Posted by Greg Laden on December 12, 2010 William Ury, author of “Getting to Yes,” offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations — from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
Somehow, I don’t think this approach is going to help with the evolution-versus-creationism conflicts in the US….
Lord Matthew White Ridley will be familiar to most of you as the person who wrote a really good book on evolutionary biology, but later became a “lukewarmist,” a variety of climate change denier who claims global warming is real but not important. To him, this may apply. He is armored in protective privilege as […]
Sea level rise is a serious issue, and the sea is rising because of global warming. How bad can it get? The USGS has estimated the potential contribution of melting ALL of the glacial ice around the world to sea level rise. This is very rough, because many different factors affect sea level, including ocean […]
We are seeing more studies linking climate change to potential or actual changes in agricultural production, and not in a good way. Midwest Agriculture and Economic Risks of Climate Change A study in Iowa suggests that increased high temperatures will have a negative effect on crops. From the Des Moines Register: The report’s grim assessment […]
Cindy Jacobs Saves Texas from Native American Cannibals It is like Pet Cemetery! From Right Wing Watch: Just as Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his 2012 presidential bid with a prayer rally called “The Response,” fellow Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is set to lead his own “Response” prayer event this Saturday in Baton […]
He’s paid for by big oil, he takes up hours of the Senate’s time going on and on with the most senseless drivel ever heard in that building (see video below) and he has single handedly probably done more to stop action in this country on climate change. That clearly makes him one of the […]
December 13, 2010
