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Hello everyone. Only a few weeks now until practice begins.
Dana, I read a couple of days ago that Uconn is on board as one of the teams for the carrier classic next year, and that the people organizing it want Arizona as the opponent. Sounds like that would be an awesome matchup to me what are your thoughts?
Dave: I believe that is the next game and think it would be terrific. Obviously so much changes w/ rosters, depending on who comes out and who doesn't (if the NBA doesn't change that). But those are two teams you can count on to be very good in a year regardless.
Vandy is looking really good going into the start of the season, if they can play up to the hype can you see them possibly going to a final four and even maybe a shot at the National title?? With the best shooter in the SEC and probably the country, the best big man in the SEC and also the best athlete everyone on West end is getting pumped! thanks!!
Mark: Reason to be excited and I know that's a rarity for you guys, so revel in it. Think Vandy definitely has a legit shot at the Final Four and for better or worse, will be well tested in the SEC.
What do you think the chances are that xavier can make a deep run into the tournament and possibly get to their first final four? Also do you think there is any reason to believe that the musketeers won't win the A-10?
Andrew: Working on my USBWA ballots right now and I've got Tu Holloway on my All American list. Toying with putting him in the slot for NPOY in a sort of Jameer Nelson throwback style. So that should tell you what I think of Xavier.
Biggest sleeper team that could make a serious run come March. I like Wichita State's talent and experience.
Donald: Wichita State is a nice pick. Think George Mason also is a good one. I'm big on Belmont.
Would you say that the University of Memphis' staff is one of the most unique staffs in the history of the sport? A 34 year old head coach, a current pro, a recent pro, their college friend and former pro assistant, and probably the best strength coach in the sport.
Grant: Ha! When you break it down like that, it sure is unique. but they are getting things done for sure.
Will the Move for Pittsburgh & Syracuse to the ACC will take place for Basketball too?
Chris: Ayep. All sports.
Hey Dana, love your work. I wanted to get your take on all this conference chaos as it relates to my beloved 'Hawks. When it's all over, do you think KU will be left out in the cold, or will they find a home in one of the big six (or big two or three, or whatever it is by then)? Thanks.
Jayhawk: Right now seems like the Big 12 is going to regroup and stay together, which is very good news for Kansas. If the league should break up, I'm certain they'd be attractive somewhere.
Enjoy your insight Dana thanks. My question is in your opinion which team is better in the end this years Kentucky team or the team of 2 years ago that featured Wall and Cousins ? thanks for taking my question
Jeff: Tricky one. I like the fact that this team has some key returning cogs like Terrence Jones. Think a little experience goes a long way. So maybe this year, but that's a really tough one.
Dana, as a Cuse fan, I relish the experience of going up against Duke and UNC every year, but I'll miss the biggest rivalry in the Big East. Any chance Cuse and Gtown make a regular non-conference thing now that the ACC is home?
Nate: Good question. I"d hope they work to keep some of those old rivalries alive but not sure that's been decided just yet.
Dana, you are from Philly so I assume you will understand this question. How is it possible that Temple is doing so well athletically yet never gets coverage? It seems as if anytime Villanova sneezes, they get coverage. Temple beat Maryland; Maryland beat Miami; Miami beat OSU. Hence Temple has a better football team than the Buckeyes! Bring on Toledo!! And in bball - I can't wait to see how we fill up the Liacouras Center, but I will say Nova will beat us there! What say you?
Brian: Hmmm. Not sure the transitive theory applies in sports but point taken. I would think that if Temple keeps things going, they will get some serious coverage football wise, at least locally. The catch nationally is they are still in the MAC. Once the league play begins, they are a non factor. Not sure that Nova has you guys this year. Rebuilding year, I'd argue, for the Wildcats.
How good (or bad?) do you see my Gators this year? I feel like we need one more big man to truly compete for a final 4 spot. Feel like were to guard heavy.
Nick: I think Florida is very good but how good Patric Young can be will really determine things for the Gators, in my opinion.
Do you think the ncaa will put a limit on how many teams from each conference can make the tournament?
Spencer: Doubt it. The idea is you have your automatic bids and then the best of the rest.
Dana, realistically from what you are hearing on the inside, when do you think the Syracuse/Pitt move to the ACC will take place?
Jon: My guess is sooner than later. Sort of like the end of the marriage. You really want to share your house with someone desperate to leave?
Dana, was Andy Katz drinking when he wrote his part for the roundtable. He said KU is a sleeper to win the Big 12... unless someone else wins the conference title the road goes through Lawrence right?
Dusty: I will vouch for Andy's sobriety but I get your point. Every year is the year Kansas won't win the Big 12. And then Kansas wins the Big 12.
Who do you think will win the MVC this year?
Spencer: Very good. Toyed with talking about them today in our roundtable. Creighton and Wichita State could both get bids to the tourney.
Isn't it time for the Big 12 and the Big Ten to choose non-numerical names?
Charles: Yes please. Or swap or something. Or go with Big and Bigger.
Dana, who is the strongest POY candidate this year?
Billy: Strongest? Probably most people will lean Harrison Barnes right now but I think there are a few candidates out there - Jared Sullinger, Terrence Jones potentially, Tu Holloway, Austin Rivers.
Dana, what's your opinion on Wisconsin this year? Bo Ryan always gets the Badgers playing tough and many opposing teams end up getting killed in the den that is the Kohl Center. I'm a little worried our big men are undersized and look like dwarfs compared to the rest of the Big Ten.
Percy: Some question marks, for sure, but how can you not love Jordan Taylor? Think Wisconsin is chronically underrated. I'd say they are second to Ohio State.
While no team looks capable to actually run with them, who do you think falls just behind them in the ACC pecking order? We here in Charlottesville are very confident about Coach Bennett's third season here. With Maryland, FSU, VT, Clemson, and NCST each losing their best 2 players, do you think Virginia can make a run at third?
Daniel: Good reason to be optimistic in Charlottesville. Tony has things on the right track. Think there's definitely a chance at the NCAA this year and with the future recruiting class, even more in the future.
Dana...if 'Nova is on the outside looking in when all of the conference shuffling ends, does Jay leave for another job?
Tom: I don't think so. He's always been very solid in his stance that he doesn't want another college gig. And I also think Villanova would land somewhere. Right now the Big East is shaky but it's not an all out collapse.
Who are your top non-big six conference teams for this year and what order would you rank them. Come on!! I know you got X at 1!
Not sure I can do an order. Xavier, George Mason, Wichita State, Gonzaga, come to mind.
Dana, what early season tournament do you think will be the most competitive?
Doran: Maui looks pretty entertaining.
I think an All Catholic League would be great for Seton Hall. We get to keep dominating Villanova and St. John's for local talent that we want plus don't have to compete with Pitt and Syracuse.
Hall:Um, OK you go with that theory but first I'd check the rosters, especially at Villanova. See an awful lot of St. Benedicts, St. Anthonys and St. Patricks....
I want to build a basketball tradition here at USC but these guys are all about football. Will I always live in the shadow of UCLA and Joe Bruin? How do I make USC love basketball as much as football?
Winning is usually the simple recipe.
What odds do you give Jordan Taylor of winning the Big 10 POY title over Sullinger?
Nate: That was my pick in today's roundtable for most intriguing matchup. I'd put them both at 50-50 going in, honestly. Sully has a little more name cache headed in but if Wisconsin is going to be very good it will be because of Taylor.
Dana, what do you think about the New Year's match up between the Rangers and Flyers?
That's the one my 7 year old is looking forward to!
Who do you think will win the puerto rico tip off?
Chris: I picked Alabama earlier this year. Sticking with it.
Dana, I think the Phillies are going to sweep through the playoffs, agree or disagree?
Mike: I'm a Yankee fan.
Dana, love your work. What do you think are the effects on other recruits of Nolan Berry, a top 60 recruit, verballing with Butler? Can't wait to see my Dawgs playing here next year against Vandy!
Pat: I think Butler is here to stay. Brad Stevens is going to get the sort of players he wants and the name brand will do the rest.
Dana, Villanova alum living down here in the North Carolina hogswamps. What are the chances of East Carolina joining the Big East. I'd love to see my Wildcats come down here to play the Pirates and maybe go out to eat with the team later at Cracker Barrel.
Tom: Don't go buying tickets. No doubt East Carolina wants in the Big East. But that doesn't move the needle at all for football and that's all that matters.
Do you think the louisville cardinals will stay or leave the big east?
Nick: Good question. I know Rick Pitino wants to stay. I'm not sure if his boss agrees. Louisville has to look out for itself football wise, I'd think, so that will make this interesting.
does OSU have enough gurth on the inside this year to compete with the rest of the big bois of the Big Ten? Lot of brawn in the Big 10. Should be some classic Big 10 grind it out games (just hopefully no more single digit scoring halves)
Please promise me there will be no more single-digit scoring halves?! Please!!! Jared Sullinger slimmed down but he's not exactly Heidi Klum, so they should be fine on the inside.
Dana, send me a cheesesteak and some rita's! LOL Last year Kentucky makes a great run to the Final 4 and falls short to a strong willed Uconn team..This year they return many intricate parts from last years team and the # 1 recruiting class. Which returning player besides terrence jones needs to have a breakout year and what freshman do you expect to have the biggest impact on the season?
Cheesesteaks en route. No one should go without. From a leadership standpoint, think Darius Miller will be incredibly important for Kentucky. Can't say enough about what Josh Harrellson and DeAndre Liggins did for that team a year ago. As for freshmen.. pick one! But they need Teague to be very good.
My neighbor tells me that the Big East will add 4 of ECU, Memphis, Navy, Army, Air Force, Temple OR Villanova. Thoughts?
Robert: My thoughts? Blech. From a football standpoint - which this is all about - do any of them really add much? Temple is the best of them and most deserving (ironically) but if you're sitting in the SEC do any of those schools worry you?
Love your name by the way. What do you make of my Ducks? We have improved our depth and athleticism with transfers Olu Ashaolu, Tony Woods and freshman Jabari Brown. Not to mention by coaching abilities. Do you think we have a chance to make it to the Big Dance?
Dana: Your parents were brilliant, clearly. So very impressed with what you've got going on in Oregon already. Definitely think you have a chance at the dance.
Hi Dana, Do you think anyone will be able to challenge Kansas in the big 12 this year?
Cooper: Sure. Baylor for one. Missouri for another.
Do you see Memphis going deep in the tournament? Walton is saying they have final four potential. Do you agree?
Doug: Very good team, I agree. Need to get a little more mature on the court this year but think the Tigers are very dangerous. Not finished w/ my power rankings but have them in top 10.
Do you have any data on the condition of Kevin Parrom's knee?
Charles: Sorry, I do not. Just what Sean Miller said immediately following the shooting.
I disagree with your comments on Kentucky. I think Doron Lamb needs to have a breakout year and I think Anthony Davis will have the biggest impact out of the freshman.
Evan: Hey, there are lots of combos with that team.
Dana, what did you think about last week's piece from The Atlantic on the history of the NCAA and "amaturism". What does happen to a NCAA D1 football player who gets hit and becomes a paraplaegic for life? Does the school take care of him for life or do they drop them ?
Chris: Very very interesting read and for anyone who hasn't done so, read it. Just give yourself time. It's long. Points out a lot of problems with the NCAA and much of the hypocrisy.
HI Dana, UNM Alum here (MAN, I can't wait til basketball season starts!), besides Lobo Drew Gordon, what other MWC players do you think have a legit shot at MWC POY?
Joe: Since he's only out one game (oy!) Chace Stanback, I'd think might have a shot.
Could you ever foresee a time when DUKE and UNC are not in the same conference? Or is that the one case where football just does not outweigh basketball?
That would be a crime.
Is this the year Renardo Sidney finally learns he was done with kindergarten a long time ago?
Dusty: It better be. He's running out of time to start over or grow up.
getting back to conf. realignment --- is there any chance that the Big East and Big 12 could merge in a way that's a win win for both - that is, have the BE football schools join the Big 12, and have the Big 12 basketball schools join a basketball only BE conf?
That was discussed when everything seemed to be going under but now it seems the Big 12 is intent on saving itself, so less likely. Until next week, of course, when the Big 12 is intent on imploding.
Can I lead my huskies back to the championship this year?
Andre: You have certainly put them in the running again.
who would you say is the top five mid majors?
William: Xavier, George Mason, Wichita State, Belmont and ... I have about five more to throw in the fifth spot.
Is this the year i win my bracket office pool?
John: Yes but I would suggest asking someone under the age or 3, a dog or your great aunt who doesn't know diddly about basketball to make your picks. Logic and knowledge will kill you.
Dana, do you think the non football schools in the Big East will form a new league? It could be a good move, right? Ugh, stupid football!
CJ: It could happen if the football crumbles or boots them and I agree, it could be a good move and a viable one. THink we're a ways away from that though.
Talk about Mike Brey as a coach? I feel he is very undervalued. Has competed well in the Big East for a long time even though recruiting stellar talent to ND has been difficult. Is the combination of Beidscheid and Auguste (2012 recruits) the best one-two combo ND has seen in recent years?
Darrish: Agree. Mike does fly under the radar and has done very good things at Notre DAme. Finish last year was disappointing after such a great run but doesn't diminish what they did. time will tell how this combo does down the road.
Dana: does JT3 have my Hoyas back on track?
Dan: Think he has for sometime, to be honest.
As you know, college hoops season is filled with parody and loads of excitement. Mid-major's or Cinderella are obviously a huge part of this drama come March. Over time Cinderella has been more of a memory rather than a yearly expectation but the trend has changed in the last few years with multiple mid-major's making deep runs. Is this a trend that's here to stay? Thank you!
Aaron: I think so. And I definitely hope so. Seems to me the gap is closed to an extent. There are a myriad of reasons, but guys leaving early plays a part. Makes room for mid majors with talented seniors to really make a push. Also think some of the name-branding is changing. These mid majors that have been around have established themselves as permanent players.
What do you see for the Buzzman's Marquette Golden Eagles this year? Can Crowder and DJO carry them to the tourney?
Frank: Definitely think they get in the tourney. Really love how hard Buzz's teams play. Always seem to be better than anyone anticipates.
Dana do you think other coaches are bringing up Steve Lavin's health when recruiting against St.John's?
Matt: If they do they ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Parody in college basketball? Is it like an SNL skit?
yes, written by Tina Fey. Parity is the correct parody here.
Dana, I used to love you but today you didn't give any love to Temple in your non major conference picks and I find out you're a Yankee fan. I have to call off our dinner date. Anyway, how far do you think the Owls can go with a deep strong back court but question marks on the frontline?
Doug: Dang. I was really looking forward to that, too. Temple should be on the top 10 list, no doubt. But I do have questions about how they replace Lavoy. Still a dangerous team.
Alright folks. I have to go. Thanks for the questions.


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By Laura Payne Thursday 13 December 2012 Updated: 02/01 11:18
WATCHING their children play safely in the garden is something most parents are likely to take for granted.
But when the sons of one Shirley couple venture outside, it is not for the happy and relaxing time enjoyed by most families.
Meggie Feeney and Phillip Hughes's children, Jake, 11, and Mason, 1, have Dravet Syndrome, a rare and complex form of epilepsy.
The condition is slightly different for each boy but they both have to endure severe seizures which can strike at any moment and it means they are at risk of falling and injuring themselves while playing in the garden.
Meggie told the Observer: "The seizures make them very upset and the little one is not yet two.
"He doesn't understand and he gets upset, it makes him very unsteady on his feet.
"It's a case of trying to build them up and get used to it but it's just horrible and it must be so scary for them."
The boys have been unable to play alone in their garden because of the constant worry, endured by their parents, that they could fall and hurt themselves.
But this uncertainty has now changed thanks to the charity WellChild whose volunteers have transformed the family's garden into a safe haven for the brothers.
Gone are the paving slabs and steps and in their place is special safety grass and a play bark area with swings, all of which is accessible via a ramp.
The garden was specially created thanks to Helping Hands, a part of WellChild, which offers to make over a room or garden for families with sick children.
And it was clear from the emotion in Meggie's voice when she spoke to the Observer that the garden will have a huge impact on her sons' lives, as well as her own.
She said: "I have to let them be boys and let them live like little boys, but it has not been very safe.
"Last summer it was awful. Mason wanted to go in the garden and I had to be on both their tails to make sure they didn't hurt themselves, but this garden will allow them to be safe.
"To the people who worked on the garden I want to say you are letting us live a normal life and it's going to impact on me because I can now watch my kids play safely.
"I just hope and pray we have a good summer so they can play outside and that we have snow this winter so we can go out and build a huge snowman.
"It's just a dream come true."
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@TeeWee: If you want to spend 19 minutes watching a balanced video on this subject I recommend this one:
And a Merry Christmas to you as well.posted @ Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 12:28
[quote][b]TeeWee[/b] - @Mark Farmer:
There was such a land mass shift following the earthquakes in Japan and Indonesia that the Earth's axis shifted (I believe 4 degrees) as a result. .
I believe you may be confusing a shift of 4 inches with a shift of 4 degrees.
Quite a significant difference.
@TeeWee: "The very ststement that there is a consensus in science is foolish. I believe Dr. Farmer will agree with me. "
I agree that science is not settled by consensus, but rather by data and facts.
However I also agree that every climate scientist I have ever spoken with is convinced by the data that human activity has had at least some effect on our current global climate change.
97% may be an estimate, but I would say that one could substitute the words "the overwhelming majority" of climate scientists and still be on solid ground.
That is of course, until that solid ground is underwater:
@TeeWee: Long term changes in global climate can be affected by things such as the Milankovitch Cycles
Their effect on the periodic heating and cooling is well understood.
When one compares historical data with what would be expected under the current cycle we see a departure from the "normal" periodicity.
There is no evidence to suggest that the Earth's axis has changed at all in recent times, and in fact you can go out and measure this yourself. A four degree shift would be HUGE and it would be easily detected. This is an internet urban legend.
The single variable that has changed most significantly during this period (early 1800's to today) is the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere which has gone from about 280 ppm to nearly 400 ppm. In terms of rate of change this is a very steep increase and not at all what was happening before the industrialized period. Also, while you refer to it as "a slight increase in the trace element CO2" it is actually a 45% increase, huge by geologic standards. Not only that but the portion of the infrared radiation that is most influenced by carbon dioxide has also been increasing.
Thus the modest changes in solar activity and normal periodicities produced by Earth's tilt and position relative to the Sun can not account for today's rise in temperatures.
The rapidly increasing CO2 levels (even though a lot of it is being absorbed by the oceans where it is changing the pH of the ocean) is the only thing that has changed enough in the time frame we are talking about (1850 to present) to account for the warming.
And it also accounts for the nearly 40% change we have seen in acid levels in the oceans.
[quote][b]scarborj[/b] - @Mark Farmer: Mr. Farmer still neglects to say how much, if any, extreme government regulations and fines will help this situation at this point. Nada! These actions will only keep our economy at a slow crawl, if not at a standstill, while the earth continues to remain the same.
Mr. Farmer does not say this because Mr. Farmer does not know the answer. Mr. Farmer is a scientist who focusses on what the scientific data tell us about climate change and how it will likely affect life on Earth. He is not an economist and he does not pretend to be an expert in this area (as opposed to retired economists who pretend to be expert scientists).
What Mr. Farmer HAS read is that if all government subsidies are eliminated (for both industries) then solar is approaching cost parity with coal.
Mr. Farmer has also read how Georgia Power is using its political connections to protect its monopoly status and limit distributed solar power generation, something that is opposed by both environmentalists and the Georgia Tea Party.
My trusted colleagues who DO understand these things inform me that updating to things such as smart-grid technology will not only produce huge efficiencies but it would also increase the reliability of our national power network. And it would allow for more distributed power generation (again, all things that are opposed by many electric monopolies). My feeling is that these scholars of economics and energy are correct in their assessments, but you are right, I myself do not delve into this area of research, so I have to trust those that do.posted @ Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 13:49
[quote][b]AbidingDude[/b] - With all the talk about climate change, I have never heard of something that can possibly be done to change it. ...
Eventually we will need to migrate to a carbon-free energy economy. This may include nuclear energy (either fission or fusion) but cyou299 is correct, right now we are simply raiding the bank of locked up ancient sunshine and when it is gone it is gone.
For the immediate future we should focus on reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. There is still a lot of debate of where the actual tipping point is, but if we assume that it will be reached at 500 ppm we have approximately 50 years before we hit that point.
But if we can reduce CO2 increases to 1.5 ppm per year, we buy ourselves an additional 17 years. If we can reduce it to 1.0 ppm per year we will have a century to make the transition.
But if we put off the hard decisions, and refuse to start moving in the right direction we are dooming our children, grandchildren and future generations to degraded world.
A scenario we have the ability, and the power, to avoid.posted @ Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 11:53
I hope Mr. Timberlake reads the online comments section of the ABH (I would not know if he does as I have never seen him sign on with his real name), this way he can see my reply to today's piece. I certainly do not intend to waste the majority of the ABH reader's time (or mine) by writing an entire opinion piece on the basis of a minor arithmetic error.
As Mr. Timberlake points out, I did commit such an arithmetic error, perhaps because I typically write my opinion pieces in the early hours of the morning when I cannot sleep. But that is no excuse for my egregious sin. If Mr. Timberlake reads the comments section he would have noted that alert reader Duke Briscoe already caught and revealed my slip of the additional ".0" and I freely admit to this error (in the interest of full disclosure I also got a C+ in college calculus).
As to Mr. Timberlake's further assertions that this error was part of some grand and nefarious scheme. He writes "an example of the method that most global-warming advocates use. Never do they put the data in simple percentages; it's always in "permillionages." So allow me to put the numbers in something akin to what Mr. Timberlake would approve of.
In the year that I was born, 1959, mean CO2 levels were 316 ppm. In 2013 they were 396 and this year are expected to exceed 398. A 26% change in my short lifetime. To put that in perspective global avg. temp. in 1959 was 57 F. If it had increased 26% today's avg. temp would be nearly 64 F. Anyone who knows something about climate change or geologic cycles of temperatures and CO2 would know that a 26% change in just over fifty years is an extraordinarily fast rate of change.
Data here:
Furthermore, Mr. Timberlake goes on to write:
"Farmer also asserts that the one-thousandth of 1 percent increase for the past 50 years is, "a rate that is over a thousand times faster than has ever happened before." That's hyperbole, since such a rate of change for something so small would be completely irrelevant to anything. "
Once again Mr. Timberlake has caught me in an arithmetic error, but this time erring on the side of caution rather than hyperbole. Data from the Vostok ice core gives a fairly complete record of CO2 levels going back about 400,000 years.
From these data we see that natural fluctuations have occurred in recent geologic times, with CO2 ranging from a low of 190 ppm to a high of 280 ppm. We also note a periodicity of about 100,000 years, making the average, natural rate of change about 1 ppm per 1000 years.
A review of CO2 changes from Mauna Loa observatory show a rate of change in CO2 of 1.94 ppm increase per year since 2000. Thus the current rate of change is not 1000X the normal rate as I alluded to in my piece, it is in fact 1940X the normal rate.
Data shows that although other factors such as methane and water vapor play a big role, carbon dioxide accounts for about 50% of the radiative forcing that keeps our planet warm and habitable. Thus a big change, in what is a trace gas, has a very, very big effect.
Finally Mr. Timberlake raises the strawman that recent rises in global temperatures are the result of increased solar activity. This has been shown to be incorrect numerous times and I refer the reader to other sources to demonstrate this.
In closing, should Mr. Timberlake wish to organize a public panel discussion with myself and several of my UGA colleagues and himself (and perhaps TeeWee whoever that really is) I would be happy to find time in my schedule to attend.
-Mark Farmerposted @ Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 10:21
"Warming may increase, but no one can be certain of that."
This is where I most strongly disagree with Mr. Stossel in that it reveals his general lack of understanding of science. If we assume that the physical laws that govern the universe are stable and are not simply the capricious whims of the Gods, then by understanding those laws we CAN predict the future and we CAN be certain of what will happen under certain conditions.
If you tell oceanographers what the dissolved CO2 levels are going to be they CAN tell you what the pH of the oceans will be.
If you tell climatologists what the ocean surface temperatures are they CAN tell the likelihood of severe drought or severe storms.
If you tell a geologist how much ice is melting in Greenland and how quickly the oceans are warming they CAN tell you how much average sea level will rise.
If you tell a physicist what the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are they CAN tell you how much infrared energy will be reflected back to Earth before it eventually radiates back into space and how much additional heat will be retained in the air and oceans.
What Mr. Stossel and others are saying is meant to cast doubt on the ability of scientists to predict the future, when in fact it is only through our understanding of science and nature that we have any real hope to glean what lays in store for us.
The question is not whether or not "one can be certain" of what will happen. We can be.
The question is what, if anything, we should do about it.
"A scientific document on this issue, the "Petition Project," circulated about 10 years ago. It provided a summary of long-time global temperature variations. It was published in the Wall Street Journal, and was endorsed by more than 31,000 bona fide scientists. The study concluded that CO2 is a benign and useful gas, that the major determinant of global warming is the sun, and that anthropogenic global warming is trivial."
First of all the OISM Petition Project is NOT a scientific document. It is, by its own definition, a petition. It is an opinion piece that espouses an opinion on a scientific issue but that itself contains not a shred of scientific information.
Second, what exactly does it mean to be one of the "31,000 bona fide scientists"? Again according to the OISM these are people " with a BSc or higher qualification" but it does not restrict the discipline or area of study. Alert readers of the ABH will note that by virtue of his BSc in Chemistry from UGA, Rep. Paul Broun would qualify as a "bona fide scientist."
Third, if this number of 31,000 "scientists" is compared with the number of such individuals in the U.S. (I believe that only Americans were asked to sign) then it represents only 0.3% of U.S. scientists (Please note how disparaging Mr. Timberlake is about the impact of such a tiny, tiny percentage, 0.4% being the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere).
Anyone interested in learning more about this so-called example of scientific doubt of climate change can read details here:
And yes, I am working on a thoughtful rebuttal piece. So much for enjoying a glorious Saturday afternoon!posted @ Saturday, November 1, 2014 - 13:00
Oh Martha, Martha,
A brief look at John Coleman's biography reveals that he is a former TV broadcaster with a degree in journalism and no formal training in either meteorology or climate science. He has no professional credentials. It is like relying on former porn star Jenny McCarthy for pediatric health advice.
I too saw the interview on FOX and I asked a Ph.D. climate scientist friend about it. He confirmed that no one at the Weather Channel pays any attention to Mr. Coleman's views on the subject as they are driven purely by ideology and not by facts or data.
As for the arctic ice being in the "normal range" have a 30 second look at this video which documents sea ice volume since we began accurately measuring it in 1979. You will see that in 35 years we have lost over 65% of the ice.
The facts are real. The causes are known. Human caused climate change is a reality.
You are being misled, but it is not Al Gore nor the climate scientists who are misleading you.posted @ Thursday, October 30, 2014 - 08:41
"It's a disappointment to me. I'm p----d off and embarrassed and completely weirded out that a journalism institution that should be seeking out facts and details is basically pandering to hysteria,"
I echo those sentiments with regards to UGA's Grady College. Is this how we define "journalistic courage"?
By uninviting Ms. Williams UGA caved into the irrational pressure that folks like Paul Broun and David Purdue are spreading. Fear spreads a lot faster than ebola and politicians know it.
By pandering to this hysteria UGA is condoning, and fostering it. Exactly the opposite of what a school of journalism should be doing.
Ms. Williams is not sick with ebola. And even if she were, what are the chances that a UGA student or employee would come in contact with her saliva, blood, vomit or feces?posted @ Wednesday, October 22, 2014 - 09:07
"Frankel and three other writers are also scheduled to speak about what journalistic courage means during a symposium at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication."
Such as the journalistic courage it would take to NOT feed the hysteria over a disease in which one has to come in physical contact with the body fluids of an actively sick individual in order to spread the disease?
Ms. Williams does not have ebola., And if she were to feel unwell I am certain that given what she has seen and experienced in west Africa she would not knowingly put others in jeopardy But for UGA to uninvite Ms. Williams from delivering this prestigious lecture shows how even a college that is supposedly dedicated to reporting the truth can succumb to the pressure of fear.posted @ Monday, October 20, 2014 - 08:41
I wish Mr. Ambrose had attended tonight's lecture in the UGA Chapel by Professor Shepherd.
If he had he would have learned that the "no warming since 1998" is a twisting and cherry picking of the data. The warming of the worlds' oceans (70% of Earth) has continued unabated.
He would have learned of the multiple ways in which humanity has, and continues to, alter the climate both local and globally.
He would have that the "Let's not do anything right now, there is too much uncertainty" response is misguided and dangerous for our grandchildren's futures.
He would have learned something.
Please come on Oct. 9 when Dr. Dan Everett will speak about the transition to a carbon-free energy economy.
Spoiler alert!! It is not as costly as Mr. Abrose would want you to believe.posted @ Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 21:40
Mr. Bryce indirectly raises an important point. All the green energy production in the world will not matter if we cannot curb the growth of our demands for this energy. We need to begin reducing our total energy demands at the same time we seek alternative non-carbon based solutions.
Every 10% reduction in demand means that many fewer coal plants.
Every 10% increase in mpg means that many fewer gallons of oil.
Every 10% reduction in the global birthrate means that many fewer mouths to feed in 2025.
Georgia Power CEO Paul Bowers believes that 50 years from now we will still be generating electricity in the same way we do today.
Such thinking a century ago would mean that our homes and churches today would be lit by oil lamps, fueled from the rendered blubber of slaughtered whales.
We CAN move away from fossil fuels.
For the sake of future Americans we must.
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http://anthropocene.uga.edu/lecture/economics-transition-away-fossil-fuelsposted @ Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 13:35
[quote][b]TeeWee[/b] - @mpd0.59:
Either the professors research was so sloppy that he didn't pick up on the glitch or he was satisfied to use the false data. Because of this gross error, all his findings are suspect.
Since you are obviously too busy to check the Mauna Loa data yourself I am happily providing it for you. Below are months in 2014 and the measured and averaged CO2 levels (in ppm) for that month.
March - 399.58
April - 401.29
May - 401.75
June - 401.15
July - 399.00
The three months above 400ppm were not a "blip" as you imply but rather part of the natural seasonal cycle of CO2 flux in the northern hemisphere. As photosynthetic rates ramp up with summer, CO2 levels go down. Typically September and October have the lowest annual averages, and then it begins to climb again. The average increase in CO2 for 2013 was 2.05ppm for 2012 it was 2.66
I stand behind my statements and I provide easy to verify data to back them up.
Hope to see you at the next Anthropocene lecture. They are free and open to the public.
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[quote][b]TeeWee[/b] - "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." Yogi Berra. [/quote]
I am gathering from your comments that you were not present for my lecture on Thursday evening so let me recap for you. Yes, predictions can be difficult, especially when it comes to climate change. This is why I focused on ocean acidification as it is straightforward and easy to calculate and to predict. Basic chemistry really.
[quote] Why do we give any weight to these wild eyed professors who run down the street with their pants on fire shouting their radical predictions?
This guy is employing false data. The 400 ppm CO2 report was a brief blip
from one reporting station in Hawaii and researchers published a correction a short time later. The reporter should have challenged the Professor on this false statement alone. If your foundation is built on false data, your entire structure will crumble. Me thinks he has received funding from the Environmental/Industrial Complex.
I've never received a dime of funding from anyone other than the NSF for my research on protistan evolution. Happy to provide you with a copy of my CV.
Nope, not false data and not a blip. A steady increase in CO2. Check the data yourself here:
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and here for Bermuda:
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[quote] This guy also fails to report that while some species may become extinct, other new species (plant and animal) are being discovered.
Being discovered and being created are two very, VERY different things. Net biodiversity on Earth is in steep decline. To imply otherwise is disingenuous (i.e. a lie).
[quote] The release of e-mails from the CRU in East Anglia was most interesting. One of the leading researchers championing the CO2 theory could not understand why tons of carbon was being emitted into the atmosphere but global temperatures were not increasing. The thought never occurred to him that his hypotheses was incorrect.
More arm-chair quarterbacking. My lecture said nothing about changing temperatures. But since you were not there you would not know that, you can only throw stones from the sidelines.
[quote] The IPCC about a year ago was forced to admit they could not identify one specie which became extinct as a result of global warming.
Ughh. Again with the warming? I said that species were going extinct due to hunting, habitat destruction, and introduced pests being spread around the world by humans. Would you like the reams and reams of data that supports that?
[quote] Depending on the reporting data, there has not been any global warming for 13 to 17 years 10 months. Let is not forget that the Sahara was once a sea, parts of Sweden was a tropical forest the Earth has been hotter and colder than now.
Even Forbes magazine acknowledges that June 2014 was the warmest June in recorded history:
And July was the fourth hottest ever.
But I digress, it is the changing chemistry of the oceans that worries me the most. we have somewhere between 50 and 75 years before the coral reefs around the world begin to disappear for good.
[quote][b]Used2baFreeCountry[/b] - This poem about a terrible incident that occurred in the south fifty years ago reminds me of the time I got lost driving a rental car late at night among high-rise urban housing projects up north.
I was terrified.
I grew up in the shadow of such northern high-rise housing projects. I never had anyone threaten me because of the color of my skin.
Thank you Jerry for keeping alive the memory of Lt. Col. Penn and for the reminder that intolerance of others is perhaps the worst of sins.
Who was it who said?
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
"Today, an evolutionist would be welcomed to express his views to a chapel audience."
Indeed. Last year the Chapel served as a magnificent venue for the Origins Lecture series which dealt with everything from the origin of the universe to the origin of mankind.
This fall we hope it will prove equally wonderful for our next lecture series "Welcome to the Anthropocene" which will chronicle humanity's influences on the biology and chemistry of the planet.
[quote][b]Used2baFreeCountry[/b] - Thanks goodness for Fox News!
By itself, Fox News balances out the liberal propaganda put out by the mainstream media television networks!
I think that once again you have missed the entire point of this article.
As for the author's advice? It really works. When my mother discovered the internet I started receiving all sorts of nonsense that supported her political leanings. When I started fact checking these with Snopes and then sending the links back via "Reply to All" she quickly became embarrassed at how easily she had been duped. Now she herself fact checks these propaganda pieces that are supposedly written by knowledgeable people and in most cases stops herself from propagating the nonsense.
Seriously people, it is now so easy to access solid data on a whole range of issues, PLEASE do some research before forming an opinion.posted @ Friday, June 20, 2014 - 08:01
[quote][b]Eastville[/b] - @proftom: Carbon dioxide's not insulation .
Sorry, but yes it is. We have known how CO2 traps infrared radiation through bond bending and bond stretching for over a century. There is lots of empirical data that shows beyond any doubt that increasing CO2 in the atmosphere (the entire increase being the result of human activity) is trapping IR in precisely the radiation wavelengths absorbed by CO2. It is a cause and effect relationship, not simply a correlation.
Simply saying that CO2 is not causing global warming is pure and simple denialism.
If you are truly interested in learning about the science behind these claims take a look here:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/empirical-evidence-for-co2-enhanced-gree...posted @ Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 08:31
[quote][b]Used2baFreeCountry[/b] - I am so old that I remember when we had presidents who wanted America to have lower energy costs, instead of trying to get them to skyrocket. .
If you take away the government subsidies and other benefits offered to the fossil fuel industry then wind power is already lower cost energy. Do you get to dump your waste for free? The fossil fuel industry does. Try looking at the total picture.posted @ Thursday, June 12, 2014 - 07:29
Using peak solar and wind electricity to make hydrogen is a reasonable idea. In addition to having a potential role in transportation, hydrogen can easily be converted back to electricity when needed via fuel cells. Although one loses energy with every conversion if the initial energy is carbon-free we (and future generations) will ultimately be the winners.
People like Mr. Ambrose are no better than those who yell "Fire" in a movie theater. They are risking our future for the sake of protecting the fossil fuel industry.
I can only assume that Jim Thompson was required by corporate headquarters to publish this worthless bit of dreck. The ABH usually has far higher standards that to print a string of unsubstantiated lies propagated solely to incite fear for political purposes.posted @ Friday, June 6, 2014 - 19:24
I can only assume that Jim Thompson was forced by corporate headquarters to print this utterly worthless opinion piece. It is devoid of facts and full of fear mongering lies.posted @ Friday, June 6, 2014 - 19:17
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The vanishing-point music created by drone elders Phil Niblock and, especially, LaMonte Young is what happens when a fixation on held tones reaches a tipping point. Timbre is reduced to either a single clear instrument or a sine wave, silence disappears completely, and the base-level interaction between small clusters of "pure" tone becomes the music's content. This kind of work takes what typically helps us to distinguish "music" from "sound," discards nearly all of it, and then starts over again from scratch.
Drone legends Stars of the Lid find their music drifting toward this rarefied place on their first album after an almost six-year absence. On first listen, And Their Refinement of the Decline seems a continuation of its beloved precursor, 2001's The Tired Sounds of... It is again a double CD with about two hours of music; it uses a similar palette of violin, cello, and Stuart Dempster-inspired horns to augment the electronically generated drones. Song titles again refer to brain chemistry ("Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage"), altered states ("Another Ballad for Heavy Lids"), and the nuts and bolts of the music's creation (Apreludes (in C sharp major)"). And yet, upon putting on Tired Sounds of... again for comparison, I see Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride have actually come some distance in the last half-decade. And the place they're moving to is starker, quieter, somehow even more subtle, where the tiniest amount of sound information is put upon to do the greatest amount of work. Where Tired Sounds of... sounded genteel and stately next to the raw four-track feedback fests they'd started with ("Tape Hiss Makes Me Happy" summed up their debut nicely), it now sounds about halfway between their genesis and this album; "refinement" turns out to be the perfect word.
The first thing that becomes apparent is that there's less discernible guitar here. The acoustic instruments once served as foils to the channeled electricity, but now they've taken center stage, and the horns and strings are often used in a curious way. Rather than being stretched out to push against silence with drone music proper, on tracks like "Dungtitled (in A Major)" and "The Evil that Never Arrived", flugelhorn, cello, and violin are used in short, slowly decaying bursts, keeping skeletal tunes aloft by bumping them with a chord every few seconds. The added space between the notes makes the pieces seem less forward and pervasive, like they might vanish into the air at any moment. It also cuts the drama and leaves the music more open to interpretation.
While SOTL will always be tagged as "cinematic," the music here rarely leads. You get the sense that this it could be used to color a wide array of images. The brief "Hiberner Toujours" on the second disc is a three-note phrase played on a cello with an intense vibrato and heavy reverb, first alone, then doubled, with muted electronic treatments lurking just behind. I could just as easily see it soundtracking a morning-after newsreel of a WWII firebombing or a stop-motion blooming of a flower. And then "Humectez La Mouture" extends an idea developed by the sorely missed Labradford and perfected by the Books: A deceptively simple and spacious bit of music with a neutral emotional cast is presented without additional cues and allowed to live or die on its own. Here SOTL take a couple of piano chords lightly kissed with electronics and let the progression play with small bits of shading, including what sounds like manipulated pedal steel and the dialog track from a French film. It doesn't "go" anywhere, really, and it's hard to say what it projects; the music could be crushingly sad, lightly melancholic, or even uplifting, depending on the state of mind of the hearer. It becomes a sound divorced from intention and its ambiguity is its strength.
This stripping down and moving away from easily definable mood makes And Their Refinement of the Decline a bit harder to grasp initially than any previous SOTL record. The less pronounced changes and more sparing use of dynamic range means that the music can easily slip into the background when something else requires attention. That's par for the course with ambient music, of course, but I get the sense this music is shortchanged by being functional. There's too much focus on the careful layering of sounds, and too many small but still important tweaks happening from moment to moment to let everything slide by in an undifferentiated blob of sound.
It's the rare moment when SOTL tip their hand and let more expressionistic feelings seep into the music that you understand how well the album works as a whole. The brilliant "Even if You're Never Awake (Deuxième)" is one such place, as its surges of strings are gradually cut with curled shavings of backward guitar, and some almost sub-sonic bass halfway through its 9 minutes announces an even wearier turn into the lament's final section. It "develops" in the conventional sense, as does "December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface", the album's final track.
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