Category: Climate Change

From National Public Radio:  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week signed legislation that erases most references to climate change (and global warming) from state law. Florida remains the third most populous state in the union, behind California and Texas, but …

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To clarify: The image at the top is largely correct.  As long as trees are alive, normally at least many decades, they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and store it as hydrocarbons that, upon their death, are rereleased as they …

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To clarify: The image at the top is largely correct.  As long as trees are alive, normally at least many decades, they absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and store it as hydrocarbons that, upon their death, are rereleased as they …

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In the political sense of the word, it seems like we’re a long way from seeing Florida as a blue state. Trump won the state in 2020 by only 3 points, but the overall feeling in the Sunshine State is …

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Do you ever get a text that starts like this?  “Hi, (Craig).  Joe Biden here, asking you for your support in the upcoming election….” Anyone’s first thought would be that the president of the United States is most definitely not …

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The map here is “sea surface temperature anomaly,” and is described as follows: The Atlantic Ocean basin is facing unprecedented conditions in 2024. A severe marine heatwave has developed in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off Florida’s coast, with …

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The battles we’re fighting on present-day Earth include putting an end to military hostilities and preventing the spread of world fascism. At the same time, it would be a very good thing if we could apply the brakes to global …

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This from Norm Ornstein, emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a Washington, D.C., conservative think tank. Good for a conservative to put science in front of politics and religion. Also, good for a conservative to give a damn …

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Will the oil companies attack the living hell out of Vermont’s new law?  Of course.  Will the legislation survive the onslaught of law suits that Big Oil brings against it?  Probably not. But the point is that it’s the first …

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A reader offers this: Why are visionaries like  Tony Robbins investing in space tourism? Simple: the space tourism industry is projected to capture a significant share of the $2.25 trillion luxury travel market. With unprecedented growth and major players like …

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