It’s funny you mention that. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Veerabhadran “Ram” Ramanathan at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego for the chapter on climate change in my first book, Renewable Energy–Facts and Fantasies.
Category: Climate Change
Supreme Court Limits Environmental Protection Agency’s Authority
As we all expected, the U.S. Supreme Court has voted to restrict the EPA’s authority to limit power utilities’ greenhouse gas emissions. The United States has become a nation in which the well-being of the common person means very little …
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NY Times: Goldman Sachs Investigated Over ESG Funds
From the New York Times: The Securities and Exchange Commission has stepped up scrutiny of sustainable investing, which has become popular but is said to lack accountability.
Sea-Level Rise Inundating Florida
Here’s an article that adds new insight into Southern Florida’s plight when it comes to flooding. Sea-level rise accounts for a great deal of this, to be sure, almost a foot to date, far more than the coastal average. But …
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Conservatives Are Shockingly Effective at Blocking Climate Change Mitigation
Here’s a New York Times article that describes the efforts of Republicans to mount legal blockades against climate change mitigation. It begins: Within days, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision that could …
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Plant Trees
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 …
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… …
