Fox Commentator Distorts Physics, Saying Greenhouse Effect Defies First Law of Thermodynamics
Aug 11, 2011 06:51 PM?|
This is not a climate science blog, nor is it a political or media critique blog. But it does cover physics, so I?d like to get some physics facts straight. On the August 6 edition of Fox and Friends Saturday, the hosts interviewed Joe Bastardi--whom they introduced as "chief meteorologist at WeatherBell"--on global warming. Before [...]
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