Category Archives: Paris Climate Agreement

Quinnipiac Polls on Student Loan Reduction, Climate Change, and Abortion Rights

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Student Loan Reduction Overall, Americans approve of President Biden’s cancellation of some student loan debt by 53% to 43%.  The Quinnipiac polling was from August 25-29, with a 2.5% error. Democrats approve of it 88% to 9%; Independents approve of … Continue reading →

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The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Dennis SILVERMAN

The Environmental Movement is Strong Even Without the EPA Climate Regulations First of all, the Obama Clean Power Plan program was already blocked by the courts, and President Biden had not yet proposed his regulations to get around this.  Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

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Trump Can Count to Ten

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Can Count to Ten It’s reassuring that Donald Trump, who presided over the world’s leading economy and nuclear power, and most advanced scientific power, can count to ten.  At least, that is what he proved in his latest show … Continue reading →

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We Welcome the New World of Science in the USA

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Thank God the darkness is over. As a science writer, we welcome not only the restoration of science by real scientists, but even its elevation to a cabinet position. I was taught that scientists were only supposed to report on … Continue reading →

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Trump Leaves a Destructive Climate Wake

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Trump Leaves a Destructive Climate Wake Humpty Dumpty Ran on The Wall; Humpty Dumpty Had a Viral Fall; All the King’s Governors and all of his Judgemen, Couldn’t Put Humpty in Office Again.  (We hope.) The NY Times had a … Continue reading →

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Putin’s Choice: to Trump, or Not?

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Putin’s Choice:  to Trump, or Not? Update 2/22/2020:  The intelligence agencies are reporting that Putin is aiding both Trump and Bernie Sanders.  Go figure. (The two faces that launched a thousand conspiracy theories.)  However, Sanders denounced the election interference, while Trump … Continue reading →

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Average Temperatures of Key Cities in 2019, Most Above Normal

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

AccuWeather examined the average temperatures of 3,500 cities in 2019, and The NY Times set up a search site for cities.  Of those cities, 83% were higher than normal in 2019. 2019 was the second warmest year on record, just … Continue reading →

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Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Climate Leadership Council Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) and the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans The CLC has been put forward by an Οp-Ed in the Washington Post, and the “The Pricing Advantage” by George R. Schultz and … Continue reading →

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Has Trump Really Gone Bonkers?

Posted on January 5, 2020 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Has Trump Really Gone Bonkers? Today, Trump doubled down on including cultural targets.  Despite yesterday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that they were not going to be hit.  That’s because that would be war crimes under international law.  By … Continue reading →

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The Silencing Science Tracker in December, 2019

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Happy Holidays.  It’s time to update the Silencing Science Tracker.  This just lists news articles that refer to silencing science, or attempting to silence science, in various bills, agencies, schools, or research.  It starts with the beginning of the Trump … Continue reading →

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