Much has been written about the potential causes in the slowdown of the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. Climate scientists are quite confident in the validity of the greenhouse effect, but they’re still trying to account for all the heat …
Category: Climate Change
Some Weighty Organizations Believe Climate Disruption Is a Big Deal
I just got an email from an associate who attached a scanned copy of this article (here and here) on the Pentagon’s viewpoint on the national security threat posed by climate disruption; they seem especially concerned about the imminent shortages …
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Royal Dutch Shell CEO: “Climate Change Is Real, and It’s a Threat” – But What Do Their Actions Show?
The CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, recently stood up for climate science and said, “We’re not aligning with skeptics.” He went on to say, “Let me be very, very clear, for …
Global Climate Disrupution and the “Anthropocene Era”
Let me call readers’ attention to Glenn Doty’s incredible comments on my post about the new “Anthropocene Era,” so named because of the vast impact humankind has had recently on the planet, and the fact that this impact can only …
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Virtually All Congressional Climate Deniers Rush to Explain: “I Am Not a Scientist.” Aren’t We Tiring of This?
Apparently, Marco Rubio (pictured), Mitch McConnell, and the legion of other climate deniers in the U.S. Congress are all coached by the same guy. There is no other explanation for the fact that their responses to questions on their anti-scientific …
Maybe It Is Time to Stop Building Things with Tailpipes and Smokestacks
I sure like the way Dr. Ken Caldeira thinks. Those of you familiar with the Myers-Briggs personality test will recognize the man as an “N,” meaning “intuitive”; he forms abstractions that are useful for creating a high level of understanding. Check …
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Methane (Potent Greenhouse Gas) Levels Rising
Here’s an article that reports a startling rise in the concentration of methane in the atmosphere, due largely to the farming of cows and pigs. My colleague Dr. Alex Cannara writes: “Our penchant for raising animals to eat is our …
Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise
Those interested in global warming and the consequent rising of sea levels will want to check out this video on the calving of glaciers in Greenland. The footage is unique; it’s by far the largest such event ever recorded. …
More on Carbon Tax and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
My colleague Glenn Doty (pictured–sorry about the resolution–maybe Glenn can send me a better one) writes about my earlier post on international emissions reductions agreements that would mitigate climate disruption: I hope you’re right on the international community coming together …
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Carbon Tax and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Here’s an article that discusses the concept of a carbon tax. What most people don’t understand about this is that it must apply to all countries equally, or it will have disastrous unintended consequences. Imagine the immediate result of a …
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