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Yesterday, I tried to view Dr. John Holdren releasing the latest report on climate change but could not download it after several attempts because of some intermittent power troubles ... even could not watch it from the White House page on YouTube as it was not playing in a continuous manner ... don't know if there was some issue with my net connection or with the speed of YouTube as I am usually able to watch streaming videos without much trouble ... With respect to my broad opinions/inclinations about climate change, I can say that I've watched with fascination both of Al Gore's famous Senate depositions — the older one before the Senate EPW Committee and the newer one before the Senate FRC . Of course, I've watched An Inconvenient Truth . Recently, I learned that Freeman Dyson is a 'skeptic' about the effects of human actions on climate change. I very much believe that the issues related to climate change need to be examined with proper scientific skept...

Sometimes knowledgeable people have the tendency to show off their knowledge too much by intentionally complicating their message. Then there are others who make it their business to communicate complicated ideas to the general public using language that everyone can understand. In the sphere of science, no one comes close to Carl Sagan when it comes to explaining science to everyone using spectacularly passionate language. Paul Krugman 's columns are similar — bereft of economic technobabble and illuminating. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/opinion/01krugman.html His latest column in the New York Times makes interesting reading — if nothing else, it was good to see someone criticizing Reagan. I've been watching with some skepticism all the praise that has been praised on President Reagan — particularly since his death(?). Apart from all the logical historical analysis, it seems somewhat implausible that a minor Hollywood actor would necessarily have the qualities required t...