When I received this earlier today I knew immediately that I needed to reprint it in full. It’s hard to imagine a more cogent and touching letter on Mother’s Day. If you agree, and you’d like to help, simply go here. …
Category: Climate Change
Monitoring the Loss of Arctic Sea Ice
According to this article in Forbes, the satellites that monitor the disappearance of Arctic ice are in the process of dying, and, predictably, the funds required to keep this system running effectively are blocked in the U.S. Congress. My colleague …
What Force Does the Paris Agreement on Climate Change Carry?
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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175 Countries Sign Paris Agreement on Climate Change
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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Celebrating the Paris Climate Change Agreement
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 …
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McKibben: We Can’t Just Win the Argument; Now We Have to Win the Fight
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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Melting Ice Caps
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. …
The Thinking Behind Climate Change Denial
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 …
A Few People Say That Climate Change Is a Hoax, But That’s Not How They Bet
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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Legal Victory for Climate Change Mitigation
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 …
