I remember learning about the “pathetic fallacy” in high school English, i.e., assigning human moral characteristics to inanimate objects, e.g., “the cruel sea.” Obviously, there is nothing cruel about the sea; it has no motives or intentions. Likewise, at least …
Category: Climate Change
Gratitude for Holiday Gifts to Our Environment
Here’s a beautiful piece on environmentalism – climate change in particular – written within the context of holiday gifts. The author, Rebecca Solnit, celebrates the gifts we received, like the Sierra Club’s success with its Beyond Coal campaign, which, she …
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson Steps Down
After four years of service as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson is stepping down. Thus far, she has provided no reason for her decision to leave. Let me go out on a limb and suggest one: …
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At Issue in the 21st Century: Coal-Fired Power Plants
As we bump along into a new year, perhaps it’s time to ask ourselves: What do the world’s scientists tell us about our course vis-à-vis sustainability? Well, a lot of things, really. For example, our oceans are over-fished and filled …
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Climate Change Mitigation
I’ve referred to my friend, Jim Boyden a few times here. Jim got his Ph.D. in high-energy particle physics from Cal Tech the same year I entered kindergarten, and generously consented to an interview for my current book project, “Renewable …
Climate Science Is Embattled
According to the Writer’s Almanac, last Saturday was: …the birthday of nonfiction author Bill Bryson who published in 2010, “Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society,” a collection of articles and essays celebrating the Royal Society‘s 350th …
COP-18 Meetings in Qatar on Global Climate Change
I just participated in a real-time webinar, a live broadcast from the COP-18 meetings in Doha, Qatar. Here are my notes: • In the past few years, over 30,000 peer-reviewed papers have been published on global climate change, only 24 …
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"EV Insider" Goes Beyond Electric Transportation, Examining a Range of Environment Issues
Each week I look forward to receiving the “EV Insider” from EVWorld.com’s Bill Moore. If you’re not already a subscriber, you may want to consider becoming one, as that status will provide you access to each edition as it’s published. …
Global Warming Threat: Permafrost Thawing Across Siberia And Alaska
Here’s a report on the Conference of Parties (COP) meetings that, this week and next, take on the challenges of bringing the nations of the world together to deal with climate change. The report, called “Global Warming Threat: Permafrost Thawing …
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World Resource Institute Reports on the Development of Coal-fired Power Plants Around the World
When I interviewed Robin Murphy, spokesperson from the World Resource Institute for my first book, “Renewable Energy – Facts and Fantasies” I recall how impressed I was at the organization and their work. Here’s an article they wrote on the …
