Category: Climate Change

Whether you keep abreast of global issues or not, chances are you will be aware of global warming and the threat that it poses to our planet.  Polar ice caps are rapidly melting due to steadily increasing global temperatures, and …

From Guest Blogger Ian Craft: Could Water Pumps “Refreeze” The Arctic? Read More »

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Here’s a scholarly article published a few days ago in Science Magazine on the cost of climate change, whose authors, from the Stanford School of Public Policy and the Nicholas Institute at Duke University, have taken into account a great …

How Much Do We Care About the Costs of Climate Change? Read More »

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No question or debate exists about whether the planet’s global climate is warming, it simply is. Meteorological data shows that quite clearly. Some people may argue the cause of it, but no matter who or what is causing climate change, …

From Guest Blogger Bobbi Peterson: The Relationship Between Climate Change and Natural Disasters Read More »

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Harrasser-in-Chief MarcoPolo writes:  (Here’s) a quote from a speech by Marian L. Tupy Editor of Human Progress:  “Since the fall of communism, global warming has been, without question, the most potent weapon in the hands of those who wish to control …

Was the Concept of Climate Change Formed to Weaken Our Economy and Control the World Population? Read More »

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My old friend Steve Vachss makes the following remarks (below) on climate change, and, in particular, the recent publication from ThinkProgress: “2017 is so unexpectedly warm it is freaking out climate scientists.” Given that his conclusion (that renewable energy is …

Climate Change Poses Grave Threats, Offers Enormous Opportunities Read More »

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2014 was the hottest year on record. Until 2015. That record stood…until 2016. And 2017 is headed to be (far) hotter still? That’s unexpected? What precisely were we expecting? At this point, is there an objective** observer with the brains …

Climate Scientists Freaked Out By Extreme Temperatures in 2017 Read More »

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According to this article, scientists have put considerable effort into finding spots on the globe where newly planted trees will have the best shot surviving climate change.

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The video below is billed as a “Republican, conservative, business-oriented” solution to the carbon emissions problem.  In fact, however, it contains few if any differences from the “Carbon Fee and Dividend” plan that the Climate Citizens’ Lobby is offering, as …

Carbon Fee and Dividend: Another Take Read More »

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I attended a meeting of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby in Santa Barbara this morning, where our small group joined 189 others around the country on a videoconference.  This virtual gathering featured two fabulous speakers who both made compelling and uplifting …

Optimism and Climate Change Mitigation Read More »

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Lots of folks wonder what our civilization will look like as the effects of climate change become more pronounced.  What happens when the amount of arable farm land falls, potable water gets scarce, and hundreds of millions of people’s ancestral …

Habitable Land Mass of Planet Earth Is Shrinking Read More »

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