Comments on: A New Blog on Science Policy http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3398 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:36:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Post-Normal Times - Perspectives on Environmental Science and Policy Decisions http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3398&cpage=1#comment-907 The Post-Normal Times - Perspectives on Environmental Science and Policy Decisions Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:47:52 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3398#comment-907 <strong>Error Correction</strong> 2 issues have been brought to my attention, via comments on Prometheus: 1) That the comments function on this site were not working - they should be now. 2) That the quote widely attributed to James Watt, that "after the... Error Correction

2 issues have been brought to my attention, via comments on Prometheus: 1) That the comments function on this site were not working – they should be now. 2) That the quote widely attributed to James Watt, that “after the…

]]> By: Sylvia Tognetti http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3398&cpage=1#comment-906 Sylvia Tognetti Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:01:36 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3398#comment-906 As soon as I see what Bill Moyers himself has to say, I will do a post on the subject and make an appropriate correction to the text and see if I can figure out why the comments aren't working at PNT. The overall argument still seems a valid one but perhaps isn't so black and white and needs more context - I'm looking into it, while learning my way through Moveable Type. As soon as I see what Bill Moyers himself has to say, I will do a post on the subject and make an appropriate correction to the text and see if I can figure out why the comments aren’t working at PNT. The overall argument still seems a valid one but perhaps isn’t so black and white and needs more context – I’m looking into it, while learning my way through Moveable Type.

]]> By: bubba http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3398&cpage=1#comment-905 bubba Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:46:28 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3398#comment-905 ...well, I certainly wish them the best of luck with the blog. But they're not off to a very promising start. First off, they repeat uncritically in the "Who We Are" section that James Watt once invoked the rapture to justify giving away public land. Both the Washington Post and Grist have within the past week issued corrections for reprinting this assertion, noting that this fable attributed to Mr. Watt is unsubstantiated and apparently a fiction concocted by one Austin Miles. Similarly, Moyers himself has personally apologized to Watt and is preparing a retraction to be published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Secondly, they're comment section doesn't appear to be working. …well, I certainly wish them the best of luck with the blog.

But they’re not off to a very promising start.

First off, they repeat uncritically in the “Who We Are” section that James Watt once invoked the rapture to justify giving away public land.

Both the Washington Post and Grist have within the past week issued corrections for reprinting this assertion, noting that this fable attributed to Mr. Watt is unsubstantiated and apparently a fiction concocted by one Austin Miles.

Similarly, Moyers himself has personally apologized to Watt and is preparing a retraction to be published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.

Secondly, they’re comment section doesn’t appear to be working.

]]> By: Roger Pielke, Jr. http://cstpr.colorado.edu/prometheus/?p=3398&cpage=1#comment-904 Roger Pielke, Jr. Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:41:54 +0000 http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheusreborn/?p=3398#comment-904 Welcome to the blogosphere ... an astute reader has pointed out to me in an email that the reference to James Watt in the excerpt we provide to the self-description from the Post-Normal Times site is in fact a misattribution. He provides the following links ----------- http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009475.php ------------ http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009498.php ------------ Have a look for yourself. Welcome to the blogosphere … an astute reader has pointed out to me in an email that the reference to James Watt in the excerpt we provide to the self-description from the Post-Normal Times site is in fact a misattribution. He provides the following links ———–

http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009475.php
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http://powerlineblog.com/archives/009498.php
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Have a look for yourself.

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