The annihilation of the rain forests is a terrible thing, but not because plants absorb CO2; their life cycle is close to a net zero on this score, since pretty much whatever happens to them after their death, virtually all …
Category: Climate Change
Climate Change Mitigation in the Trump Administration
Here’s an article in today’s edition of “The Economist” that provides interesting insight in the U.S. role in limiting the rise of global temperatures. The net: even though Trump may have a new-found “open mind” on the legitimacy of climate …
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Climate Leadership: China Rises, U.S. Falls
Scientific American celebrates its 170th anniversary this year; it’s the oldest continuously published monthly magazine in the United States. And just think of what science was like in the 1840s: long before the advent of germ theory, modern physics, even the …
Rest of the World Begging Trump To Challenge His Fixed Idea on Climate Change
As usual, Americans have their attention on things that differ greatly from those in the rest of the world. Here in the U.S., all eyes are on the transition to the Trump administration. What type of people is he tapping …
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Pathos on Climate Change Is Heating Up
Here’s a story in the Fiji Times, in which the Prime Minister of this Pacific Island nation, Voreqe Bainimarama, speaking on his acceptance of the presidency of COP 23 (November 2017). From the article: “As the region of the world that …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Trump and Climate Change
Question: When Donald Trump takes office next January, he will join how many of the other 200+ world leaders in his belief that climate change is a hoax? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: We’re a very different …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Melting Arctic
Question: As we go into the winter season, how many degrees Fahrenheit is the arctic region above its historical average? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: The ice caps are melting at an ever-accelerating pace, and this is …
From the Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh, Morrocco
Here’s an interview that was taped yesterday at the climate change conference, featuring Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy at the University of California at Berkeley. The bottom line is that he is deeply concerned that the United States is in the …
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A Contributed Post: Putting The Change In Climate Change One Step At A Time
Climate change affects every single one of us. We continually abuse our environment and the resources available to us. It’s as though we don’t think we’ll have to deal with the repercussions. The truth is, we face the consequences every …
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Climate Threat
Pictured here, Annie Leonard of “The Story of Stuff” fame, now the executive director of Greenpeace USA, writes: I’m going to get straight to the point. Donald Trump’s presidency poses an enormous threat to our climate, our environment, and our …
