Category: Climate Change

If you think that climate change denial is a random event, or the natural result of a free-thinking society, you’re sadly mistaken.  You may want to take a few minutes out of your day, and read this article, which covers …

The Rapid Rise of Climate Change Denial Is Not an Accident Read More »

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I hope you never tire of reading my blog posts every day, as well as my occasional books, white papers, and so forth.  But if I’ve finally written something that sent you over the edge and you find yourself looking …

The U.S. Has a Real Opportunity Re: Climate Change, Energy Policy Read More »

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Virtually every time I meet with my client Jim Greenberg, Chief Strategy officer at the OTEC Corporation, he mentions Rear Admiral David Titley’s “Ted Talk” on climate change, and I characteristically wince when I realize that again, I’ve forgotten to check …

Rear Admiral David Titley’s “Ted Talk” on Climate Change Read More »

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Here’s an article from Forbes.com written by my colleague Tom Konrad on Chaos Theory as it applies to the analysis of both the stock market and climate change.  This subject has been at the core of Tom’s life’s work, starting …

Chaos Theory and Understanding Global Climate Change Read More »

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Here’s a hopeful piece on climate change, suggesting that warming may be capped at less than 2 degrees C, even though our emission of greenhouse gases continues to grow.  Though obviously I’d like to accept any good news, I have …

Global Warming Less Extreme Than Feared? Read More »

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Some days, I’m proud to be an American. Other days, I come across stuff like this piece on climate change, and I want to try to find a rock to crawl under. Obviously, antics like this piece from Fox News, …

Fox News Accuses All Climate Scientists of Corruption Read More »

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Just when I was starting to wonder if the subject of climate change would ever come up again in U.S. politics, President Obama makes a huge deal of it in his second inaugural address.  This is a good thing, and …

President Obama Tackles Climate Change in Inaugural Address Read More »

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I come across several articles each day that cause me to adjust my position on where we’re going as a civilization.  Here’s one on BP, peak oil, and climate change that offers an interesting nuance, concluding with the following: As …

BP, Peak Oil and Climate Change Read More »

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Those of us who are concerned that our increased production of greenhouse gases is causing global climate change often point to the burning of coal to produce electricity as perhaps the single most disastrous phenomenon occurring in human civilization.  And, …

Gateway Pacific Terminal Will Facilitate Coal Exports to China Read More »

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Frequent commenter Gary Tulie sent me this Wiki-article describing the 700-page “Stern Report” which, published in 2006, lays out a comprehensive set of economics regarding climate change mitigation. From my reading of the article (though not the complete report), my …

The Economics of Mitigating Climate Change Read More »

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