climate change skepticism
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Best way to convince deniers: Butter them up
Well, it turns out Dave Roberts has been going about this talking to climate skeptics thing all wrong. If you want to get people to consider data that doesn't fit with their pet worldview, you should make them think really hard about how great they are. Then they'll be putty in your hands! And if you don't believe me, have I mentioned how fetching you look today?
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Conservatives just as wrong on climate economics as they are on climate science
The media have been taking note of Republicans' denial of climate science, but so far they're ignoring Republicans' denial of climate economics.
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Climate convert says deniers are dumb
In a beautifully written post on Climate Crocks, former skeptic D.R. Tucker illuminates the way that far-right climate change denialism encourages and feeds off of science-phobia. Tucker is clearly far from stupid, but he wonders if stupidity is a required characteristic for climate change denial -- not because there's really an IQ requirement, but because denialists glorify ignorance and roll their eyes at complexity. That's appealing to dumb people, surely. But it's also appealing to people who lack for good science education or who think they're dumb at science, and who feel disadvantaged and judged because of it. Climate deniers like Rush Limbaugh make them feel like that's an asset, not a flaw.
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Conservative pundits grapple with 'anti-science' charge, flail
Conservatives are trying to defend their movement against the charge that Republicans are "anti-science." They started off badly and are getting worse.
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Fox News viewers 'confused' by Bill Nye, science in general
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You'd think Fox News would already be mildly embarrassed by the fact that their outside consultant on science is the host of a children's program. ("And now, to discuss transportation infrastructure, Mr. Rogers!") But what's even more embarrassing is the fact that they can't understand a word he's saying, and they readily admit it.
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National Review's Kevin Williamson ties himself in knots on climate science
Over at National Review Online, Kevin D. Williamson is tying himself in knots trying to defuse or deflect the charge that Republicans have a problem with science.
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Fox News accidentally acknowledges the facts on global warming
Earthquake, hurricane, Fox acknowledging the existence of climate change: This is definitely the End Times.
Fox & Friends -- you know, the same show where people were just freaking about SpongeBob SquarePants indoctrinating children to be global warming zealots -- have acknowledged that when Jon Huntsman says that climate change exists, the facts are on his side.
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The first rule of talking about extreme weather
Bringing up the connection between weather and climate change takes a problem of astronomical proportions and makes it far more concrete.
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Colbert gets a checkup from a GOP spin doctor
Stephen Colbert is now getting communication coaching from lead GOP spinmeister Frank Luntz, the man who rebranded oil drilling as "energy exploration" and counseled Republican politicians to "make the lack of scientific certainty a primary issue in the [climate change] debate." Luntz has done a lot to armor the GOP with the rhetorical weapons it […]