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What can you believe? What would "they" like you to believe? What SHOULD you believe? BEFORE you believe - BE SKEPTICAL (rational, logical, thoroughly inquiring). Post information one needs to make informed decisions. SO, postings here are things things that make one skeptical of other claims OR things one might be skeptical about (tell everyone in a note which way or let them make up their own mind!).
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Bill McKibben: The Attack on Climate-Change Science Why It's the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First CenturyIn 1989, I could fit just about every scientific study on climate change on top of my desk. The science was still thin. If my reporting made me think it was nonetheless convincing, many scientists were not yet prepared to agree. Now, you could fill the Superdome with climate-change research ...
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For better trade, give peace a chanceTrade's effect on military conflict is one of the most important issues in international relations. The last decade has seen research and debate into the role of trade intensify; Liberals argue that trade brings peace, neo-realists and neo-Marxists reason that trade brings conflict, and ...
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What causes autism? Exploring the environmental contribution : Current Opinion in PediatricsIndirect evidence for an environmental contribution to autism comes from studies demonstrating the sensitivity of the developing brain to external exposures such as lead, ethyl alcohol and methyl mercury. But the most powerful proof-of-concept evidence derives from studies specifically linking ...
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Clarence Page: Yes, global warming could mean more snow - chicagotribune.comContrary to popular belief, a robust snowfall does not mean global warming is a myth. In fact, scientists have been warning for at least two decades that global warming could make snowstorms more severe. Snow has two simple ingredients: cold and moisture. Warmer air collects moisture like a ...
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Climate Cover-UpStarting in the early 1990s, three large American industry groups set to work on strategies to cast doubt on the science of climate change. Even though the oil industry’s own scientists had declared, as early as 1995, that human-induced climate change was undeniable, the American Petroleum ...
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Atmospheric Dry Spell Eases Global Warming | 89.3 KPCCUnlike mere "doubters" who poo-poo and cherry pick data whenever and wherever they can, real scientists either adjust their theory / models or find what the likely cause is for their problems. Real scientists propose hypotheses and test them with models and facts. Many of the climate change ...JDP added 4 weeks ago
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Rate of ocean acidification the fastest in 65 million yearsWhen we finish altering the oceans, we may also find that we are "finished" (plankton contribute significantly to the oxygen we all need to breath!).JDP added 4 weeks ago
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Auto exhaust linked to thickening of arteries, possible increased risk of heart attackSO, how many of those deaths now attributed solely to smoking were aided and abetted - or even mostly caused by - automobile pollution!? How many more deaths of non-smokers are actually attributable to such pollution (in total absence of or in conjunction with "second hand" smoke)!?JDP added 5 weeks ago
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What can private corporations do to employees? Just about everything | View from the Cubicle | TechRepublic.comOf course, the founders never dreamed MOST "private enterprises" would amass enough breadth and power to rival "government abuse" of most people's rights (after all, people could just go to work for someone else, start their own business, or "head for the frontier" ... options less and less, if ...JDP added 6 weeks ago
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NASA - NASA Reproduces a Building Block of Life in LaboratoryAnother "couldn't be made except by intelligent design" bites the dust.JDP added 2 months ago
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