It’s been too long since I wrote a post that simply combines the imperative to plant trees and a piece of art by my favorite modern-day Italian impressionist, Maurizio Rega. Virtually all the mass in our trees comes from atmospheric …
Category: Climate Change
The Choices of Billionaires
What would it be like to know that you could eliminate world hunger, or tackle climate change, but decide to develop a hobby that requires tens of billions of dollars? It’s hard for most of us to imagine.
Politibabble
Here’s a response to a question that has the same relevance as “Hey! How ’bout those Dodgers?” From his Wikipedia page: A staunch ally of President Donald Trump, Johnson voted for Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017, supported Trump’s decision to …
Qanon on Bill Gates
This from Bill Gates: I’ve just published my latest suggestions for books you could read over the summer. Although they’re about a range of serious topics like gender equality and climate change, none of them feels like a heavy read. …
Addressing Climate Change
In response to my post Quantifying Sea-Level Rise, in which I asserted that our pathetic response to global warming is less about stupidity than it is about selfishness and greed, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: I agree in part… …
Quantifying Sea-Level Rise
In response to my recent post Latest Carbon Dioxide Reading Falls in Line with Past Data, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes: It’s horrible. Current median projections show a 40 cm sea-level-rise for the U.S. by 2050. We’ll SEE that. …
Tagged with: sea level rise
Latest Carbon Dioxide Reading Falls in Line with Past Data
From the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research: Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of …
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UN Chief to New College Grads: To Help Save the Planet, ‘Don’t Work for Climate Wreckers’
“Use your talents to drive us towards a renewable future,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a commencement address to Seton Hall University graduates. There are many encouraging social phenomena which are pushing in the direction of a sustainable future. …
Tagged with: a sustainable future, effect on global warming and the long-term environmental damage that it ultimately wreaks, forces that are knowingly destroying the planet for profit, public sentiment about the importance of climate change mitigation is growing rapidly, steep adoption curve of electric vehicles
Oil Giant Consultant Resigns, Citing Operations Beyond ‘Limits of Our Planetary Systems’
From this piece on Shell Oil and climate collapse: A long-time Shell consultant based in the United Kingdom quit with a bang on Monday, condemning the fossil fuel giant for its dangerous efforts to expand oil and gas production despite numerous scientific warnings about the …
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Taking Up Arms
Let’s add some additional content here. Working with the Deep State, the Democrats are: • Coming for your guns. • Taking away your freedoms by forcing you to wear a mask. • Teaching your children about racism. • Rigging the …
