Tag: Climate Change

From this: Representative Mike Johnson comes from Louisiana oil country and has said he does not believe burning fossil fuels is changing the climate. A Republican who hails from “oil country” is unlikely to hold too much concern about climate change …

From the New York Times: New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns Read More »

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Re: the cartoon at left, a reader notes: “This is why people are afraid of nuclear power.” Exactly.  Virtually everyone who understands the threat of climate change and the potential danger posed by nuclear power favors the further development of …

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The cartoon here describes the essence of the conversation my mom and I have, when, for instance, anti-vaxxers show up on Fox News.  Mom asks me, “Don’t any of these commentators have credentials you respect?” My reply is that the …

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From 2GreenEnergy supporter Rafael Quezada who notes: The sadness is, at times, overwhelming for me. I hear you, my friend. I’m reminded of an old pal who sold his house in Ojai (central California) many years ago, when he saw …

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As anyone could have predicted, Republicans are lining up behind the fight to ensure that the world suffers the most severe effects of climate change.  The reasoning is simple: Democrats accept the findings of science, and therefore, the GOP must …

From EcoWatch: Montana Governor Signs Bill Banning State Agencies From Analyzing Climate Impacts Read More »

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Translation: Is it still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (above pre-industrial times)? This is what recent scientific data says. The answer presented by a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists is roughly this: Yes, but …

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Here’s another good one that gets at our monumental disregard for the long-term environmental destruction that accompanies climate change.

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In one of his sonnets, Shakespeare wrote, and I paraphrase, “Love that which you’ll soon be leaving.” It sounds like he was referring to our very lives.  (Aren’t we all leaving them?)  But, according to experts, he was talking about …

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Joe Biden’s approval rating got a bump recently, and maybe it’s because of the numerous “legislative wins” referred to in the cartoon here. Anyone would have guessed that victories in gun safety, infrastructure, climate, gas prices/inflation, bringing jobs back from …

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Good point being made here. It could be said that scientists and Republicans are the opposites of one another; in fact, most of the people in the U.S. who reject scientific evidence on things like climate change, vote counting, and …

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