If you’re offended by vulgar language, you may want to skip this hilarious but deadly accurate video on the state of the planet vis-a-vis climate change. One thing I like about this is that, in addition to its considerable comedic …
Category: Climate Change
Koch Died “of Complications of a Stake Driven into His Heart.” Love it.
Who doesn’t love a good laugh? Who doesn’t have deep respect for true talent in comedy and writing? Simply fabulous. (Note the name of the paper.) Ha!
Cause of Wild Fires
I had the pleasure of meeting a local fire fighter recently. Out in the country, that means wildfires, and out in this particular part of the country (Santa Barbara County) that means you’re a very busy fellow, because, in the …
Greenland Ice Melt
Traveling to Greenland and watching glaciers fall apart must be a life-changing experience. For those of us who must content ourselves with videos, I offer this. We live in a time of environmental upheaval, and the survival of our civilization hinges …
Sea-Rise Algebra
Who’s up for a little climate algebra? Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice the other day. What contribution did this single event make to sea-level rise?
Climate Science and Labor Law
What happens when scientific integrity runs into political interference? More specifically, can a scientist, fired by the Trump administration for doing her job, successfully sue for wrongful termination?
News Media: “After a Life of Incalculable Harm, Billionaire Climate Denialist and Right-Wing Villain David Koch Dead at 79”
I had to laugh when I saw this headline this morning. The author apparently is either unaware of or not compelled by the two thousand year old aphorism: “De mortuis nil nisi bene dicendum,” or “Of the dead let nothing …
Environmentalists Face “Horrifying” Prospects
Horrifying indeed. And that quote came from Ansel Adams half a century ago, when things were actually starting to look pretty good: the publication of Silent Spring, the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the early warnings that climate change …
What’s Shaking in the Arctic?
If I asked you to tell me what was happening in the arctic, you might respond that it’s melting–and you wouldn’t be wrong. Yet what’s happening in addition to that is just as positive as the region’s melting is alarming.
Map of U.S. Shows New Hot Spots
Americans: Here’s a map that shows what global warming has done to the temperatures in your locale since record-keeping began in the late 19th Century. Ack! 2GreenEnergy “headquarters” in Santa Barbara, CA is one of the most heavily affected.
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