Category: Climate Change

We tend to think of climate change as something that will eventually wreak incredible havoc on our world–but have we already begun to experience its effects?

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What will happen to our economic fortunes in the Western Hemisphere as it warms over the coming decades?  It depends on exactly where we live.

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In many cases, my rants on the damage being wreaked by the Trump administration are met with these reassuring words from friends and colleagues: Calm down, Craig. Trump’s power to destroy our civilization is far more limited than you think. …

U.S. Participation in the Paris Accord on Climate Change Mitigation Will Survive Donald Trump Read More »

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Craig Shields, reporting from Hartford, CT, the home of Trinity College, where the class of 1977 is celebrating its 40th reunion.  Thrilled to be here.  The attendance at events like this is self-selecting; those who aren’t able to have a …

Live from Hartford, CT Read More »

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Here’s a great video on how scientists actually measure climate change (as opposed to merely running computer-based models). I suppose the ideal audience for this is climate deniers who have an open mind and are receptive to ideas that challenge …

Climate Change Is Measurable Read More »

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A reader sent me this piece in which U.S. Senator and 2016 presidential GOP hopeful Rand Paul rips into a scientist who warns of possible mass extinctions if we continue along our current course re: gloabl warming.  Rand said: “The …

Rand Paul Vs. Climate Science Read More »

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A reader asks: Craig, have you read the entire Paris Climate Accord document? I did! …..  It’s incredibly vague…. Why not step away from just spending money and maybe just maybe renegotiate the terms?   

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As we learned to our horror yesterday, the U.S. has again elected to make itself the pariah of the world, this time with its decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. But is there any reason to be surprised?  …

With its Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord, the U.S. Parts Company with the Civilized World Read More »

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It comes as no surprise that those living outside the U.S. do not view our nation and its people with the same reverence as we Americans do ourselves. And this is by no means a new phenomenon. From Wikipedia:

If you’re concerned about the ultimate impact of climate change on the Earth and its people, there’s no longer any reason to worry.  A member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) told a constituent last week that …

Worried About Climate Change? Relax. Read More »

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