Category: Climate Change

A few years ago, the U.S. congress was considering a carbon cap and trade proposal that would mitigate climate change, but it was fiercely opposed by American farmers.  Led by a lobby that had told them that they would face …

American Farmers Taking Aggressive Action on Climate Change Read More »

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Re: the photo here, a reader notes: The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies.  I hope they are experts that think outside the business as usual box.

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The American Energy Society makes this comment about the U.S. senatorial elections: The “green wave” fades. Environmentalists’ ambitions failed to materialize nationally. (In the Senate, only two Democrats – John Hickenlooper in Colorado and Mark Kelly in Arizona – pushed environmental …

Environmental Progress Slow At Best Read More »

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Shell Oil asks:  “What are you willing to change to help reduce emissions?” and offers the following choices: 💨 Offset emissions, 23.1% ✈️ Stop flying, 6.5% 🚗 Buy electric vehicle, 25.6% ⚡️ Renewable electricity, 44.3% As shown here, Twitter had …

Shell Oil Gets a Twitter-Pounding for Asking People To Reduce Emissions Read More »

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Here’s a fabulous graphical presentation on how economic growth going forward and the proliferation of clean energy solutions are, in fact, one in the same. It’s from the Years Project, whose mission is “to compel measurable and effective action on …

Business and Climate Read More »

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From a reader: What are farmers doing besides feeding the rest of us? A NASA satellite found some odd readings over the United States. Global warming proponents thought they were onto something. They were surprised to find this image was …

Understanding the Value of Plants in Climate Change Mitigation Read More »

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Here’s a conservative young female voter, imploring the Republican Party to get on board with climate change mitigation.  She cites Republicans’ interest in conservation (though she doesn’t seem to realize that this is a thing of the distant past). Ma’am, …

Will Republicans Embrace Climate Change Mitigation? Read More »

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Sea-level rise is of great concern to climate scientists and, of course, to those who live in flood-prone regions.  What’s interesting, though, is that certain coastlines are far more affected by this phenomenon than others. Why?  Well, it’s explained in full …

Flooding Hot Spots: Why Seas Are Rising Faster on the U.S. East Coast Read More »

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Reader Jay asks for my response here: I’m curious on your take on what seems like an increase in anti climate change events like the one you reference in your post (“Are Environmental Protectors “Alarmists?”).  That video has probably a …

The Rise of Climate Denial Read More »

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From reader Jim K.:  Regarding your post Are Environmental Protectors “Alarmists?”, I would point out that one side argues that CO2 is the primary control valve for planetary temperatures. The other side argues that CO2 plays a role, but there …

Climate Change Projects Have Been Remarkably Accurate Read More »

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