Even those of us who detest Trump didn’t see this coming. Withdrawing the United States from the global effort to prevent environmental collapse wasn’t bad enough.
Category: Climate Change
A Few Words from a Climate Skeptic — And a Few of My Own
Mikki Willis writes the following, the first few sentences of a much longer piece: I’ve been studying all sides of the climate change debate for many years — starting back when it was called global warming. Why the rebrand? Because …
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Brilliant Cartoonist Gahan Wilson Should Be Remembered Forever
At left is a piece by the late Gahan Wilson, whose work, which he produced for more than half a century, could be called morbidly funny. I actually don’t think there will come a day when the world suddenly realizes …
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An Idea for the Permian Basin: Leave It Alone
The Permian Basin is a vast sedimentary basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico that is the largest oil and gas-producing region in the United States. I just got an email from “East Daley,” whose white paper Permian Basin …
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How Hurricane Melissa Underwent ‘Rapid Intensification’
The article here describes a phenomenon that can occur to hurricanes: their wind-speed grows rapidly. Hurricane Melissa underwent what meteorologists call “rapid intensification,” exploding from a 70-mph tropical storm Saturday morning Oct. 25 to a Category 4 hurricane with 140 …
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The Impossible (Plant-Based) Burger
Before the “meat-eaters” jump down my throat for the cherry-picked comparison at left, let me admit that there are drawbacks to plant-based meat, especially that they are processed, which means they may contain additives, preservatives, and high levels of sodium. …
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Owning the Libs Is a Big Deal for Some Unfortunate People
Here’s a woman dancing for joy that RFK Jr. is owning the libs. It’s true that some people, myself included, would rather take health instructions from scientists rather than a recovering heroin addict whose brains have been eaten by worms, …
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Why So Little Climate Change Mitigation
Why is this planet doing so little to mitigate climate change? Yes, partly it’s due to the fact that people alive today, especially those in the second half of their lives, will be dead before the worst effects of global …
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Why We Are Wrecking Our Only Home
Re: the words at left, it depends on whom you ask. In fact, the only reason we’re destroying our planet is that there are plenty of people whose main interest is the profit associated with doing so.
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Discussing Climate Change in Wyoming
I had to laugh when I came across this meme. Does that woman look like a climate change denier from America’s great plains region, or what? It’s gratifying to know that the good people of Wyoming object to being lectured …
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