tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post6764279111372734532..comments2024-03-07T06:13:15.953+00:00Comments on Variable Variability: Karl Rove strategy #3: Accuse your opponent of your own weaknessVictor Venemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-66838371333203373252015-08-26T23:50:13.221+01:002015-08-26T23:50:13.221+01:00Magma, good question. I guess they did not foresee...Magma, good question. I guess they did not foresee the time that they would become a renewable energy power house and producer of high-energy density products for the world market.Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-90109156009828376922015-08-26T23:08:38.926+01:002015-08-26T23:08:38.926+01:00Each and every time I see a figure like the second...Each and every time I see a figure like the second of VV's post I wonder what the Australians were thinking.Magmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-9876717457992678992015-08-26T21:28:24.215+01:002015-08-26T21:28:24.215+01:00Yes, I did not check this. This being politics, I ...Yes, I did not check this. This being politics, I guess every side has its own view of what happened, especially in the USA where there is no common public debate anymore.Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-89141403517045245102015-08-26T21:18:39.700+01:002015-08-26T21:18:39.700+01:00I realize this is tangential to your post, but it&...I realize this is tangential to your post, but it's worth pointing out that the charges against Tom DeLay were ultimately thrown out and that Ronnie Earle had a history of bringing legally dubious indictments against candidates shortly before elections. So using humor to deflect accusations doesn't necessarily mean those accusations aren't accurate. Josiah Neeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991797256901556143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-17519425914255693742015-08-25T11:25:56.886+01:002015-08-25T11:25:56.886+01:00Yes, it is important to link to further credible i...Yes, it is important to link to further credible information, such as the Guardian on the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/14/air-pollution-in-china-is-killing-4000-people-every-day-a-new-study-finds" rel="nofollow">enormous death toll of coal due to air pollution</a>. That may be why mitigation skeptics put so much effort in destroying the reputation of reputable sources, so that they can claim that it is not credible information.Victor Venemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02842816166712285801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9093436161326155359.post-91051167777748505432015-08-25T09:19:58.232+01:002015-08-25T09:19:58.232+01:00In answer to the claim that, "scientists doin...In answer to the claim that, <i>"scientists doing their job to understand the climate system and how the climate is changing are killing African babies that need coal to survive"</i>, I'd probably say something like...<br /><br />It's highly cynical to suggest selling Africans coal as their only solution to problems. China went down that route to pull their population out of poverty and now their pollution from coal burning is killing 4,000 people every day. Is that what they wish on Africans? [And it's vital to link to credible evidence: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/14/air-pollution-in-china-is-killing-4000-people-every-day-a-new-study-finds ]John Russell (@JohnRussell40)https://twitter.com/JohnRussell40noreply@blogger.com