It should come as no surprise that there are people referring to the Paris Agreement on climate change, which 175 countries signed last week as “farcical,” on the basis that it is non-binding. It was probably these people’s ancestors who …
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It’s strange that such good news on a grand scale can receive so little coverage in the mainstream media. The countries of the world have agreed to work together to mitigate the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change. In some publications, …
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Caption to this Instagram post: A historic meeting took place on April 22, 2016, as more than 155 countries have committed to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City. An …
For those of you who aren’t on legendary climate activist Bill McKibben’s mailing list, I thought I’d reprint this masterful and ultra-compelling email I just received from him. There are so many gems here, of which my favorite is: We’re …
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Caption: This guy has lost a huge percentage of his habitat as the Arctic ice cap has been melting over the past decade. It’s not an argument; it’s an atrocity–and as the photo suggests, he’s rightfully quite angry about it. …
Frequent commenter BreathOnTheWind wonders about the rationale for climate change denial. My position: Anyone with two brain cells to rub together has enough respect for science to know that climate change is a reality. The people (at least the educated …
Check out this funny reminder that climate change denial disappears when people have to bet on their positions. For big insurance, it’s no joke though. The industry has trillions of dollars at stake; note that they’re acutely aware of the …
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This could be huge. My colleague Brian McGowan sent me this article on the legal aspects of global warming that begins: “In the first lawsuit to involve a planet, a U.S. Federal District Court judge ruled in favor of 21 plaintiffs, ages 8 …
It’s the tenth anniversary of the Time Magazine article “Global Warming: Be Worried. Be Very Worried.” Writing for Time, journalist Jeffrey Kluger began his 2006 report: Polar ice caps are melting faster than ever, more and more land is being …
Rightfully, we regard the concept of geo-engineering with considerable trepidation. Proposals to use technology to address climate change come in various forms, the two most popular of which are increasing the albedo (reflectiveness) of the Earth, and enabling the oceans …
Geo-Engineering: Frightening But Perhaps Essential Fairly Soon Read More »
