Here’s a little video of the destruction that Hurricane Maria wrought on Puerto Rico last September. It’s interesting that:
Category: Climate Change
When It Comes To Climate Change Mitigation, Ignorance Is Strength
In order to keep the electorate here in the U.S. ignorant on the subject of climate change, Senate Republicans have taken a bold new approach: stop an attempt to educate TV meteorologists.
Trump Administration Working Tirelessly To Make Climate Change Mitigation Impossible
Almost every day we learn about a new way in which the Trump Administration has eviscerated our nation’s capacity to safeguard its people from a certain type of environmental harm.
Why the Huge Pushback on Climate Change Mitigation?
Have you ever wondered why there is such horrific backlash against the vast majority of climate scientists who are warning us that global warming is in the process of ruining our planet? Where did all these climate deniers comes from, …
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Regret an All-Too-Common Emotion, Especially Among Activists
The Hidden Brain is a fabulous radio program, broadcast on 900 NPR affiliates around the country. With a seemingly limitless variety of guests, host Shankar Vedantam discusses brain functions, emotional responses, and cognitive processes that happen outside of our conscious …
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Quick Conversation with Senior Energy Analyst Glenn Doty
In response to my posts on geoengineering and climate change mitigation more generally, Glenn Doty writes: There are many mitigation strategies that we agree will clearly pass the “cost effectiveness” test – insofar that investing in them will result in …
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Carbon Dioxide Removal
Here’s another entry into our discussion of the viability of removing CO2 from the atmosphere, so as to mitigate climate change caused by greenhouse gases. The conversation began with my ridiculing the idea of huge fans (powered by energy that …
Tagged with: Carbon Dioxide Removal
Antarctica Is Losing Ice Twice As Fast As Anyone Thought–But How Do We Know?
At a dinner party a few years ago I met a geologist from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose life’s work is studying the interior of Greenland’s ice sheets.
Exploring Climate Dystopia
Author and humanitarian Arthur C. Clarke left us with many wonderful ideas by which to live, including this one: “I have great faith in optimism as a guiding principle, if only because it offers us the opportunity of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.”
Solar Radiation Management Program
Here’s a conversation from Facebook on California’s new building code, mandating that all new construction come along with solar PV on the roof. Jayn Edmonds begins with this sarcastic remark: How will that work with the ongoing Solar Radiation Management Program?
