Swimsuit issue highlights climate change - UPI.com
ELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, July 7 (UPI) -- A northern Canadian magazine said the release of its first ever swimsuit issue is meant to spark discussion about arctic climate change.[Arctic researchers: Are they even *trying* to "eat local"?]: Toolik Field Station: Remote research camp or exclusive resort?
The creators of the magazine Up Here, based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, said the latest issue, which came out this week, features 10 pictures of women in swimsuits posing in northern locations including melting icescapes and burnt-out forests, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Wednesday.
Toolik has the best cafeteria-style food I've ever eaten. It is healthy and varied—the same thing never served twice. My favorite meal might have been Thai shrimp and scallop curry, which tasted just like I used to get it in New York. For people passionate about bacon (not me, but most of you out there), Toolik serves it every morning. There's a fully stocked candy shelf, including childhood favorites like Starburst and Nerds. There's never-ending coffee.Putting Wind Power into Perspective - Planet Gore - National Review Online
So, all New York City needs to run on wind is A) wind (it’s not particularly breezy in the current hot spell); and B) a wind farm about the size of Delaware. Good luck with that.More on that Smithsonian Poll: The Rise of Denial | The Intersection | Discover Magazine
I’ve looked a bit more closely at the Smithsonian/Pew Poll that I blogged recently, and I realized I overlooked one of the most important (and dismal) findings.
Once again, this poll shows that global warming denial is on the rise:In an exception to the pessimism about the environment, the poll found a ten-point drop in the percentage of respondents who say the earth will get warmer: from 76 percent in 1999 to 66 percent in 2010....
Yup–the issue has gotten more partisan, more polarized, and so people have made up their minds [but how does Mooney know how I made up my mind?] based on ideology first, and data second.
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Well, I'll be honest, and I think contrary to both yours and Chris' notions.
I've never seen/observed/witness a single piece of actual data on global warming.
Just what data do you or Chris expect me to have witnessed? Are you sure you would call that data?
In the large, any individual outside his field (be that occupation, hobby, or lawn) does not base his/her decisions on data, but on the proxies they've chosen to report processed data, hopefully to report knowledge.
Data => Information => Knowledge => Understanding => Wisdom
Almost no one makes decisions on data. And almost no one can make decisions regarding climate theory on data they've personally observed.
So it's not a question of empiricism, or data vs. ideology.
It's a question of proxy choice, and that question has probably ALWAYS been about some form of ideology.
I think Chris is complaining that his preferred proxies have uh, screwed the pooch.
That is a shame. And a problem he could fix if he ever recognized it.
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