Ray Pierrehumbert’s Tyndall Lecture AGU 2012
December 10, 2012 0

Ray Pierrehumbert’s Tyndall Lecture AGU 2012

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Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional. His colleagues are smart, but they have a curious inability to see the holes that they dig for themselves

Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever
December 9, 2012 0

Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever

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Gallup Reports Upper-Income Spending Worst November Ever With the generally upbeat spending reports on black Friday and cyber-Monday, Gallup paints a different point of view in its most recent poll that shows U.S. Consumer Spending Holds Steady, Consistent With 2011 Americans’ self-reported daily spending averaged $73 in November, essentially on par with September and October.

Sharing is Not a Crime: A Battle Plan to Fight Back
December 9, 2012 0

Sharing is Not a Crime: A Battle Plan to Fight Back

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Links Sharing is Not a Crime: A Battle Plan to Fight Back December 7, 2012 ( LocalOrg ) – The Battlefield : Christopher Dodd was at one point an alleged elected representative of the people. As a US Senator he was charged with upholding the Constitution and laws of the people, and representing the interests of voters in his state of Connecticut – for 30 years.

Michigan Passes Right-to-Work Legislation; Email from Canadian Teacher Threatened With $500 Fines Per Day for Not Picketing; Collective Bargaining vs….
December 8, 2012 0

Michigan Passes Right-to-Work Legislation; Email from Canadian Teacher Threatened With $500 Fines Per Day for Not Picketing; Collective Bargaining vs….

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Right-to-Work provisions are at long last coming to Michigan. Reuters reports ‘right-to-work’ law exempts existing union contracts Right-to-Work could be approved within a week Stunning blow to organized labor Immediate impact blunted by "grandfather" clause Opponents vow to overturn new law The proposed Michigan "right-to-work" law will not apply to existing union contracts, a leading sponsor of the proposal said on Friday, which may blunt its immediate impact on the huge auto industry in the state.

The long tail of climate change mitigation
December 8, 2012 0

The long tail of climate change mitigation

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( Nov. 27, 2012 Board Meeting , Item 4.1) Later on I suggested that we have a "Climate Impact" discussion included in every agenda item just like we currently have a "Financial Impact" discussion with every agenda item

Signifiers
December 8, 2012 0

Signifiers

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Signifiers Going to the AGU Fall Meeting clarified many issues for Eli First, there is a clear and strong consensus supporting the main pillars of the IPCC AR4, and the USGCRP.  Climate change is occurring, driven by human influences and dangerous.  Action to stop carbon emissions is needed immediately.