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Killing us softly: The industry of lies around climate change. Perhaps the most depressing—and important—story you should read this month is John H. Richardson’s account in the print edition of this here magazine about the numerous American climate scientists who simply have given up trying to convince this country to ignore the oil-sodden yahoos in our public discourse — not to mention the various species of ignorami in our national legislature — and do something about the fact that the planet is slip-sliding toward oblivion.
Republican senator wants schools to teach ‘natural causes’ of climate change. Senator Roger Wicker wants to make sure that public schools can teach students about “the natural causes and cycles of climate change.”