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 …
Category: Climate Change
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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Check Out What New York City Is Doing To Deal with Climate Disruption
New York City is amazing in so many ways–principally that most things one encounters there are good. From the Julliard, to the Met, to a tunafish sandwich from any of hundreds of delis around town, it just doesn’t get any …
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Powerful Video on Screen for World Leaders Attending U.N. Climate Convention
Those who liked the uplifting video on climate disruption I posted yesterday featuring the Morgan Freeman voice-over will love this one–an expansion on the same theme. It’s very action-oriented, i.e., “we have every reason to act–today.” Apparently, it was shown …
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John Oliver on Climate Disruption
IMO, John Oliver doesn’t get enough coverage of his terrifically insightful and hilariously funny commentary on life in the 21st Century. Here’s a four-minute-long excerpt from his recent piece on climate change, including this exchange: Newscaster: According to a recent poll, …
Climate Disruption, Climate Action
Want 63 seconds of inspiration to jumpstart your Monday morning? Here’s Morgan Freeman’s video on climate action. Note the tone of this masterpiece: it’s not about scaring the viewer, or calling out the bad guys, or placing blame on piggish …
People’s Climate March — Looks Like a Huge Success
I’m sorry I was unable to be a part of this historic event. “People in the streets as far as the eye can see,” reported the NY Times, a reporter for which took this shot a few hours ago. Wow, …
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People’s Climate March in New York City
The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known. It could be heard 3000 miles away and it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. Pictured here is the relatively tiny eruption of the same volcano in …
