Birth of a climate change meme: Inadequate reporting followed by inept blogging

A friend sent a link to a Yahoo news blog post about remarks by Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, regarding Americans’ perceptions of climate change.

The post, written by one Conor Skelding, whose LinkedIn profile identifies him as a Yahoo intern, carries this hed: Just step outside: More Americans convinced of climate change after extreme weather

The hed provides no support for “convinced”; it is sheer opinion. It is a meme emerging from the womb, a virgin birth with no fathering fact.

Twitter / ShawnOtto: heading in to talk climate

heading in to talk climate change denial at CONvergence sci fi fest

Twitter / BigJoeBastardi: DC scorecard. Normally th

DC scorecard. Normally through July 8th it should have hit 90 10 times, it will be 16. Thru end of July,21. Lets score it this year