Current Events from a Science Perspective

Cap-and-trade Requires Paying the "True Cost" of Resources

Many of our Legislators have expressed the idea that cap-and-trade is a tax that would be expensive and hurt the economy, particularly farming. That isn't necessarily so.

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What Causes Global Warming?

Petroleum geologist John Brock asks, "Can we really stop climate change?" (1) and wrongly concludes that we can't. I agree with him that using geo- engineering to reduce global warming is a bad idea but I strongly disagree with the idea that we can't do anything about it.

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Science, Polar Bears, and "The Coming ice Age" Stories

Those who do not believe the Earth is warming have promoted the "Global Cooling" and the "Coming Ice Age" stories to discredit the scientific evidence.

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George Will's Climate Deception

During the last Presidential Election, John McCain proposed a pragmatic national energy policy based upon good stewardship, good science, and reasonableness. George Will attacked the proposal in his "Questions for McCain" in Newsweek (5/19/08).

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The Health Care Debate's Red Herrings

The debate on the healthcare has been filled with red herrings. Swallowing red herrings makes people irritable and they often say things in anger without thinking them through.

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The Constitution, Social Security, and Health Care Reform

The author once attended a retirement seminar sponsored by AG Edwards. The speaker tried to convince the participants that no matter how much money they had saved, they would eventually run out if they lived long enough.

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Would George Will Rather Have Mercury in His Fish?

George Will in his article "Perils of a Bright Idea" criticizes the use of compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs. He has apparently not thought this through. Would he rather have mercury in his light bulbs or in his fish?

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The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming

Most gardeners know how greenhouses work. In the daytime, the sun's radiation (visible and UV) comes in through the glass and warms the plants and soil.

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Health Care Polls are Plagued by Bias

There is a science to conducting opinion polls. The pollsters must ensure that they have a random sample of the population and that the respondents are not influenced by the manner in which the poll is conducted or how the questions are asked.

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