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Sounds Familiar

by Sheril Kirshenbaum

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December 21st, 2009 8:52 AM Tags: The Simpsons
in Global Warming, Weather | 9 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

9 Responses to “Sounds Familiar”

  1. 1.   Angela Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 10:27 am

    There have been a lot of “Homers” visiting The Intersection lately.

  2. 2.   TomInAK Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 10:41 am

    We need these guys:

    http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/fa1420df1f/green-team-from-will-ferrell-adam-ghost-panther-mckay-and-john-c-reilly

    to beat the denial out of folks

  3. 3.   Sound familiar? » Mind of Dan Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 11:08 am

    [...] (h/t the Intersection) [...]

  4. 4.   Oh, yes. I’ve heard this before. | Digital Chum Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 11:41 am

    [...] (via) Share this entry: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

  5. 5.   The New Murder-Mystery Game: Who Killed Copenhagen? | 80beats | U Reader | Your daily news stop station ... Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    [...] The sitting room game this week is explaining because the Copenhagen talks went down in flames. Writing for CNN, Lisa Margonelli of the think tank New America Foundation says the meeting’s range was a disadvantage, not an advantage, as entertainment the universe together to craft manners which would be acceptable and in outcome was “scientifically and most naive.” The BBC blames twenty-four hour news, EU politics, and even the snow white continue for giving skeptics ammunition. (No, assumingly we haven’t gotten past the weather/climate issue. Just ask Homer Simpson.) [...]

  6. 6.   The New Murder-Mystery Game: Who Killed Copenhagen? | JetLib News Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    [...] The parlor game this week is explaining why the Copenhagen talks went down in flames. Writing for CNN, Lisa Margonelli of the think tank New America Foundation says the meeting’s scope was a disadvantage, not an advantage, as gathering the world together to craft rules that would be agreeable and effective was “scientifically and practically naive.” The BBC blames 24 hour news, EU politics, and even the snowy weather for giving skeptics ammunition. (No, apparently we haven’t gotten past the weather/climate issue. Just ask Homer Simpson.) [...]

  7. 7.   Daniel J. Andrews Says:
    December 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm

    Heh-heh. Bet they got crank mail over that one.

  8. 8.   Once Again, Cold Weather Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming | JetLib News Says:
    January 8th, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    [...] has seen dangerously cold wind chills far below zero. Trying to stave off the inevitable “where’s your global warming now” chants, the AP and other news sources rushed to run pieces trying to get across—one more [...]

  9. 9.   Once Again, Cold Weather Doesn’t Disprove Global Warming | 80beats | U Reader | Your daily news stop station ... Says:
    January 9th, 2010 at 10:11 am

    [...] has seen dangerously cold breeze chills far next zero. Trying to wand off the unavoidable “where’s your tellurian warming now” chants, the AP and other headlines sources rushed to run pieces perplexing to get [...]





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