FFS is Probably not "Fox Fails Science"

FFS: Fox Fails Physics

In short — and we’ll describe it in more detail below — their “expert” argues that the 1st law of thermodynamics and Le Chatelier’s Principle explain why carbon dioxide can’t cause global warming. This is not only wrong, this is high school physics-level wrong. Either the FOX folks are incredibly stupid, or stunningly sociopathic. I’m guessing both.

Short version of this (and many other anti-AGW arguments) is that if they are right, then insulation of any type can’t possibly work. Congratulations, you’ve just proved that wearing a coat in winter is pointless. Surrender your coat.

The Reach of Outreach

Uncertain Principles: The Status of Science: We Have No-one to Blame but Ourselves

People are generally in favor of outreach activities, of course, but in the same diffuse way that the general public is in favor of tax increases. If you ask them whether they’re in favor of outreach to the general public, they’ll say yes, but pressed to support it in a concrete way, they’ll find reasons not to.