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Climate Change Deniers: A Cacophony Of Grunting

It has been noted that we approach climate change denial as if the problem were not enough education, not enough facts in the public domain, but this does not seem to be the problem. If public education isn’t effective, what is Plan B?

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Sharron Angle, The Constitution Party, And The New Religious Right

The productive and necessary views and desires of non-religious libertarians and conservatives have been silenced in favour of the media friendly, accidentally-comic hyperbole of the entertainingly ridiculous rhetoric of Angle, Palin, Paul, Beck, et al. To allow a platform to be usurped by delusional religious fundamentalists with a counter-constitutional agenda is a threat to freedom, the Constitution, and the rights of all Americans.

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Vermont Gubernatorial Candidate Backs Pot Decriminalization

A gubernatorial candidate in Vermont has added his voice to the effort to decriminalize marijuana. Peter Shumlin, a Windham County state senator fighting his way through a five-part primary, said he is throwing his support behind the burgeoning decriminalization movement.

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5.9 Earthquake Shakes Southern California

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday night at 9:26 pm, PST. The quake was located near the Laguna Salada fault, 5 miles southeast of Ocotillo, California — a very deserted part of the state. The jolt was felt stronger in San Diego, 86 west of the epicenter, and also in El Centro, […]

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Letter to a Climate ‘Skeptic’

This will be a difficult read for you, but I am trusting that you are mature enough to handle it. At least I hope so. Please understand that this is not an attack on you, nor a judgment of your abilities or intelligence. I say this as a friend who is hoping to help you […]

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