Reforestation is a big deal as a strategy in climate change mitigation, as green plants absorb carbon throughout their lives.
Category: Climate Change
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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Issues with Melting Permafrost
There are two issues associated with the melting permafrost in the arctic, and, at this point it’s hard to know which will be the deadlier.
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NPR’s Terry Gross and Guest: 2018 Revealed Just How Ill-Prepared We Are For Climate Change
As material for my books and videos, and just for my own edification, I’ve conducted approximately 200 interviews with subject matter experts in my days here at 2GreenEnergy. Of course, it’s important to go into each one with a certain …
