Tag: british

August 6, 2015 0

"You can see it and you can feel it"

By News Desk

Tweet Starts about 15 seconds in: "We can see it and we can feel it – hotter summers, rising sea levels, extreme weather events like stronger storms, deeper droughts, and longer wildfire seasons, all disasters that are becoming more frequent, more expensive, and more dangerous." More backing for my argument that climate communication to the public should use the " can feel it in your bones " approach. Obama is talking about things people can experience directly and compare to their past.

July 18, 2015 0

The Agenda Behind ISIS’ Cultural Genocide

By News Desk

Via the new York times: Fighters allied with the Free Syrian Army units battling the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have told him that they are developing an association of diggers dedicated to finding antiquities in order to fund the revolution. “The rebels need weapons, and antiquities are an easy way to buy them,†says Abu Khaled, who goes by his nickname in order to protect his identity. Furthermore, Jabhat Al Nusra (JAN), Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, was busy wiping out historical sites well before ISIS became a significant presence in Syria.

July 16, 2015 0

Bailout Fallout: Juncker Lies to Cameron in Revival of ESM; British Taxpayers Protected in Final Deal

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Bailout Fallout: Juncker Lies to Cameron in Revival of ESM; British Taxpayers Protected in Final Deal In 2010, Jean-Claude Juncker, current European Commissioner president, made a pledge to UK Prime minister David Cameron, to never again use the ESM to bail out another eurozone country. Cameron’s concern was that he did not want to put British taxpayers at risk for eurozone sponsored bailouts.