Metaphors & SoundbitesType:humor
"It is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but unpleasant, and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting."
The formula for false media balance is: Add one truth plus one lie, then divide by two.
Variation: Accuracy is not achieved ...
"If you like buying oil from the Saudis, you'll love buying solar from the Chinese!"— Thomas Friedman
In earth's past, CO2 rise lagged temperature, so CO2 can't possibly cause global warming? This is like saying "'I saw a chicken lay an eg ...
"When I was six years old, there were conflicting theories about how babies were born. Somebody said a stork brought them. Another guy said ...
"2010 was the hottest and wettest -- don't Google that phrase, by the way -- year on record."—Bill Maher
"'Coal = Jobs.' Yes, for lung doctors."—Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist
“Mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdo ...
Why is climate action so important? Because there is no 'Planet B.'
"It should be possible to write about science in plain English, though asking a scientist to do that is like asking a cat to bark."— Dr. Ric ...
"Don't look now, but that hoax just ate New Jersey."— Melinda Henneberger, Washington Post.
"Imagine if I was scolding my kids not to pee on the toilet seat while paying them per-dribble. I'm just saying."—David Roberts, Grist.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. If there is, you might get food poisoning.
Models are unreliable. I agree -- they are often late for photo shoots, and sometimes never show up at all!
Blaming Exxon "is like blaming a raccoon for going through your trash. They’re simply responding to available opportunities." Their "multi ...
Calling him [an oil lobbyist] a serious source on climate is like calling a fox a "serious" protector of the hen house.
Oh really, what is your evidence? Many people are confused about the definition of the word 'theory,' especially with climate change.
"The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed ...
Do you greet your plumber with this skepticism: “Yeah, right! You’re just gonna snake that little thing down there and it’s gonna clear up ...
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." -- Mark Twain
"Call Me Cleopatra, 'Cause I'm the Queen of Denial" -- country-wes ...
"Saying climate change is not real is like saying, 'the sun may not be real because it got dark last night." - comedian Bill Maher
"People often ask if I believe in global warming. I now just reply with the question: 'Do you believe in gravity.'" — Neil deGrasse Tyson, ...
"Blaming La Nina for the record drought is like blaming the car engine for the speeding ticket. See what happens when the driver steps on th ...
Weather gone wild. "It's been a crazy two years. WIth droughts, and floods, and tornadoes and heat waves."
Imagine your radiologist pointing to a spot on your lung x-ray, which several top oncologists have agreed shows cancer.. Would you say, 'I ...
Sign photographed on in the middle of Main Street, in Bison, Kansas on July 23, 2011 during the record-breaking drought.