Category: Climate Change

Apparently, a whopping 12,000 homes are currently for sale in this Florida town, though I can’t determine exactly which one is under discussion. But does it matter?  Who exactly finds Florida appealing, in general? One has to be an anti-woke …

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To the reader who sent me this: By “reach the stars,” I presume you have some sort of metaphorical meaning in mind, e.g., “accomplish great things.” In any case, I’ll be both pleased and impressed if humankind still has some …

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I just met a guy whose career was drilling for oil; he’d been active all over North America and the Middle East for about 40 years until he retired ten years ago. Naturally, I asked him for his thoughts on …

The Oil Industry and Global Warming Read More »

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Natalie has a point here, but I would submit that it’s really both, rather than one or the other.  “Ignorant yokels” (to use her phrase) are the targets of Big Oil’s propaganda machine.  Educated people who respect and understand science …

Climate Change Denial Propaganda Read More »

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At left is a statement from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that indicates precisely how stupid she believes the average Trump supporter to be. Can anyone possibly accept what she says here is true? The catastrophe in Texas occurred because …

Did Trump Almost Save the Day in the Texas Flooding Tragedy? Read More »

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Here’s a video from Trump on the subject. Note that he started to blame Biden, but for some reason backed off at the end. This was a 100-year event, perhaps even a 1000-year event, until recently.  Now, disasters like this …

Trump on the Texas Flood Catastrophe: No Reason to Listen to the Scientists — It’s a 100-Year Event Read More »

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Obviously this is a glimpse of our future. Higher temperatures bring the energy required for more frequent and more severe storms. The only aspect of the tragedy in Texas that puts it in our face is that it happened in …

“A Glimpse of Our Future” Read More »

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The question posed at left by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a good one: Can we summon the ingenuity and courage required to save us from environmental collapse? FWIW, lots of smart people say no.  Kurt Vonnegut, for example, predicted …

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The meme here speaks to many Americans’ thinking and behavior with respect to climate change mitigation.  We simply tend not to embrace the needs of other human beings. There must be a reason that our approach to this subject is …

Climate Change and Future Generations Read More »

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In this video, Trump explains why “we’re doing coal,” including the notion that solar and wind are “ugly as hell.” IMO, this is simply an effort to energize his base of hateful morons. Trump must understand that the combustion of …

Trump: “We’re Doing Coal” Read More »

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