“The Associated Press is reporting that Katrina is reigniting the interest in the connection between the reality of human-induced global climate change and the strength/frequency of hurricanes”:http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/01/katrina.warming.ap/index.html?section=cnn_space. I guess I wasn’t too far off the mark [Sekula29] [Sekula30]. This looks like a very active area of research – that is, […]
Daily Archives: September 1, 2005
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When Pat Robertson blatantly disobeyed the commandment “Thou Shalt Not Kill” by calling for the assassination of Venezualen President Hugo Chavez, the reaction from some camps (ones with power) was subdued while the outcry from others was fierce. A man like Robertson, with the ear of the President, who professes […]
“New Orleans is in utter chaos”:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hurricane_katrina;_ylt=AnJD_2nAkz_gYy_5_IA_tO2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ–. I’m all for optimism, but it’s not clear to me that Federal officials are willing to back up all that talk. When even those in charge of New Orleans lose hope and cry for help, there can be no deeper desperation. What does it […]
According to the New York Times, “in a poll released yesterday 42% of Americans believe that all life has existed unchanged since the beginning of time, while 60% believe that either a creationist or intelligent design doctrine is the way to go”:http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/31/national/31religion.html?ex=1283140800&en=39489e715718912f&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss. Dr. Eugenie Scott, and outspoken supporter of teaching […]