Although I do try to cut up occasionally in some of these posts, there’s not too much humor in the basic theme: the heartlessness of the oil companies, the realities of climate disruption and so forth. For that reason, I …
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“Everything’s coming together, while everything’s falling apart.” That’s the summary of the 2014 “year in review” from climate justice super-group 350.org. It’s wonderfully concise, i.e., expressing a great deal in few words.
It looks like the Keystone XL Pipeline is going to face a tough time on U.S. President Obama’s desk, and an American Petroleum Institute spokesperson says he’s “disappointed” by this countervailing force that appears ready to fight a Republican-led congress. …
Frequent commenter Cameron Atwood notes: Climate denialists in congress have now slowly gone from claiming human climate disruption is “a hoax,” to “it’s nature, not humans,” to admitting “I’m not a scientist.” I’d say that’s a little progress.
I just heard a snippet from a Bill McKibben speech in which the legendary environmentalist talks about the large and growing campaign to encourage groups (like university endowments) and people (like you and me) to sell whatever holdings they might …
Pessimistic articles on climate change like this one from yesterday’s New York Times always get me thinking: what can we be doing to cut back on fossil fuel emissions? Obviously this is a tough problem in a number of ways, principally …
A reader responded to my Thanksgiving Day post in which I called for all Americans, especially those to the left of center politically, to stop griping about what Obama has not brought us, and to be grateful for what we …
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What gets Americans jumping up and down for joy? We don’t seem to be in a particularly festive mood at this point in time. And don’t get me wrong; though we all may have many things for which to …
Environmentalists here in the U.S. can find it difficult to appreciate humor that depicts an alarming truth: most Americans care very little about all this stuff. In surveys, about 70% say they are willing to pay extra for eco-friendly products, …
Many of us complain bitterly about the U.S. government’s lethargy re: mitigating climate disruption and embracing clean energy solutions. Yet we live with frequent reminders of how much worse it could be. Take the Land Down Under, for instance. Pictured below …
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