It’s true that Trump is probably the greatest single one-person threat to our capacity to address climate change mitigation and adaptation, not only in America, but in the world as a whole. That’s because a) he won the 2024 U.S. …
Category: Climate Change
Dealing with Global Warming: Sorry, We’ve Already Been Warned
At left is an ad for an environmental conference in Dubai. While the event itself may be interesting, the answer to the question posed here is No. The entire world and everyone living on it has been warned for many …
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Our New Gilded Age
The big difference between the current Gilded Age and the last one is the fragility of the environment. In the late 19th Century, we weren’t roasting our planet and losing tens of thousands of species annually. Sure, environmental science was …
Are We Looking at the End?
Here’s an article in which some of our planet’s top minds predict the unraveling of human civilization sometime between 2040 and 2050, driven largely by the loss of biodiversity and climate change. According to these folks, the only way for …
Greta!
When we see video clips of Greta Thunberg speaking to large audiences during international conferences, she is normally mad as hell. And given the truth shown in the meme here, is there any reason why she shouldn’t be?
Concerned About “Dirty Energy?”
Trump plans to nominate Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy and environmental policy skeptic, to be the next energy secretary. Wright plans to slow the process of phasing out fossil fuels in favor of renewables, and is perhaps best known for …
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Common Trait of Trump Supporters: Arrogance
In healthcare, we have people who think they know better than the doctors and medical scientists. In climate change, it’s arguably even more offensive. Here, we have the climate deniers who claim that the true cause of our warming temperatures …
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Dismantling Environmental Regulation and U.S. Efforts to Mitigate Climate Change
Question: The New York Times reports: President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Monday that he would nominate former Representative Lee Zeldin, Republican of New York, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a position that is expected to be central to Mr. …
Climate Deniers Have Something in Common
A reader sent me this meme and commented: It’s always the dumbest person you know. Tell me about it! I won’t name any names, but I think most of us have had this experience.
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Melting Glaciers and Sea-Level Rise
The bottom photo here was taken 100 years after the one on the top. I’m reminded of a conversation I had with a guy who leads a team of researchers at JPL in Pasadena, CA, measuring the strength and solidity …
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