US needs a "bridge-collapse" to start action on climate-change

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Aug 3, 2007 7:53 AM EDT

Article Source: myfoxtwincities.com

science, global-warming, climate-change, minnesota, minneapolis, bridge-collapse

MINNEAPOLIS -- ... "Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Thursday that he has ordered an immediate inspection of all Minnesota bridges that have a design like the one that collapsed Wednesday in Minneapolis." ...
MyFox Twin Cities (Aug 3).

http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=3946519&version=146&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

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Does the US need a "bridge-collapse" to act on climate-change?
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"Even diligent readers of the best U.S. newspapers will be left with a less than overwhelming feeling about the dire consequences that may result from global warming, and the firm scientific conclusion that humans have caused warming, according to an analysis in Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, the media watchdog group.

Counterparts in Britain and elsewhere around the world were much more likely to print headlines and stories that framed global warming as a crisis that must be dealt with quickly to avert disaster." (desmogblog). http://www.desmogblog.com/nature-to-newsroom-get-me-rewrite

Based on what's been happening over the last 10 years I think the answer is unfortunately "yes" - the US needs a "bridge-collapse" to act on climate-change.

Why the US needs something like that is a more difficult question.

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Title of Newsvine article changed to US needs "bridge-collapse" to act on climate-change.

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#1 - Fri Aug 3, 2007 10:15 AM EDT

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To me, this seems tied in a way to the bridge-collapse in Minneapolis in that the federal government is not being open with the truth about bad news potentials (bridge-work-needs, QuickSat, climate-change) being told to the public.

The Miami Herald reported:

In a lengthy letter to NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher Jr., Proenza's lawyers said Proenza—who had been publicly critical of his superiors in Washington—was the victim of retaliation by Lautenbacher.

http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/index.php/csw/details/proenza_whistleblower_charge/

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/story/191221.html

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#2 - Fri Aug 3, 2007 2:18 PM EDT

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npat

Correction, should be QuickSCAT satellite ...

The House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing on July 19 ("Tracking the Storm at the National Hurricane Center") at which Proenza and NOAA Administrator Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher testified.

Federal News Radio reported on the hearing:

Under questioning from North Carolina's Brad Miller, the Democrat who chairs the Investigations and Oversight panel, Proenza said his hard lobbying for more money to quickly replace the valued QuickSCAT satellite was met by a call from one of his bosses, who told him, "you'd better stop these QuickSCAT NHC (National Hurricane Center) funding complaints. I'm warning you. NOAA, DOC (the Department of Commerce), OMB (Office of Management and Budget), the White House, excuse me, are pissed off."

http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/index.php/csw/details/proenza_whistleblower_charge/

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#3 - Fri Aug 3, 2007 4:34 PM EDT

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Velcro Van

Geeze louise, you really do have a one-track mind don’t you. We need a bridge collapse to draw attention to…climate change. Yeah. Unbelievable.

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#4 - Sat Aug 4, 2007 11:31 AM EDT

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npat

I was speaking figuratively in saying:

Based on what's been happening over the last 10 years I think the answer is unfortunately "yes" - the US needs a "bridge-collapse" to act on climate-change.

I was not speaking figuratively when I said:

Why the US needs something like that is a more difficult question.

I don't think I have a "one-track mind". I have other things on my mind too. Do you want to hear what I think I know about prairies? Raising children? Politics"?

Would you like me to say more about what on this link?

http://picasaweb.google.com/npatphotos

What would you like me to talk about?

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#4.1 - Sat Aug 4, 2007 1:06 PM EDT

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7 Killed in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse	Associated Press	Wed Aug 1	28
At least 7 dead as Minneapolis bridge collapses	msnbc.com	Thu Aug 2	0
MN Bridge Collapse: Metro Residents in Bewilderment	Ben Josephs	Fri Aug 3	4
Divers Look for Bridge Collapse Victims	Associated Press	Thu Aug 2	17
8 missing in MN, not 30	NPR	Fri Aug 3	0

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