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Julie DelegalMarch 16, 2015

I have to laugh, or else I’d be crying. Certain religious fanatics offer a constant supply of fodder for TV comedians and columnists like me. Who doesn’t poke fun at Pat Robertson’s contention that “demonic” religions (like Buddhism!) can infect items you buy at the Goodwill store? But in truth, Christo-fundamentalist ideology is dangerous. As […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 10, 2015

Pardon an old pun, but…Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt. In fact, it’s becoming one of Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s favorite “go-to” plays in a still-new second administration chock full of full-court pressure from the press. This latest denial was of the claim made in a story first published last weekend by the Florida […]

Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott is pushing back against a report on Sunday claiming an “unwritten rule” in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) banned the terms “climate change” and “global warming” in official communications. “It’s not true,” Scott said, writes the Miami Herald. “Let’s look at what we’ve accomplished. … Significant investments in beach renourishment […]

Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2015

Sometimes circumstances can improve even the best work of art. Such is the case with Bill Day’s latest editorial cartoon, where Gov. Rick Scott wishes for “something green” to disprove what shall not be named — “climate change.” He gets it: a bag of corporate money. But that’s not all. According to the Florida Center […]

Phil AmmannMarch 10, 2015

Sometimes circumstances can improve even the best work of art. Such is the case with Bill Day’s latest editorial cartoon, where Gov. Rick Scott wishes for “something green” to disprove what shall not be named — “climate change.” He gets it: a bag of corporate money. But that’s not all. According to the Florida Center […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 9, 2015

Democrats and environmentalists blasted Gov. Rick Scott on Monday after a weekend news report that Florida Department of Environmental Protection employees had been banned from using the term climate change or global warming after he took office in 2011. The report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting appeared in the Tampa Bay Times and was […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 9, 2015

Democrats and environmentalists blasted Gov. Rick Scott on Monday after a weekend news report that Florida Department of Environmental Protection employees had been banned from using the term climate change or global warming after he took office in 2011. The report by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting appeared in the Tampa Bay Times and was […]

Bob SparksJanuary 8, 2015

Since Earth came into being eons ago, it has regularly adapted to climate change. Global cooling led to ice ages and glaciers. Global warming melted the glaciers. Few paid little, if any, attention to this portion of science until recently. Today, climate change is fully ensconced in the minds and conversations of mainstream America. Raising […]

Martin DyckmanMay 12, 2014

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The dinosaurs and many lesser species became extinct in the blink of an archaeological moment some 65 million years ago. Scientists attribute that to an asteroid more than six miles wide striking the earth with climate-changing force. That was a warning. Our solar neighborhood is still perilous, teeming with asteroids. Smaller ones strike earth with […]

Tag: global warming

Julie Delegal: Faith, fear and climate science

Daniel Tilson: Top 10 other words on Rick Scott's forbidden list

Former UF doctoral student told to remove “climate change” from paper

Bill Day's latest: Rick Scott, "climate change" and the stroke of a pen

Bill Day’s latest: Rick Scott, “climate change” and the stroke of a pen

Earthjustice, Florida Dems slam Rick Scott over "ban" on "climate change"

Earthjustice, Florida Dems slam Rick Scott over “ban” on “climate change”

Bob Sparks: Moderate voices needed to market climate change

Martin Dyckman: Our leaders fiddle (and avoid comment) while the world burns