Tag Archives: New York Times

New York Times Sets Bar Just a Little Higher for Climate Misinformation

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Harold Ambler

Sunday, January 20, 11:43 a.m. EST, update: Andy Revkin kindly took the time to make sure the right set of eyes fell on a third letter I wrote, and the Times has fixed the piece and issued a formal correction. … Continue reading →

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Alarmist Ways Continue at New York Times

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Harold Ambler

I would say that The New York Times has jumped the shark, but you have to separate from the shark first in order to jump it. The Times has been grasping the shark in a death-embrace for years now, when … Continue reading →

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Gimme Shelter

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Harold Ambler

1. Among the most powerful human urges is to seek shelter. 2. The belief that human beings can, or soon will, control the weather emanates from this urge. 3. With every year that passes, more people and a higher percentage … Continue reading →

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Carbon Profits Inc. – Errr, Reuters!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Harold Ambler

Anyone looking at the state of carbon trading, which is collapsing, who comes away with the sense that this is just a growing pain on the way to a meaningful global system has to be suffering from a form of … Continue reading →

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The Precautionary Principle Run Amock

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Harold Ambler

In the December 9th New York Times, columnist Tom Friedman tells his readers that the precautionary principle demands that the world take aggressive action to curb the risks of damaging climate change, even if the likelihood of it is only one … Continue reading →

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