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Category: Climate Change
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 …
Planning To Avert Catastrophic Climate Change
Reader David Stout sent me this excellent article on the intelligent rebuilding of the New Jersey and New York seaboards after Hurricane Sandy. It contains a great number of terrific points about applying common sense in re-establishing housing, commercial buildings, …
Clean Energy: Germany Gets It
Here’s an article about Germany, and the incredible work they’ve done to replace their fossil fuel-based energy consumption with renewables. There, the clean energy movement, Energiewende, (“energy transformation”) estimates that at least 80 percent, perhaps 100%, of Germany’s electricity will …
Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline
I just signed this petition to U.S. President Obama, asking him to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. If you agree with the vast majority of scientists studying the issue who urge us to curb our dependence on fossil fuels, you …
Analyzing Global Warming
I just got an email from a reader suggesting that I conduct an independent analysis on global warming. I’ve actually received half a dozen suggestions to this effect over the years. This gentleman writes: “I think both you and …
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
The public relations machine that works so hard to generate doubt about climate change and the extreme weather events it causes must have its hands full at this point. 2012 was a year in which the United States had no …
PBS's Frontline Offers Compelling Documentary: “Climate of Doubt"
A couple of weeks ago, I reported that PBS’s “The News Hour” was rightfully lambasted for their treatment of global warming. They fell into the trap that many media outlets do: they gave equal time to the climate skeptics, even …
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From Guest Blogger Kristine Orion: As Evidence Mounts, Climate Change Legislation Becomes More Likely
Climate change is poised to take center stage in the U.S. legal arena once more, spurred by a threatened lawsuit by one of the champions of the theory. Dr. Michael E. Mann is often credited with popularizing the idea of …
