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The Stream: Laudato Si on the Science of Global Warming

Today's post is at The Stream. Laudato Si on the Science of Global Warming: Loud and Clear and Mistaken. In a recent meeting Pope Francis held with priests in Rome's…

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#LaudatoSi Thoughts

I'll have more later, including a piece at The Stream. Still teaching. The fake controversy of the "broken embargo" is now at an end and we have the final text.…

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Crisis: Leaked Laudato Lamented

I'm still in the midst of teaching. We go all day, 9 to 5. I have no access to the Internet or email during this time. And after, I head…

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Pope’s Encyclical Leaked: Relevant Climate Portion

I've been asked to do pieces on this in other places, which I'm on, but I'm also teaching from 9 to 5 today, so for us all I can do…

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What Is Cause Like?

Time for the two-week teaching sojourn. In order to grasp cause, we need a brief, a very brief, introduction to the Aristotelian metaphysics of change. These are ancient views, largely…

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What The Republicans Didn’t Learn In Middle School. Guest Post by Mrs X

Editor's note: This column comes from somebody I spoke to when I was at the Heartland Climate Conference, ICCC-10---1, 2, 3---and who wishes to remain anonymous. It came at a…

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Heartland Climate Conference #ICCC10: Day 3. True Believers

As has often been said, PowerPoint is sure proof of Satan's existence. I agree. This is why I eschewed that excruciating, demonic contrivance and instead read a paper. The benefit…

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Heartland Climate Conference #ICCC10: Day 2. Lousy Models, Wrong Theory

Forgive the brief post. Got back late, got up early, and have to be out early. Don't want to miss Mark Steyn's breakfast speech. See the Twitter hashtag #ICCC10 or…

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