December 30, 2010
Time's Credibility
Lest you read the current story from Time Magazine, “Holiday Blizzard: More Signs of Global Warming,” and have a mental circuit breaker go 'pop', keep in mind their spin as far back as April 1977. See the cover at right. Also note the story mentioned at the top center of the cover, "Why We Can't Beat the Soviets". And yet, about a decade later, we did.
Every year millions die from real preventable causes: dirty water, malaria, etc. and meanwhile co-workers of mine are proud of their new $$ five figure $$ solar panel installation. Never mind that the same money would have built a several clean water wells (~5$K/well) to save a handful of villages and many lives in poor countries. Caring in Massachusetts means you do something green and something big, preferably with tax subsidies.