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ClimateWire Article: Obama admin mounts a much stronger rhetorical attack on the status quo

Obama Administration mounts a much stronger rhetorical attack on the status quo, in ClimateWire by Gayathri Vaidyanathanon, June 3, 2014 From an administration that, just three years ago, found climate change too politically toxic to talk about, the messaging on … Continue reading

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CIRES Special Seminar: How Scientists Can Engage in the Policy Process

CIRES special seminar: How scientists can engage in the policy process by Shali Mohleji Thursday, June 19, 1-2 pm, CIRES auditorium Abstract: Society increasingly relies on science and technology to meet needs and solve problems. For example, the technology for … Continue reading

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CU Boulder CIRES Report in Aljazeera on hedging language

Journalists believed to possibly hedge when considering climate change by Wilson Dizard in Aljazeera America The Scrutineer on June 3, 2014 It’s not your imagination, newspapers do plenty of hedging when describing the effects of climate change. And according to … Continue reading

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Mother Jones Article: US Reporters Use More Weasel Words in Covering Climate Change

A new paper finds that our journalists are constantly hedging on a scientifically settled issue- considerable more so than reporters in Spain by Chris Mooney on June 3, 2014 It’s no secret that different countries have different densities, so to … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke, Jr. quoted in NYT Dot Earth Blog

Roger Pielke Jr. in May 27th Dot Earth Blog Americans’ Varied Views of ‘Global Warming’ and ‘Climate Change’ by Andrew Revkin Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication, has distributed a note summarizing the findings … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke, Jr. mentioned in the Climate Collective

Roger Pielke Jr. was quoted in May 29th Climate Collective The triumph of climate pragmatism by Michael Shellenberger & Ted Nordhaus For the better part of two decades, a small group of policy scholars and climate policy advocates have argued … Continue reading

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National Geographic Newswatch

Roger Pielke Jr. was quoted in May 29th Newswatch Upcoming EPA Power Plant Rule Stirs speculation by Tim Profeta of Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is just days away from the … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke, Jr. quoted in Artemis Blog

Roger Pielke Jr. was quoted in May 30th artemis.bm As hurricane season approaches, cat bond market shows its appetite by Artemis The catastrophe bond market continues to show its appetite to take on peak peril risks such as U.S., and … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke Jr. mentioned in Washington Post

Washington Post, May 30th 2014. Photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen. Atlantic hurricane season begins Sunday: Will record streak without major hurricane landfall end? By Brian McNoldy. After a six-month break, hurricane season is here again. It is expected … Continue reading

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Roger Pielke, Jr quoted about hurricanes in USA Today

CSTPR’s Roger Pielke, Jr. quoted in a May 14th USA Today article: Will this be the year the USA’s luck runs out? With the Atlantic hurricane season starting June 1, the nation is enjoying two record streaks for a lack … Continue reading

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