I’ve detailed some of my misadventures at Real Climate.org, the sometimes insightful but usually activism-masquerading-as science water cooler for folks who buy the notion that human-caused global warming (aka “AGW”) is on a rampage...
Topics: climate progress, climate science, joe romm, microsoft, myhrvold, not yet categorized, realclimate

{"title":"Thank you Nathan Myhrvold!","post_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/2009\/11\/02\/thank-you-nathan-myhrvold\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-11-02 16:48:37","summary":"I’ve detailed some of my misadventures at Real Climate.org, the sometimes insightful but usually activism-masquerading-as science water cooler for folks who buy the notion that human-caused global warming (aka “AGW”) is on a rampage..."}

The Grameen Bank was the simple but brilliant innovation in poverty fighting by Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with the Bank he founded.   The Grameen Bank provides very small loans to women in developing countries who then start...
Topics: Globalization, grameen bank, microloans, poverty, Poverty and Development

{"title":"Grameen Foundation \u2013 Microloans WORK","post_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/2009\/10\/27\/grameen-foundation-microloans-work\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-10-27 12:38:34","summary":"The Grameen Bank was the simple but brilliant innovation in poverty fighting by Muhammad Yunus, who won the Nobel Peace Prize along with the Bank he founded. \u00a0 The Grameen Bank provides very small loans to women in developing countries who then start..."}

As a stark raving political moderate I often find myself incredibly frustrated with the tribal thinking that characterizes most of the political debate.    Most of the claims by even moderate left and moderate right about politicians (and others...
Topics: arghhhh, corruption, news, Politics

{"title":"Politicians are NOT CORRUPT. Deal with it.","post_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/2009\/10\/25\/politicians-are-not-corrupt-deal-with-it\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-10-25 16:41:45","summary":"As a stark raving political moderate I often find myself incredibly frustrated with the tribal thinking that characterizes most of the political debate. \u00a0 \u00a0Most of the claims by even moderate left and moderate right about politicians (and others..."}

When ideology gets in the way of feeding people, everybody needs to start shouting “Stop the Madness”.    Try it, it’s cathartic.Mega-philanthropist Bill Gates is no longer busy with Microsoft.  Instead, he’s one of the key...
Topics: environmentalism, Genetically modified foods, Globalization, GMO, Poverty and Development, science

{"title":"Misguided Environmentalism \u2013 Don\u2019t let it happen to YOU!","post_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/2009\/10\/20\/misguided-environmentalism-dont-let-it-happen-to-you\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-10-20 13:28:35","summary":"When ideology gets in the way of feeding people, everybody needs to start shouting “Stop the Madness”. \u00a0 \u00a0Try it, it’s cathartic.Mega-philanthropist Bill Gates is no longer busy with Microsoft. \u00a0Instead, he’s one of the key..."}

Over at the tech blog Technology Report we’ll have a lot of coverage leading up to and through the CES 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.A big thanks to the Aria Resort and Casino and Vdara Hotel.  These amazing new properties in the...
Topics: Aria Resort and Casino, casinos, CES, CES 2010, CES Parties, Vdara

{"title":"CES 2010 at Technology Report","post_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/2009\/10\/14\/ces-2010-at-technology-report\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/joeduck.com\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-10-14 17:34:07","summary":"Over at the tech blog Technology Report we’ll have a lot of coverage leading up to and through the CES 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.A big thanks to the Aria Resort and Casino and Vdara Hotel. \u00a0These\u00a0amazing new properties in the..."}