Remember that presentation our St. Louis team did in Union Missouri a couple weeks ago? The momentum continues.
The main paper in Franklin County, the "Missourian" had avoided the topic of global warming in the past. Apparently it was too upsetting for their GOP readers (probably about 90% of their readers).
After reading the coverage of our presentation, the owner of the paper, Bill Miller, wrote this in yesterday's op-ed:
"That is why discussions like the one held at East Central College are beneficial. Sometimes science, like other subjects, is often best digested in these types of open and unfiltered forums using personal observations rather than through sound bites in political campaigns — remember "drill, baby, drill."
You wouldn't describe any of the panelists as tree-hugging zealots. Their perspectives and many of the solutions they offered were grounded in common sense and old-fashioned values.
The polarizations of science is a real problem and one that is getting worse."
Link to the editorial:
http://www.emissourian.com/opinion/editorials/article_c80aa9ba-d068-11e3-929d-001a4bcf887a.html
