Frequent commenter Glenn Doty and I have had numerous conversations on climate change: the inexorable damage it will cause over certain time frames, as well as what we should do to mitigate that damage through emissions reductions, reforestation, and accommodation …
Category: Climate Change
A Warming Planet Means More Disease-carrying Mosquitoes
My brilliant young nephew Garrett Shields, with his recently earned masters degree in public health, is pursuing a career in epidemiology, making him a fabulously interesting guy to talk to about climate change. As suggested in this video, a warming planet …
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Hey! Wanna Go Plant Some Trees?
Reforestation is a big deal as a strategy in climate change mitigation, as green plants absorb carbon throughout their lives.
John McCain and Climate Change Mitigation
Since everyone and his dog is talking about John McCain right now, it’s worth noting that, considering he was a conservative Republican, he did a fairly decent job in advancing the cause of climate change mitigation.
Excellent Climate Change Graphic
Until I tripped across the video below, I hadn’t realized that U.S. astronaut Chris Hadfield was such a rock star on social media. He has tons of cool and quite popular videos where, for instance, he debunks myths about space.
We’re Doomed?
How many scientists believe our civilization has gone past the point of no return with respect to climate change and other forms of environmental damage? That’s impossible to say, given these people’s understandable reluctance to make that terrible statement.
Climate Change and Dystopia
While the content of the cartoon below is factual in many respects, keep this in mind: climate change will not ruin the lives of rich people. Regardless of how dystopian the world becomes, there will always be temperate weather, clean …
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From a Reader: Best Climate Change Jobs
Hey Craig, I’m Patrick from TalentDesk, a job search company. Just reaching out to you to let you know about a helpful guide on climate change jobs that we just published. I thought that since your audience is interested in environmental …
I’ve Seen Fire, But I Haven’t Seen Much Rain
Last January, if you had asked the people of Seattle to forecast their air quality in late August, very few would have predicted what you see at the bottom of these three photographs, i.e., the equivalent of smoking seven cigarettes …
Climate Change Mitigation Means Compassion, and That’s a Problem
Will our civilization here on Earth meet its emissions targets, agreed to by 179 countries (notably excluding the U.S.) as required to limit the rise in global temperatures to 2 degrees C? While no one has a crystal ball, let’s face …
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