During a call with some old friends the other evening, one of them mentioned the cartoon shown here, and its allusion to our civilization’s approach to climate change. That’s the beauty of the art form: so much communicated so concisely, …
Category: Climate Change
From a Guest Blogger: Climate Change Brings More Storms, Fires and Disasters–Here's How to Protect Your Family in Four Simple Steps
Natural disasters are a part of life. How you prepare for them could mean the difference between survival and death. At the same time, you might not have the time or money to put together an elaborate emergency plan. Fortunately, …
Expect Radical Thinking as the Effects of Climate Change Expand Over Time
I wrote a post recently on a class action suit in The Netherlands, in which a three-judge panel ruled that government plans to cut emissions by 14-17 per cent compared to 1990 levels by 2020 were illegal, insofar as it …
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From Guest Blogger Teogindac: 2015 to be the Warmest Year On Record–An Opportunity for Renewables?
For many years, climate change has been subject to many debates and certain skepticism. However, it is almost impossible to underestimate the relevance of such phenomenon if we pay attention to what is going on with the record breaking temperatures the …
Climate Change Provides Funny Little "Cognitive Dissonances"
On the one hand, you have the fact that the first half of 2015 is by far the hottest January-June on record, and that the total year is almost certain to beat 2014 as the previous hottest total 12-month year …
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We All Want To Think of Ourselves as “Environmental Pragmatists"
In response to my post Scientists Should Actively Try To Disprove the Theory of Global Warming and Climate Change, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: Extremism, whether by rightist troglodytes, or barking mad leftist ideologues, serves no useful purpose. Only pragmatism and co-operation …
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Scientists Should Actively Try To Disprove the Theory of Global Warming and Climate Change
Re: my post pointing out that 10,883 out of 10,885 peer-reviewed scientific studies in 2013 concluded that global warming is real and caused by humans, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I’m sure it’s not your intention, but what you are suggesting …
Quite a Moment: Pope Francis To Address Impressive Phalanx of Climate Change Deniers in U.S. Congress
In September, Pope Francis will deliver an address to the U.S. Congress on humankind’s responsibilities vis-à-vis the environment. I have to say that the very concept of this presentation to a room packed with a large number of climate change …
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Humankind’s Appreciation for the Environment Is Becoming Less Superficial
Part of the reason I’m optimistic about our civilization’s approach to sustainability is that more people care about the subject each year, and, at the same time, our understanding and appreciation of the subject continues to grow more profound. We’re …
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Tribalism and Climate Change Mitigation
In response to my post: Legal Case in the Netherlands – Failure to Curb Climate Change Is a Violation of Human Rights, my colleague Glenn Doty writes: The Dutch have a much more personal relationship to the issue of global …
