tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post440280500423023467..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: DiCaprio, Gore and the Scientists Circular Firing SquadEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49809646804485477302016-03-02T19:55:32.928-05:002016-03-02T19:55:32.928-05:00" Apocalyptic predictions require, to be take..." Apocalyptic predictions require, to be taken seriously, higher standards of evidence than do assertions on other matters where the stakes are not as great. . .<br /><br />And yet... claims that nuclear war might imply a reversion of the human population to prehistoric levels, or even the extinction of the human species, have ... been dismissed as alarmist or, worse, irrelevant. Popular works that stress this theme, such as Nevil Shute's <i>On the Beach,</i> and Jonathan Schell's <i>The Fate of the Earth,</i> have been labeled disreputable."THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-38392226518123527182016-03-02T10:54:35.004-05:002016-03-02T10:54:35.004-05:00Leo got up in front of 30 million people and said ...Leo got up in front of 30 million people and said something about climate change that 25 million people could understand. <br /><br />That is better than 97% of scientists have done. <br /><br />Convincing people to act on climate change is not about facts and figures, it is about winning hearts and souls. Winston Churchill did not convince Britons (and the US) to support the war, by reciting facts and figures. No! He stood up in front of people and said things they could understand.<br /><br />Winston Churchill knew the facts and figures, but his speeches were about blood, sweat, tears, and work. We knew the score, and should have phased out carbon fuels by 1990. But, the industry tugged at heartstrings with words like "jobs" and "economy". <br /><br />Facts and figures say there are more jobs and a better economy with renewable energy, but they beat us on oratory, while we squabbled over details.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-6483021743921152202016-03-01T20:18:31.896-05:002016-03-01T20:18:31.896-05:00I'm looking forward to Monckton's acceptan...I'm looking<a href="http://vvattsupwiththat.blogspot.com/2016/03/monckton-joins-gore-as-oscar-star.html" rel="nofollow"><b> forward to Monckton's acceptance speech.</b></a>THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-75733392103059051602016-03-01T19:43:32.989-05:002016-03-01T19:43:32.989-05:00Bernard--that was U.S., and it was utterly unforgi...Bernard--that was U.S., and it was utterly unforgivable, since it deliberately omitted Leonardo's message. <br />(Since I live in Asia, I do get a lot of Australian news, too.)notjonathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659451301130858970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-54668928384230902842016-03-01T18:34:33.304-05:002016-03-01T18:34:33.304-05:00NotJonathon, I'm not sure if you are referring...NotJonathon, I'm not sure if you are referring to the US or the Australian ABC, but you pre-empted my comment that the Australian ABC through both Radio National and the local channels did indeed avoid the substantive part of DiCaprio's speech and report only the last line.<br /><br />There's involved a pernicious influence of the rabid right-wing radical government - an influence that would elicit howls of outrage if the LNP govnerment ever perceived the Opposition to have this degree of influence in the reporting of the ostensibly-independent national broadcaster.Bernard J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16299073166371273808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-61289981698026499122016-03-01T17:58:14.971-05:002016-03-01T17:58:14.971-05:00In a masterpiece of craven video editing, ABC News...In a masterpiece of craven video editing, ABC News quoted DiCaprio as follows: "I do not take this night for granted." That was the entirety of their coverage of his acceptance speech.notjonathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659451301130858970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-10689518990040347642016-02-29T22:10:28.190-05:002016-02-29T22:10:28.190-05:00David Roberts, FTW 2016. Just award it now.
Best,...David Roberts, FTW 2016. Just award it now.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />DDanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709762632849004871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3908207188100859792016-02-29T18:54:18.465-05:002016-02-29T18:54:18.465-05:00For his next trick, Fernando will interview an emp...For his next trick, Fernando will interview an empty chair, asking such insightful questions as; "Are you feeling lucky, punk?" and "Get off my lawn!"luminous beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332693386297526930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-91774012890028935572016-02-29T16:57:21.382-05:002016-02-29T16:57:21.382-05:00I did a Leonardo interview a while back. It's ...I did a Leonardo interview a while back. It's in my blog. I think you will love it. Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-8709543323165539102016-02-29T16:44:51.108-05:002016-02-29T16:44:51.108-05:00Plotting the mean temperature for meterological wi...Plotting the mean temperature for meterological winters in<br />Calgary, Alberta shows a great deal of variability due<br />to the Chinooks but there is a clear positive linear trend.<br /><br />http://i66.tinypic.com/292qv10.jpgLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187754075218967104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-21297999522012840082016-02-29T15:53:17.443-05:002016-02-29T15:53:17.443-05:00From Alberta to Chile ?
They should have given the...From Alberta to Chile ?<br />They should have given the Oscar for Best Costume to the penguin in the bear suit.THE CLIMATE WARShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578106673226403151noreply@blogger.com