Question: What percentage of our planet’s coral reefs have died over the last 30 years due to the warming of the oceans? What percentage of ocean species live on these reefs? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: …
Category: Climate Change
From Guest Blogger and Huge 2GreenEnergy Supporter Gary Tulie: California Drought – Adapt or Die?
(I hope readers will enjoy this very thoughtful article on the drought we’re experiencing here California; it was written by my friend and colleague Gary Tulie, of Buckinghamshire England. – ed) How serious is the California drought? That is the …
Tagged with: accelerating climate change, California drought, California drought worst in 1200 years, current drought and heat wave conditions, Gary Tulie, ground water extraction running at twice the level of replacement by rain and snow, mandatory water restrictions, reduction in water consumption by residents
In Terms of News and Ideas, Most Americans Live on a Bizarre Little Island
Here’s an article that makes a point that is already obvious to anyone living outside the U.S., or to any of the handful of people in the States who tune into the BBC or Al Jazeera: Americans’ have an extremely …
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The True Driver of Climate Change Denialism
Here’s another quick post on the tenuous position in which our democracy here in the U.S. finds itself: an article that explains the corruptive action of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) upon the law-making process, specifically on laws that …
Tagged with: American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Clean Power Plan, environmental regulation and climate change, fossil fuel industry funding groups that promote denialism, True of Driver of Climate Change Denialism, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), undercut climate science, undermine climate progress at the state level
Mitigating Climate Change–A Legal Strategy Based on an Ancient Premise
Those of us concerned about climate disruption turn to legal scholars for strategies that may be successful in protecting Earth’s atmosphere. Here’s one I just came across, propounded by Mary Christina Wood (pictured), a law professor at the University of …
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Our Precious Atmosphere Is Finite In Size
A reader comments on my article 2GreenEnergy Has A Broad Focus and Results That Are Hard to Measure–But There’s Good News Too…. By the way, very nice piece. I think that the only way we make progress is if people …
Climate Change Denier Heads U.S. Senate Environmental Committee: ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz
It’s customary around here to at least try to add value to articles we cite, like this one, in which U.S. President Obama expresses that he’s disturbed that the Senate Environmental Committee is now run by climate change denier Jim …
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International Energy Agency Announces Pleasant Surprise Re: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
My wife was speaking with her favorite cousin the other day and the topic of environmentalism and renewable energy came up. The cousin said, “You know that stuff Craig’s been doing for all these years? It’s actually starting to work! …
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Senator Calls For Investigation Into The Climate Change 'Denial-For-Hire Scheme'
All those of us who follow the three-ring circus that is the U.S. government when it comes to the discussion on climate change and possible steps towards mitigation must be laughing at the article linked above. This guy happens to …
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Beer Brewers Unite To Call For Action On Climate Change
You gotta love this piece (see title above). I’m reminded of the project I did last year for a client, promoting the idea of building-integrated solar thermal hot water heating. Part of the effort was a day or so in …
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