{"id":5254,"date":"2012-10-15T03:04:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T07:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2012-10-08T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T18:33:13","slug":"year-3-month-10-day-15-all-right-%e2%80%94-from-now-on-its-no-more-doctor-nice-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/year-3-month-10-day-15-all-right-%e2%80%94-from-now-on-its-no-more-doctor-nice-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 3, Month 10, Day 15: All Right \u2014 From Now On, No More Doctor Nice Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lincoln Journal-Star tells us about some Nebraska climatologists who are speaking out with one well-projected voice:<\/a><\/p>\n

A warning sign on the first floor directs people to the basement of Bessey Hall in the event of a tornado.<\/p>\n

An open door offers a view of an instructor pointing to a video display of the world\u2019s prime monsoon regions.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, on the third floor of his City Campus office, Clinton Rowe is dealing with a less familiar task.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s explaining why he and four colleagues decided it was time to go proactive, why they needed to issue a joint public statement on the evidence of increasing climate extremes and the potential for more tornadoes, droughts and floods.<\/p>\n

The attention they\u2019re getting for raising the alarm about global warming may have less to do with the side they\u2019re on than with their methods.<\/p>\n

In his 26 years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Rowe can\u2019t remember a time when his department has chosen a similar course toward group activism.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave we ever done anything like this? Not that I can think of.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been two weeks since he and four other NU faculty members from climate and climate-related ranks offered their shared view.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time for debate is over,\u201d they said. \u201cThe time for action is here.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the next few decades, they warned, average temperatures in Nebraska will rise by 4 to 10 degrees. Because of diminished snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, flows in the Platte River will drop and Lake McConaughy could become \u201ca ditch in midsummer.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Enviro-nazis! Sent October 8:<\/p>\n

The traditional language of science is restrained and cautious, which is a hindrance for climatologists when it comes to spreading the word about global warming and the dangers it poses to America and the world. When climate experts shout, it’s with careful statements using phrases like “statistically significant relationship” and “robust correlation,” which, while accurate, lack the emotional force necessary to galvanize ordinary citizens into action.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, those who oppose responsible climate and energy policies feel free to misrepresent the science and engage in character assassination, as witness the blizzard of obloquy hurled at Dr. Michael Mann and others who have stood up for the future of our species and our civilization. In the aftermath of their forceful statement on the climate crisis, let’s hope Dr. Clinton Rowe and his colleagues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln receive respect and gratitude from their fellow citizens, rather than the ignorance and mockery we’ve come to expect from the anti-science politicians of the GOP and their enablers in the print and broadcast media. <\/p>\n

Warren Senders\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lincoln Journal-Star tells us about some Nebraska climatologists who are speaking out with one well-projected voice: A warning sign on the first floor directs people to the basement of Bessey Hall in the event of a tornado. An open door offers a view of an instructor pointing to a video display of the world\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,44],"tags":[467,253,207,644,212,203,121],"class_list":["post-5254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","category-politics","tag-assholes","tag-denialists","tag-idiots","tag-media-irresponsibility","tag-republicans","tag-scientific-literacy","tag-scientific-method"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5254"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5256,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5254\/revisions\/5256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.warrensenders.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}