Category: Climate Change

As suggested in this brilliant cartoon, when most Americans go to the polls in 2024, climate change mitigation will not be at the top of their list of priorities. Having said that, Biden has done more than any of his …

Americans’ Priorities Read More »

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The headline here is taken from this article in Bloomberg. A few quick points: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, leads a company that, since the adoption of the Paris agreement, has sat at the top of …

Jamie Dimon Urges Even Liberals to Back Nikki Haley as Alternative to Trump Read More »

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Here’s Exxon’s survey on the subject. What purpose does it serve? Well, if most people either a) don’t understand the connection between greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, or b) reject what our scientists are telling us, the oil giant …

How Important Is Reducing Emissions? Read More »

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Here’s a meme of global warming from a reader whose screen name is “climate change is crap.” FWIW, it’s true that higher concentrations of CO2 promote plant growth, all others things being equal, but this effect is negligible in comparison …

Ill-Informed People Say “Climate Change Is Crap” Read More »

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The article begins: Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. Here’s another reminder of the fact that not all the effects of global warming are harmful, and longer …

From the Los Angeles Times: U.S. Revises ‘Plant Hardiness’ Map for Gardeners to Keep Pace with Climate Change Read More »

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This artist’s rendering at left suggests a device that its proponents say will, one day, capture CO2 from the Earth’s atmosphere, and mitigate the growing threat of climate change.  But let’s think about this for a moment. The concentration of …

Whenever We See an Artist’s Rendering, Rather than a Photograph of a Working Prototype, We Need to Wonder  Read More »

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Ha! Terry Wagner makes an excellent point.

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I don’t want to see climate deniers in public office any more that Leonardo DiCaprio, but I disagree with him here. Restricting people from government who are unscientific in their thinking is an unsupportable idea, if only because it’s unconstitutional. …

What To Do (And What Not To Do) About Climate Deniers Read More »

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Anyone who thinks it’s a strong idea environmentally to use electricity from the grid to accelerate the composting of garbage hasn’t studied the matter too carefully.

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It’s “were in love” (rather than “was in love”), but Ms. Herbers makes an excellent point. Professional football gets plenty of public attention, but the fact that we’re baking our planet could use a bit more of our focus and …

Bringing Climate Science into Public View Read More »

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