Laws of denialism: The facts-to-rage ratio « It’s Alive!!

Investigator Daniele Ramos, too, has been fascinated by reports that there is a debate. She alerts us to a simple tool she uses to analyze the debaters’ arguments. Ramos writes: “The arguments I’ve heard and read (saying there’s no global warming problem) nearly always have a very low F/R ratio. The F/R ratio - the ‘Facts-to-Rage ratio’ - was invented (I think) by the journalist Josh Marshall. As soon as I find myself in a discussion with someone whose argument has a very low F/R ratio,I relax and simply enjoy the spectacle. It does wonders for my stress level.”

Lynchburg breaks 84-year cold record - News- msnbc.com

roanoke,va - Lynchburg broke an 84-year record Tuesday morning, posting the first single-digit temperature for that date since records have been kept. The low came in at 5 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg. The previous mark was 11 degrees, set in 1925.

Warning Signs: What Fresh New Horror Comes Our Way?

The Obama administration is engaging in the total politicization of science. Its views on global warming have no resemblance to published studies or even common sense. Global warming is not happening, nor does the United States have to convert to Green or “clean” energy.
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One Obama appointee after another hold views that have little relationship to reality despite their academic resumes. Steven Chu, the new Secretary of Energy, is on record saying the coal threatens the environment. Obama’s science advisor, John Holdren, in the 1980s was predicting massive famines because of global warming. It’s one thing to be wrong. It’s another to be wrong and to hold a high level government position.