Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The word Skeptic is back! « JoNova
The “believers” have suddenly realized how uncool it is to talk about being “beliefs” when it’s supposed to be about science. So the rush is on to post articles warning believers to hide their “faith” and to throw in token comments about evidence instead. Indeed the Real Deniers are scrambling to claim the “name” skeptic that they used to despise.
Jellyfish discovery not Manitoba's first: biologist - Winnipeg Free Press
Graham, now a senior scholar at the U of M, first saw the penny- to loonie-sized jellies in 1972, when curious cottagers brought them in for a peek.
Wind Energy: It’s Not Cheap or Clean | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.
The study also finds that in Texas, the use of wind saved only 600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions in 2008 and found an increase of CO2 by 1,000 tons in 2009.

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