Question: What state just passed the most ambitious climate target in the country, calling for carbon-free electricity by 2040 and a net-zero carbon economy by 2050? (Hints: a) it’s not California, and b) see pic here.) Answer: Can be found at …
Category: Climate Change
Responding to Climate-Driven Crises
The southern Indian city of Chennai (formerly Madras), the country’s sixth largest, is in crisis after its four main water reservoirs ran completely dry, which has resulted in a severe water shortage, lasting weeks at this point. As reported here: “Millions of …
Visualizing the Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet
As we head into summer in the Northern Hemisphere, this may be a good time to look at the melting ice. Greenland lost 2 billion tons of ice….yesterday alone. For those wanting to know what this looks like, here’s the approximate …
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Accepting the Theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming–And Then Doing Something About It
My mother asked me the other day, “Do you think more people are getting on board with global warming?” I replied in the affirmative, because of a few factors:
Tagged with: anthropogenic global warming
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Sea Level Rise
Question: What does this remarkable photo represent? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers.
Ocean Current Patterns in Peril
During a wonderful, albeit too short visit with family, my brother and I were discussing the thermohaline “conveyor belt” that governs the major ocean currents. See Bill Nye’s explanation here, and graphic below.
Official’s Climate Warning Blocked Because It Didn’t ‘Jibe’ With Trump’s View
Here’s something that should get the attention of all Americans: Our president is preventing us from receiving the truth about global warming.
Plant Trees
Here’s another post featuring the work of Italian artist Maurizio Rega, who, as far as I can tell, features trees in every piece. And my Lord is this guy prodigious. He cranks out several of these every week, normally announcing …
Tagged with: climate change mitigation
Young People Demand Climate Action
From this video in which Arnold Swarzenegger speaks on our children’s participation on climate change mitigation: “It is the dreamers, the doers, not the doubters, who have shaped history. All progress starts with a dream.” So beautiful. Good on you. …
The Money Behind Climate Change Denial
One doesn’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to believe that major sociological phenomena in our culture doesn’t “just happen.” Take the climate change denial movement as an example, how did it come to pass that the judgment of the …
