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The only solution to the unfolding catastrophe
It’s all about belief. Not even the flawed so-called ‘democracy’ ‘enjoyed’ by the ‘free world’ can steer the Titanic away from the iceberg if too many believe utter nonsense and vote in favour of those who would continue on the … Continue reading
Lies, damn lies and climate deniers
Donald (thanks, Donald) pointed me to a highly illuminating post on Dogs of Doubt, entitled The Politics of Climate Warming. Don’t be fooled by the 2007 datestamp in the ‘Frontline’ PBS video documentary that site links to; although this isn’t … Continue reading
Deniergate burbles on below the mass media radar
The fizzling of the scandal not yet formally known as ‘deniergate’ continues to fester in the murky fringes of reality, as revealed recently in Desmogblog, Huffingtonpost and Peter Sinclair’s Crock of the Week. That the devious deceptions, threats and prevarications … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged deniers, FUD, habituation, manufacturing doubt, stupid
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It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
As a phlyarologist, I understand that words matter. It’s often not what you say that counts, what’s far more important is how you say it (as a very good friend of mine is so fond of pointing out). Choosing one’s … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?
Tagged 'common' sense, cognition, cognitive dissonance, consensus, FUD, habituation, manufacturing doubt, risk
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It doesn’t bear thinking about
Dismissed out-of-hand by some as merely another symbol, the polar bear is an apt icon of our times. Take, for instance, this story from Nature earlier this year. It begins in 2006 with a survey finding a number of polar … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged 'common' sense, AGW, boundaries, cognition, deniers, environment, FUD, protection, safety, science
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It matters not whether you win or lose…
Once upon a time the crackpot libertarians held up the Dvorak keyboard as an illustration of how market forces will inevitably back the best product. Qwerty, so the circular argument goes, must be the best, or it would have been … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Environment, GCD: Global climate disruption, News and politics
Tagged cognition, dvorak, environment, Fable, FUD, habituation, QWERTY
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The priceless hypocrisy of Marcus Brigstocke
BEGIN transcript of the words of Marcus Brigstocke from the above (these aren’t my words — I wish they were!): Apparently, global warming is a liberal conspiracy. Erm, you know, because of all the stuff that we have to gain … Continue reading
Posted in GCD: Global climate disruption
Tagged 'common' sense, channel 4, climate change, climate disruption, CO2, cognition, cognitive dissonance, cover up, deniers, environment, expose, FUD, global warming, Great Global Warming Swindle, manufacturing doubt, Martin Durkin, safety, security, sustainability
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Risk Creep + Peak Oil = Big Trouble
Following on from Dr Bartlett’s seminal documentary, here’s another video report that should be mandatory viewing. Hell, this should be being shown on every TV channel every hour on the hour, so that even terminal couch potatoes get the message. … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics
Tagged 'common' sense, cognition, cognitive dissonance, deniers, environment, expose, FUD, peak oil, risk, risk creep, risk habituation, risk perception, safety, security, sustainability
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Graped by a wunch of bankers
My hero Douglas Adams pointed out that when you have an infinite number of monkeys, someone’s eventually going to come through the door and talk about the script for Hamlet they’ve worked out. “We have to pay bankers vast sums … Continue reading
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Tagged 'common' sense, banks, bonus, cognition, deniers, efficiency, equality, financial, FUD, injustice
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