My business deals in expediting the phase-out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy, electric transportation, and energy efficiency solutions. Moreover, I believe there are both financial and moral reasons for wanting this transition to happen. Financially, we see …
Category: Climate Change
Are Environmental Protectors “Alarmists?”
Tagged with: ExxonMobil is traded today at 32.7% of what it was just a few years ago, Heartland Institute, impact of 8 billion people on this planet is causing environmental ruin in the form of climate change ocean acidification loss of biodiversity and widespread disease to humans and other life forms, impossible for humankind to preserve a decent environment (like virtually all our scientists are telling us), phase-out of fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy electric transportation and energy efficiency solutions
2020 On Track To Overtake 2016 as the Hottest Year on Record
Wouldn’t it be positively bizarre if science turned out to be right and the theory of climate change (aka anthropogenic global warming or AGW) turned out to be correct, and the early 21st Century actually turned out to be our …
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Tagged with: anthropogenic global warming
New Addition to U.S. Supreme Court Very Likely to Block Climate Legislation
Amy Barrett, Trump’s pick to replace Justice Ginsburg, has implied that she opposes the landmark 2007 decision Massachusetts vs. Environmental Protection Agency, which gave the federal government the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. What does this, plus the fact that she’s …
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Greta’s Ridin’ with Biden
Does anyone believe for a second that climate activist Greta Thunberg would prefer Joe Biden as U.S. president over some Green Party candidate? Of course not. She’s “ridin’ with Biden” for the same reason we all are, i.e., we have …
Surprise: Liberals Are Sometimes Called Nasty Names
Liberal pastor John Pavlovitz irritates far more conservatives than I ever will, but between the two of us, I’m willing to bet I’m the only one who’s been called a “cockroach” on a syndicated live radio show. A caller wanted …
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Climate Advocate Greta Thunberg Takes on Lakota Name
Today at Standing Rock, Greta Thunberg received a Lakota name: “Woman who comes from the Heavens.” I wanted to post this, partially just because of that look of sheer awe on her face. Also, obviously, it’s an opportunity to make …
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Two-Thirds of Americans Think Government Should Do More on Climate, But Check This Out…
According to the Pew Research Center, two-thirds of all Americans believe the U.S. government should engage in environmental projects that mitigate climate change, as they feel they are already directly affected by it.
Indonesia’s Stimulus Plan Draws Fire From Environmentalists
From this piece in the New York Times: Indonesia’s Parliament is on the verge of approving a sweeping coronavirus stimulus package that opponents charge would undermine worker protections and permit widespread destruction of the country’s rainforests..
Venice Gets Seawall To Prevent Flooding
Fully 85 percent of Venice was flooded by a near-record 74-inch high tide last November, leading to renewed calls for action on a flood protection system. Here it is: Venice’s long-awaited sea barrier system was deployed successfully for the first …
Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day: Ecoanxiety
It is with a mixture of amusement and apprehension that I present this, from Dictionary.com.
