Earlier today, I caught a radio show on geoengineering, at the conclusion of which the host solicited listeners’ thoughts of the subject. Here are a few of mine: There are six completely different approaches to geoengineering, each of which has …
Category: Climate Change
Did You Know? Until Recently, the U.S. Government Had Tools to Keep Americans from Dying from the Worst of Climate Change Events
There are many Americans who reject science of all types, and climate science in particular. So, even though storms and wildfires are becoming more frequent and deadly, these folks stand behind Trump’s eliminating the parts of the U.S. government that …
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The Many Costs of Climate Change
Of course the Trump administration will do anything in its power to bury the discussion about climate change and its terrible costs. But in the case of the shut-down of NOAA, we’re talking about the hard, direct costs like rebuilding …
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Pope Leo XIV: Environmentalist
It appears that the new pope has the same humanitarian ambitions as the one we just lost, and environmental stewardship is a significant part of that. Good news, to be sure. Of course, how this will translate into action is …
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Planning for the Future on Planet Earth
News flash: human civilization has precisely zero plans, be they short-term or long-term, for future generations. Now, this may not be the case for the “savages” like the native Americans, whose leaders make decisions whose effects take into account the …
The Poor, Sick, and Elderly
It’s not just the poor, sick, and elderly who suffer, and whose lives will continue to get worse, to that group, we need to add those who count on: Public education, labor laws, food safety standards, air traffic control, social …
Tornado Danger in the American Midwest
Using individual extreme weather events as evidence of climate change is not a scientifically accurate thing to do, but this is a lot of tornadoes. Indiana averages 22 per year, and they are already at 44.
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Sea-Level Rise
I had to laugh at this discussion on the video on sea-level rise and the post I just made: Reader A: Bull, it’s not global warming. It’s part of the ice age cycle. As the gulf stream is near it’s …
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Sea Ice and the Loss of Land Mass
This video makes the point that melting ice on our planet’s surface is causing sea-level rise, which is correct, but it’s not the ice in the arctic that is of concern; it’s ice that’s on solid ground: Greenland and Antarctica. …
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Happy 91st Birthday Jane Goodall!
One of the main reasons that the legendary environmentalist remains optimistic in the face of all this destruction is the enthusiasm of young people, which is why I chose the photo here, co-featuring climate activist Greta Thunberg.
