Category: Climate Change

Though England is the de facto language of Wales, anyone who’s ever struggled through a conversation in that part of the world knows that the accent, along with an occasional Welsh word or phrase thrown in makes spoken communication intensely …

Let’s Applaud Wales for its Historic Action on Climate Read More »

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Most Americans are unaware that the U.S. is the only country on Earth in which there exists a debate among its political elites as to the validity of the theory of anthropogenic global warming.  Elsewhere, climate change is simply accepted …

America At a Crossroads Read More »

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IMO, one of the great discussions in human history took place in 1973 during the Watergate years, which I paraphrase as follows: Richard Nixon: We need $X million to buy the silence of …. (someone who knew about the cover-up).  …

Covering Up the Truth about Climate Change Was, in a Word, Wrong Read More »

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Here’s a story about a few climate change deniers who became converts as a result of Hurricane Florence that tore through North Carolina and vicinity last month, causing massive flood damage and dumping coal ash, animal waste and raw sewage …

From the Washington Post–In North Carolina, Hurricanes Did What Scientists Could Not: Convince Republicans that Climate Change Is Real Read More »

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Most Americans (62%) say the news media is biased, though there is a ton of variability in that.  In favor of what?  Of whom? Why is this happening? What can we do about it? Here’s a video on the reporting …

Apparently, Climate Change Mitigation Is Controversial Read More »

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Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland (pictured) has a powerful new motivation: saving the planet, and even the dire warnings of this week’s IPCC report aren’t slowing her down.

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France, where bicycling represents about 3% of all trips taken, wants to be more like The Netherlands, where that figure is 30%.  So what’s the plan? It’s all nicely explained in this video linked here.  

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Here’s a good and readable, though extremely alarming piece on climate change, providing the precise reason that the governments of the world have only the next 12 years to make sweeping reductions in greenhouse gas emissions if we are to …

Running Out of Time To Deal with Climate Change Read More »

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People outside the U.S. paying attention to news stream hear must think that this country is going through some sort of psychopathological breakdown, and I’m not sure they’re wrong.

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On a short vacation, my wife and I just drove past the Bush’s gorgeous and heavily guarded estate in Kennebunkport, ME. The terrific colors of the autumn foliage are just starting to happen; climate change has pushed this event a …

Hello from New England Read More »

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