Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich

2011-12-10 Thread Martin Meiss
e Lloyd College > > Pippa Passes, KY 41844 > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto: > > ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Backus > > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 10:02 AM > > To: ECOL

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2011-12-09 Thread Abdel Halloway
; From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto: > ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Backus > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 10:02 AM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul > Ehrlich > >

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2011-12-09 Thread Robert Hamilton
From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Backus Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 10:02 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Rob, That certainly seems to be a

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2011-12-09 Thread Wayne Tyson
Let's see if we can start a sub-thread that sticks to the science, and see if we can get somewhere with the facts. Talk about SCARY! WT - Original Message - From: "Jeanne Coffin" To: Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2011 6:53 PM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [E

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2011-12-09 Thread Steve Young
. Just a thought... Steve Young Weed Ecologist University of Nebraska-Lincoln From: Jeanne Coffin To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: 12/09/2011 07:07 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Greetings Ecologgers, I'm a masters stude

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2011-12-09 Thread Paul Backus
> > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto: > ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Backus > Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 2:17 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [EC

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2011-12-09 Thread Jeanne Coffin
Greetings Ecologgers, I'm a masters student at Tufts University, and we (my classmates and me) have recently been discussing just this topic (what are the problems behind the climate change debate and what are the solutions that we can actually work on) in class. We had some thoughts (some of whic

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2011-12-08 Thread Abdel Halloway
Dr. Hamilton, The problems of global warming are not anything to do with specific heat but absorption of infrared radiation. I would suggest watching the Potholer54 Climate Change videos, especially from the beginning. Video#1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52KLGqDSAjo Video#2: http://www.yout

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2011-12-08 Thread David L. McNeely
Susan Pienta wrote: > If scientists are not receptive to or rigorously examining opposing > viewpoints, then they failing as their role as scientists. However, that is > not to say they there are not many viewpoints out there (especially in > terms of climate change) that are not backed by a

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2011-12-08 Thread Robert Hamilton
effect Rob Hamilton -Original Message- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Backus Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 2:17 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Messa

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2011-12-08 Thread Susan Pienta
If scientists are not receptive to or rigorously examining opposing viewpoints, then they failing as their role as scientists. However, that is not to say they there are not many viewpoints out there (especially in terms of climate change) that are not backed by any actual science data. I think th

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2011-12-07 Thread Wayne Tyson
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich > Dear All, > > In my humble student opinion, I feel that discussing the causes of global > climate change is futile. As with most issues of non-point source pollution, > it seems there wil

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2011-12-07 Thread Wayne Tyson
ignificant (effective) results. WT - Original Message - From: "Paul Backus" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich My understanding of the situation is that water vapor can't

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2011-12-07 Thread kerry Cutler
x27;t think it is rational to take the view > that > > > one must accept that CO2 causes global warming unless the conjecture is > > > "proven wrong". You want to promote the proposition that CO2 causes > > > global warming argument, you "prove it right".

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2011-12-07 Thread Julianne Heinlein
; > overboard on the immediacy and the nature of the consequences. A more > > open analysis on his part would have been more effective, just as in the > > present case of CO2 and its effect on the atmosphere. > > > > > > Robert Hamilton, PhD > > Professor

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2011-12-07 Thread Paul Backus
gt; respiration. I don't know what causes global climate changes, all I > > know is that the global climate will always change one way or another. > > > > Rob Hamilton > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: kerry Cutler [mailto:cutler.ke...

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2011-12-07 Thread Ellen Atkinson
: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Richard Sent: Wed 12/7/2011 6:25 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Regarding Rachel's comments, there are certainly many examples--both historica

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2011-12-07 Thread Robert Hamilton
Of Martin Meiss Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 9:37 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Robert Hamilton, Your statement implies that we mustn't confuse causes with effects. Fine, but how do we tell what

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2011-12-07 Thread David L. McNeely
hange of public understanding and will. mcneely > > Sincerely, > > E.A. Burnett > - Original Message - > From: "Robert Hamilton" > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 11:31:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [ECOLO

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2011-12-07 Thread Elizabeth Burnett
- From: "Robert Hamilton" To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 11:31:14 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich I see no evidence that CO2 causes global warming. CO2 levels would rise

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2011-12-07 Thread David L. McNeely
om: kerry Cutler [mailto:cutler.ke...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tue 12/6/2011 2:04 PM > To: Robert Hamilton > Cc: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul > Ehrlich > > Dear Rob and the rest of Ecolog listserve, > > I am

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2011-12-07 Thread Martin Meiss
will always change one way or another. > > Rob Hamilton > > > -Original Message- > From: kerry Cutler [mailto:cutler.ke...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tue 12/6/2011 2:04 PM > To: Robert Hamilton > Cc: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?

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2011-12-07 Thread Richard
o good. > "Religion," like science, is a form of social mores which has been > perverted by humans, with both rationalization and moral direction changing > to suit the bias of the moment. Both are imperfect in their expression, and > both have value worthy of attention. >

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2011-12-07 Thread Robert Hamilton
ilton -Original Message- From: kerry Cutler [mailto:cutler.ke...@gmail.com] Sent: Tue 12/6/2011 2:04 PM To: Robert Hamilton Cc: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Dear Rob and the rest of Ecolog listserve, I am not a cl

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2011-12-06 Thread Wayne Tyson
capitalized upon, they will be. - Original Message - From: "kerry Cutler" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Hi again all, This website is one place to start from: http://www.skepticals

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2011-12-06 Thread Madhusudan Katti
On a lighter note, here's another take on the two sides arguing over climate change and whether or not it is anthropogenic: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2011%2F11%2F30%2Fhardscience.DTL Reminds me of that quote from Karl Marx: "Philosophers have interpreted the world

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2011-12-06 Thread Astrid Caldas
IMHO. > > Rob Hamilton > > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of David > L. McNeely > Sent: Mon 12/5/2011 1:49 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Messa

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2011-12-06 Thread Astrid Caldas
06, 2011 2:11 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Hi again all, This website is one place to start from: http://www.skepticalscience.com/how-do-we-know-co2-is-causing-warming.html They mention some of the main

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2011-12-06 Thread kerry Cutler
y: >> > >> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10./j.1523-1739.2011.01766.x/full >> > >> > and this website: >> > http://www.cbsm.com/pages/guide/fostering-sustainable-behavior/ >> > >> > and this report from the APA: >> >

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2011-12-06 Thread kerry Cutler
> > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of David > L. McNeely > Sent: Mon 12/5/2011 1:49 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul > Ehrlich >

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2011-12-06 Thread Martin Meiss
to serve politics, it ceases to be real > science, IMHO. > > Rob Hamilton > > > -Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of David > L. McNeely > Sent: Mon 12/5/2011 1:49 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject

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2011-12-06 Thread Wayne Tyson
CO2 argument defines us. > > Robert Hamilton, PhD > Professor of Biology > Alice Lloyd College > Pippa Passes, KY 41844 > > > -Original Message- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Bowles,

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2011-12-06 Thread Jeanne Coffin
midt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral FellowOcean > Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, > Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp:// > independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres > > > > Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:33:31 -0500 &

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2011-12-06 Thread Markus Eichhorn
Dear all, The great danger of invoking religion as a tool in conservation and environmental management is that these holy texts were written at least 1357 years ago (in the case of the Quran) by entirely different cultures and at a time when there were different constraints on populations an

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2011-12-05 Thread Gregg Miller
twitter.com/#!/NAIPSC > > > > From: > Lawren Sack > To: > ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Date: > 12/02/2011 09:09 PM > Subject: > [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich > > > > Dear Paul and others > > I appreciat

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2011-12-05 Thread Robert Hamilton
V.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Well, I don't know exactly how to respond to such a claim from a professional biologist. Could the importance of the coal industry to the endowment of Alice Lloyd and other economic entities in Ken

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2011-12-05 Thread Martin Meiss
e. > > > Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral FellowOcean > Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) 1420 Seaway Drive, Fort Pierce, > Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp:// > independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres &g

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2011-12-05 Thread Silvia Secchi
my message, and I'm just >> stating the facts. Always open to dialogue. >> >> >> >> *Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. * >> *Schmidt Ocean Institute Postdoctoral >> Fellow<http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres> >> * >> Ocean Research &am

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2011-12-05 Thread Pekin, Burak K
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] religion RE: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Interesting thinking, adding religion to the mix One of the major problems explained in Paul Ehrlich's pioneering work is human overpopulation. As we have reached 7 billion, and still gr

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2011-12-05 Thread David M. Lawrence
Robert, I'd love to hear how nearly 200 years of study of what we call the "greenhouse" effect constitutes "weak hypothethicals" and "political hackery." Care to share your insight? Dave On 12/5/2011 1:00 PM, Robert Hamilton wrote: Science works to persuade when it provides real data, not w

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2011-12-05 Thread Rachel Ford
49 USA > Tel (772) 467-1600 > *http://www.teamorca.org<http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres> > * > *http://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres* > > > > > Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:33:31 -0500 > > From: ford.rach...@gmail.com > > Subject: Re: [ECO

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2011-12-05 Thread Sarah Frias-Torres
ierce, Florida 34949 USA Tel (772) 467-1600http://www.teamorca.orghttp://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorres > Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:33:31 -0500 > From: ford.rach...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul > Ehrlich >

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2011-12-05 Thread Rachel Ford
; > Missouri State University > > 901 S. National > > Springfield, MO 65897 > > phone (417) 836-3731 > > fax (417) 836-8886 > > > > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > > [ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.E

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2011-12-05 Thread David L. McNeely
ical Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of Bowles, Elizabeth Davis > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:07 PM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul > Ehrlich

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2011-12-05 Thread Ruhland, Christopher T
iety of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Robert Hamilton Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 12:00 PM To: ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Science works to persuade when it provides real data

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2011-12-05 Thread Robert Hamilton
, 2011 12:07 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Social and environmental psychologists have known for some time now that knowledge does not change *behavior* and that information-only campaigns rarely are effective. This

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2011-12-05 Thread Bowles, Elizabeth Davis
of America: grants, jobs, news [ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU] On Behalf Of David L. McNeely [mcnee...@cox.net] Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 9:55 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Steve Young wrote: > Lawren et

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2011-12-05 Thread David L. McNeely
Steve Young wrote: > Lawren et al., > Unfortunately, I think you may be preaching to the choir. I'm not trying > to be pessimistic, but if every ESA member were to follow through and > commit to the 'doing something', instead of just 'talking more', what > would that accomplish? Just goin

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2011-12-04 Thread Steve Young
http://twitter.com/#!/NAIPSC From: Lawren Sack To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Date: 12/02/2011 09:09 PM Subject: [ECOLOG-L] What Can I DO?? Re: [ECOLOG-L] Message from Paul Ehrlich Dear Paul and others I appreciate the sermon, and those movies look really interesting, and I can't wai

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2011-12-02 Thread Lawren Sack
Dear Paul and others I appreciate the sermon, and those movies look really interesting, and I can't wait to see them. Still it would be super-wasteful to buy copies of DVDs and distribute them as Christmas presents. I just read that more than 30 billion compact discs are sold annually, generat