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Having Never Heard of Global Warming | Print |  E-mail
Written by Ed Hiserodt   
Tuesday, 10 November 2009 00:00

global warmingItem: Honolulu (KHNL), October 25, 2009 — “Protestors staged a worldwide rally against climate change, and Hawaii joined in on the call for action to stop global warming. It’s an effort to literally draw the line on climate change. Thousands of Hawaii students across the state, including a group at Stadium Park in Honolulu, took part in the ‘Blue Line Project’ on Saturday. Its purpose is to indicate the risk of flooding if the sea level rises one meter. The project also tries to highlight Hawaii’s and other island nations’ vulnerability to climate change, while countries negotiate a new international agreement.”

 
Razing Dollars: Obama Wants More Giveaways | Print |  E-mail
Written by William P. Hoar   
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 01:00

obama chinaItem: Speaking at the United Nations on September 23, President Barack Obama boasted of what his new administration had done already:

 
Global Warming: Scaring Up More Controls | Print |  E-mail
Written by William P. Hoar   
Monday, 12 October 2009 01:00

Obama UN climateItem: “The United Nations is planning a form of diplomatic shock therapy for world leaders this week in the hope of injecting badly needed urgency into negotiations for a climate change treaty that, it is now widely acknowledged, are dangerously adrift,” reported London’s Observer for September 20. “By the end of the day,” the British paper continued, “the rationale goes, the leaders will be imbued with a new sense of purpose. Leaders of rich countries will have been galvanised to take on the big emissions cuts — 25-40% over the next decade, 80% by 2050 — needed to keep temperatures from rising more than two degrees above pre-industrial levels.”

 
The Burden of Social Security | Print |  E-mail
Written by William P. Hoar   
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:50

correction pleaseItem: “President Barack Obama has said he would like to tackle Social Security next year,” reported the Associated Press on April 24, “after Congress finishes work on health care, climate change and new financial regulations.”

 
Cash for Clunkers | Print |  E-mail
Written by William P. Hoar   
Tuesday, 01 September 2009 00:01

cash for clunkersItem: The National Public Radio news blog, “The Two-Way,” reported on August 7: “The relatively good news that the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 9.4 percent in July had President Barack Obama claiming credit for his administration for stabilizing the economy.” The president was quoted saying, in part: “Today, we’re pointed in the right direction…. We’ve rescued our economy from catastrophe.”

 
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