, 2012 4:22 PM EST
APThe AP made this incredible chart of the country’s unemployment rate since 1980.Wow. Take a look.via Morning Joe blog – Chart of U.S unemployment rate. - Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign – NYTimes.com
- Apple’s Factories Are “Sweatshops” — But They’re Better Than Competition, Says Labor Activist | Cult of Mac
…“I compared Apple with other cell phone companies, such as Nokia. And the conditions in those factories are worse than the ones of Apple,” he said.
However, Qiang says that conditions in the supply chain are not the responsibility of the suppliers themselves or the Chinese government. Apple ultimately bears responsibility, and the company should spend some of its record profits in improving conditions…
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The Culture Wars
- ACLU: Watch the video: Shocking footage of classroom beating
For Zachary, it started in the 3rd grade. First they said he looked and talked like a girl. Then they called him a “fag.”
Finally, when he reached 8th grade, the bullying turned cruelly violent — and school administrators did nothing. Stories like Zach’s are far from rare.
It’s time for this to stop. Tell Congress to protect our students from harassment and discrimination today.
Thanks to Alexander Ryking for pointing this out: Shocking footage of classroom beating For…