Year: 2007

Time Magazine on Drought, 2007 Versus 1974

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Time magazine, November 26, 2007 (Michael Grunwald): [Georgia's] drought was a natural event transformed into a natural disaster by human folly. And while it's still hard to say whether global warming caused any particular drought or flood or fire, it's ...
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Some of Us Support Species, While Others Support the Endangered Species Act

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In an article reviewing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's new book, "A Contract With the Earth," Salon refers to The National Center for Public Policy Research thusly: Gingrich also inspired the wrath of some conservative think tanks for defending the ...
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U.S. Bridge Federation Has Constitutional Right to Eject Bush-Bashing Bridge Players

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Kudos to the United States Bridge Federation, which is showing spine in response to the self-centered actions of the team of women who used the world bridge championships as a platform to express their anti-Bush political opinions. While "representing" the ...
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Auto Efficiency Standards Change Little; Auto Efficiency Changes Much — and New York Times Doesn’t Notice

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Peyton Knight points out that the New York Times editorial page is so enamored by regulation, it has lost sight of reality: The New York Times is worried that some of the most anti-energy provisions of the anti-energy bill, which ...
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The Three Great Truths of Liberal America

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On Stop The ACLU, JonJayRay lists his view of "the three great 'truths' of Liberal America": 1). Only whites can be racist 2). Only conservatives can utter “hate speech” 3). Israel is always in the wrong ...
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Auto Efficiency Standards Change Little; Auto Efficiency Changes Much — and New York Times Doesn’t Notice

Peyton Knight points out that the New York Times editorial page is so enamored by regulation, it has lost sight of reality: The New York Times is worried that some of the most anti-energy provisions of the anti-energy bill, which ...
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Group Backs Punishment for Bush-Bashing Bridge Players; “Card Table Dixie Chicks” Deserve Sanctions for Unsportsmanlike Behavior, Say Project 21 Activists

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Washington, D.C. - Activists affiliated with the Project 21 black leadership network support proposed sanctions for the unrepentant members of a women's bridge team who disparaged President George W. Bush while representing the United States in international competition.  Project 21 ...
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Black Activist Slams “Buckwheat” Blackout; Louisiana Liberal Latest Pol Given Pass

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Washington, D.C. - After a Louisiana state representative called a noted local civil rights activist "Buckwheat," Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie is criticizing both the lawmaker for saying it and the media for once again appearing to take a pass ...
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Senate Hears Testimony on the “Hurt America’s Poor Act”

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From Peyton Knight: The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works heard testimony Thursday regarding the "America's Climate Security Act of 2007" (S. 2191) sponsored by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and John Warner (R-VA). The bill would be better named ...
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Fake Global Warming Study Fools Four, Reuters Runs Wire Story

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Reuters tried to make a mountain out of a molehill Thursday with its story "Hoax Bacteria Study Tricks Climate Skeptics." The story, and a related post on the Reuters blog, implied that a noteworthy number of so-called global warming skeptics ...
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