Those of you living outside the U.S. needn’t be told that this country has gone somewhat crazy. The way I like to explain this to you “foreigners” is as follows: we have all known for a very long while that …
A Paradox: Some of Our Science Leaders Actually Despise Science Read More »
Here’s a fun little challenge you may want to take. Tune into some of the non-stop coverage of Hurricane Matthew, and count how many times climate change is mentioned. I’ll give you a warning: don’t hold your breath. That’s because …
If you get the opportunity to watch historian/documentarian Ken Burns deliver a lecture on the National Parks, or anything else for that matter, I urge you to seize it. I had the pleasure of being one of a couple of …
If you like articles that lampoon selfish people, you can’t go wrong with this. Another fairly obvious way of looking at this subject: the rich and powerful people on this planet, i.e., those who have the capacity to do something …
The Super Rich Are Cruising the Arctic’s New Passageway as the World Burns Read More »
Apparently, some readers freak out at the concept of an ideology’s driving climate change mitigation and other actions to promote environmental sustainability. One writes: (Someone) starts with an hypothesis formulated from an ideological/political/philosophic agenda….. Unfortunately, this sort of debate has …
Here’s the legendary physicist/climate scientist Joe Romm delivering a talk whose title is the headline of this post, and here are a few quotes from the talk, along with my comments. “Climate change will have as much impact on you …
Climate Change Solutions: What You Thought You Knew Is Obsolete Read More »
Obviously, 400 parts per million CO2 is a symbolic number; there’s no good reason to freak out about 400 ppm any more than there is 401 or 399. But the concept that the concentration of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere …
Never Say Never, But This Change in Our Atmosphere Really Does Look Permanent Read More »
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo reacts to my post on Donald Trump’s “climate change is a hoax” position: The vast majority of Trump supporters and significant percentage of the population, understand not to take Trump too literally…..The danger of this sort of …
Is There More Than One Way to Interpret Trump’s Position that Climate Change Is a Hoax? Read More »
Here’s an email urging me to add my name to the #VoteClimate pledge: “I will vote only for climate champions who support a 100% clean energy future, and an end to taxpayer support of fossil fuels.” I complied with the …
We all know the wonderful story of Lincoln’s speech at Gettysburg and its ‘opening act,” an incredibly brilliant and touching two-hour speech by Edward Everett, one of U.S. history’s greatest orators. Later, Everett wrote to Lincoln, expressing his admiration of …
A Few Data Points on Energy and the Environment from a True Master of the Subject Read More »
