I just did a phone interview for a young lady writing a paper for a course she’s taking in college, which reminded me of how passionate the youth of today is about climate change and the environment more generally. She …
International Panel on Climate Change Has a Tough Job Read More »
Here’s a popular video that makes an extremely important point: in problem solving – and in life in general – we tend to confirm what we believe, even though disconfirming our beliefs is so much more productive. This, of course, …
Climate Change and the Choice of Our Sources of Information Read More »
As someone who has been involved in water and flood management for several decades the ongoing delay to SUDS legislation in the UK has been an intriguing saga to follow. But firstly, I would like to get one thing straight. …
From Guest Blogger Simon Thomas: Can SUDS stop the floods? Read More »
Earlier today, I was driving to a lunch meeting with a potential investor in our clean energy investment opportunities, and I had the good fortune to find a lecture by Buddhist philosopher Alan Watts on the radio. The talk brought …
Here’s an article by an author with keen insight into the issues that will shape the future of humankind on this planet: Michael T. Klare, the Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, …
Dealing with the “Gravitational Pull” of Fossil Fuels Read More »
During the last hundred years, the world has transformed into a new climatical era – where temperatures have exceeded global averages for 36 consecutive years. We live in a world of more than 7 billion people, where carbon dioxide emissions …
From Guest Blogger Kimberly Grimms: The True Cost of Climate Change To World Resources Read More »
Here’s a good article on climate change, exploring the supposed hiatus in the rise in atmospheric temperatures, and discussing the role the ocean is playing in absorbing heat.
Linked below is an article by my colleague Emma Websdale who writes for the wonderful website on OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) called “EmpowerTheOcean.” Here, she addresses billionaire Richard Branson’s belief that the process of mitigating climate change provides marvelous …
A friend sent me an article in the journal “Agricultural Economics” that projects that food prices will be 25% higher in 2050 as a direct result of climate change on crop yields. I respond that this is incredibly complicated and …
I’m sure most readers are aware that 2013 was the driest year on record for us out here in California, and there’s not a drop of rain in the extended weather forecast. The article linked above has some terrific photography …
