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As Vergano noted in a live chat on the upcoming series, specialized reporters are less likely to fall victim to "false balance"
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Shauna Theel graduated with high distinction from UC Berkeley in May 2010 with a degree in Political Science. She is currently Senior Researcher of Energy and Environment at Media Matters.

Twitter / RyanMaue: where the hell is spring? ...

where the hell is spring? GFS 10-15 day goes back to ridiculous cold over plains, east, and southeast. pic.twitter.com/DLMF4Lwpkn

Twitter / BigJoeBastardi: The http://t.co/kvqB5raSEp ...

The http://weatherbell.com  March forecast, touted the likely coldest since 1996...remember we touted flip in mid jan pic.twitter.com/rw893Aeu4c

Twitter / ClimateOfGavin: - Venezuelan oil is not 'dirtier' ...

- Venezuelan oil is not 'dirtier' than tar sands from Alberta (not that it is clean) http://nyti.ms/14mW3ER  (2/4)

I'm just curious--is Gavin Schmidt really qualified to judge the merits of Venezuelan oil?  Or have we suspended that rule about not being able to talk about a subject unless we've written pal-reviewed papers on that subject?