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Climate change second man burning fossil fuels is real
ecthompsonmd November 26, 2012

Many in the press, especially those in New York and New Jersey, seem to have woken up after Hurricane Sandy and decided that climate change is real and we need to do something about it right away. Climate scientists have been talking about this for more than 30 years. Personally, I’ve looked at the data several times (2001 and 2007). There are multiple different ways you can look at the data. There is ground temperature data, sea temperature data, glacier melt data and tons more. One of the things that makes the climate change data so robust is that scientists are

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Podcast interview with David Madland on fixing the middle class
ecthompsonmd August 29, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I was hosting Local Edge Radio and I interviewed David Madland from the Center for American Progress for my podcast. We discussed his new report, Making Our Middle Class Stronger – 35 Policies to Revitalize America’s Middle Class. Lower the Cost of College Reduce costs and barriers to job training Raise workplace standards Reduce costs of getting sick or losing a job Boost retirement security Make it possible for workers to also be caregivers for children and elderly parents Stabilize the costs of housing Create middle-class jobs Reduce energy and transportation costs Focus policymakers on the

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I’m hosting Local Edge Radio today (Updated)
ecthompsonmd April 6, 2012

I’m in the driver’s seat. I’m going to be talking with David Weiss of the Center for American Progress about oil prices. I will also chat with Professor Andrew Koppelman, the John Paul Stevens professor of law at Northwestern, who will be in the house to talk about the Health Care law. Finally, I will spend most of the 5 o’clock hour to talk about Trayvon Martin. You can call in – 828-252-4348. More from ThinkProgress.com: Experts deny that drilling brings down gas prices, despite how often Republicans claim to have the “silver bullet.” Now, the Associated Press reports that an analysis

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