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Boston March for Science

March 21, 2018 By Jamie.Garuti

A year after the historic March for Science, our troubles have gravely increased. The need to listen to and act on science has never been more urgent, as we stand at the crossroads of climate catastrophe. That’s why Boston is holding a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: boston, climate-change, March for Science, science

Climate Change and Geotherapy: Two Conferences, Two Workshops, and Another Chance

July 27, 2014 By gmoke

I’ve been going to public lectures on climate change at Harvard, MIT, and other places since at least 1980. Lately I’ve been thinking that I have yet to hear an ecologist talk about the subject. I’ve seen climatologists, atmospheric … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: agriculture, climate-change, ecology, environment, global-warming, science, soil, technology

Short Term Climate Forces: Black Carbon, Methane, and Tropospheric Ozone

May 9, 2012 By gmoke

Went to a talk on March 19, 2012 by Dr Joel Schwarz about a recent UNEP report on Short Lived Climate Forcers: Integrated Assessment of Black carbon and Tropospheric Ozone and Near Term Climate Protection and Clean Air … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: black carbon, climate-change, ecology, environment, global-warming, methane, science, technology, tropospheric ozone

On Hole Cards, Or, “Drill, Baby, Drill”? Why? Is Canada Out Of Sand?

May 25, 2011 By fake-consultant

In America, today, there are three kinds of drivers: those who look at the other gas pumps down at the ol’ gas station and think: “Oh my God, I can’t believe how much that guy’s spending on gas”, those who look at their own pump down at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Automotive, cars, congress, economy, election-12, energy, environment, green-energy, international, national-debt, science, transportation, white-house, wind-energy

“We Will Restore Science To Its Rightful Place”

January 13, 2011 By joeltpatterson

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: chamber-of-commerce, climate-change, national, obama, science

Bad Globe

May 16, 2010 By joeltpatterson

Beth Daley's piece in the Science section of the Globe online. Global temperatures have been rising over the past 30 years as Krugman's graph indicates. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate, globe, he-said-he-said, national, science

Energy Events

January 10, 2010 By gmoke

MIT Monday, January 11, 2010 Mass Energy Trek Time: 8:00a-5:00p Location: Meet in E51 Tang Lobby at 8am Mass Energy Trek is a three-day trek in the second week of January during IAP. It's is the Energy component of MIT Tech Treks organized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cambridge, energy, harvard, learning, mit, random, science, somerville, teaching, technology

Why Republicans are anti-science

December 16, 2009 By medfieldbluebob

The relevant information, for those busy with other things: Male voters for winner Barack Obama had stable levels of testosterone, but the hormone rapidly declined in males who cast ballots for losers John McCain and Robert Barr. Scientists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mccain, science, testosterone

“Deadliest” Captain Testifies to Congress (drill baby drill… NOT)

March 26, 2009 By Mr. Lynne

Mie Dunford at The Questionable Authority, has a post up about a joint hearing of the Energy and Mineral Resources and Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittees of the House Committee on Natural Resources (there's a mouthful). … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alaska, congress, energy-policy, environment, fisheries, science

What’s wrong with a Massachusetts Stimulus Package?

February 8, 2009 By joe-beckmann

For one example, we have a concentrated higher ed capacity, virtually the primary export industry of the state, yet all Deval can do is raise public tuition. Pfui! Why not establish a loan forgiveness program with teeth, repopulating our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout, education, energy, green, health, science, stimulus, tech

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