For readers who enjoy high-level discussions on the topic of sustainability, I heartily recommend the video linked above. Dr. James Boyce, the director of the Program on Development, Peace Building, and the Environment at the Political Economy Research Institute, and …
Category: Climate Change
Bill McKibben, President Obama, and the Keystone XL Pipeline
Here’s a video in which one of my heroes, environmentalist Bill McKibben, speaks about the Keystone XL Pipeline. His point is that this decision is in the hands of one man: U.S. President Obama. With it, he will either live …
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A Few Effects of Climate Change Are Good (Though I Don't Think the Polar Bear Pictured Here In the Arctic Ocean Is Too Keen on Hearing About Them)
Although the overall consequences of climate change are terrible (desertification, sea level rise, floods, storms, wildfires, more disease-carrying insects, loss of biodiversity, etc.), there are some accidental consequences that are positive, e.g., lower heating fuel bills in certain parts of …
Climate Change and Government — The Will of the People Is Being Badly Frustrated
Here’s an article based upon a recently conducted survey performed by Gallup on behalf of insurance giant Swiss Re that suggests that the world’s population cares a great deal about climate change — that, in fact, global warming is humankind’s …
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Does Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels Cause Extreme Weather Events?
Yesterday saw the publication of a paper in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society to the effect that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels played a role in about a half dozen extreme weather events last year. …
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From Guest Blogger Emily Harper: The Truth about Climate Change — Will Planting Trees Really Save Us?
Changes in the temperature in the past decades have brought the worst natural disasters that wreaked havoc everywhere in the world. From hurricane Katrina in 2005 that claimed more than a thousand lives in the country to cyclone Nargis in …
From Guest Blogger John Anderson: Climate Change — Are Hurricanes Our Fault?
The world has suffered from several fatal disasters. News of earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other phenomena have shaken us. Most people say that it is nature’s own way of taking revenge against humans’ cruelties. However, could it be nature’s cruelty …
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2013 Clean Business Investment Summit Holds Great Promise
I just got back from a day-long session in which I mentored presenters for the 2013 production of the Clean Business Investment Summit. CBIS is a group with a long list of greats: intentions, sponsors, fellow volunteers, statistics (in terms …
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Craig's Discussion of Renewables on a Conservative Talk-Show
Here’s the radio show I did on Conservative Nation Radio the other night, in which I discussed renewable energy, climate change, sustainability, and a whole bunch of related issues with an old friend who happens to host a really right-wing …
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From Guest Blogger Nick: Fracking – Controversial Process or Way to Keep UK's Energy Secure
Fracking has been in the news a considerable amount lately. This is the process which uses water, chemicals, and a complex drilling process to extract a form of natural gas, called shale gas, from rocks deep underground. Fracking is short …
