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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 05:56 PM Original message |
Newsweek: Climate-Change Calculus |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. And there are still deniers. Amazing. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Infact whole nations of them |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. True, but I'm thinking more of educated people right here. |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It's extremely easy to understand |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 01:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. There are people who are willful contrarians. |
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Native (885 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. I love Sharon's columns. Very talented writer. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
4. . |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's as though the sky really IS falling and nobody cares |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. That day is coming very swiftly. Within the lifetimes of most on this board |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. It works like this... |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
8. just read the comments afterwards |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 09:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. People have learned not to trust the media |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 04:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
26. Should've killed her on the spot |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. anything from the IPCC is BS .n/t |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-25-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The problem with the IPCC report is that they have been too conservative |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. my concern .. conflicts of interest |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 04:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. The authors of the IPCC are not paid at all for their participation. |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I didn't say 'publicly" |
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Viking12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Is this you? |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 11:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Then why not hype the worst-case scenarios to increase concern? |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 12:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. their mantra is, 'worse than expected'. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Uh, "worse than expected" is not the mantra of the IPCC |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Are you a recent repuke turn coat? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 04:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. He is a low-volume troll - not enough to be worth banning but enough to waste posts on ... |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-27-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. You are an idiot |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
15. The human species is so totally unprepared for what's about to happen. |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-26-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. too late to rec |
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ramapo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. Most people are ignorant |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-28-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. It's our built-in "hyperbolic discount function" |
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