Gregoire Challenges Lawmakers for Backpedaling on Climate Change Bills

Olympia, WA - It's not every day that a governor testifies in a legislative committee, but it happened on Tuesday. Gov. Chris Gregoire feels strongly that the Senate has watered down her "Green Jobs and Climate Action" plans, and she's asking the House Committee on Ecology and Parks to put some teeth back into them.

Journalistic Balance as Global Warming Bias: Oh, Really? | The Blackboard

My fifth grade social studies teacher taught us to that stating information that the best supports your story line while failing to mention the details that might make story seem weaker is a classic technique used in advertising. Consequently, when I read things “as much as” and “up to” without accompanying “or as little as”, l my brain tends to set to “I may be listening to a pair of carnival barkers” mode.”