http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/ The Politics of Energy and the Environment Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-2607 68% of Republicans Not At All Concerned About Climate Change | ecopolitology Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:28 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=2353#comment-2607 [...] context in which they were taken.  Considering that some news outlets began reporting on ‘Climategate‘ as the ‘final nail in the coffin of anthropogenic global warming‘, the timing of [...] [...] context in which they were taken.  Considering that some news outlets began reporting on ‘Climategate‘ as the ‘final nail in the coffin of anthropogenic global warming‘, the timing of [...]

]]> http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Santa Fe Kate Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:18:48 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=2353#comment-1135 Well before that scandals were called "The X Scandal" (as in The Scandal of Teapot Dome) or "The X Affair" (as in The Dreyfus Affair). So that probably wasn't very creative either!! Well before that scandals were called “The X Scandal” (as in The Scandal of Teapot Dome) or “The X Affair” (as in The Dreyfus Affair). So that probably wasn’t very creative either!!

]]> http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-1045 Joyce Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:36:41 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=2353#comment-1045 Hi i am so pleased I found your blog, I really found you by mistake, while I was searching Yahoo for something else, At Any Rate I am here now and would just like to say thank you for a wonderful blog posting and a all round intriguing blog (I also love the theme/design), I do not have time to read it all at the right now but I have bookmarked it and also added your RSS feeds. Hi i am so pleased I found your blog, I really found you by mistake, while I was searching Yahoo for something else, At Any Rate I am here now and would just like to say thank you for a wonderful blog posting and a all round intriguing blog (I also love the theme/design), I do not have time to read it all at the right now but I have bookmarked it and also added your RSS feeds.

]]> http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-458 5 Climate Desires: A Holiday Wish List for Copenhagen | ecopolitology Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:38:09 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=2353#comment-458 [...] we stop talking about “climategate.” Seriously. Let it go. It doesn’t change anything. Also, someone come up with a better [...] [...] we stop talking about “climategate.” Seriously. Let it go. It doesn’t change anything. Also, someone come up with a better [...]

]]> http://ecopolitology.org/2009/11/30/climategate-and-the-lost-art-of-naming-a-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Levi Novey Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:26:57 +0000 http://ecopolitology.org/?p=2353#comment-442 So true that I laughed out loud when I read the title. Journalists like short-hand techniques such as this one for getting things to stick in peoples' minds. Hopefully in the future we get another scandal that can provide a little more creativity. For instance, the recent Mark Sanford scandal was pretty wonderful with its "I'm going hiking on the Appalachian Trail" narrative. So true that I laughed out loud when I read the title. Journalists like short-hand techniques such as this one for getting things to stick in peoples’ minds. Hopefully in the future we get another scandal that can provide a little more creativity. For instance, the recent Mark Sanford scandal was pretty wonderful with its “I’m going hiking on the Appalachian Trail” narrative.

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