Senior energy analyst Glenn Doty commented on my post Explaining Humankind’s Blase’ Response to Climate Change: “The reason that people aren’t frantic about it: Since 1910, the planet has warmed roughly 1 degree C, and very few people would say that …
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When frequent commenter Cameron Atwood sent me this alarming article this afternoon on climate change, I wrote back, “Scary stuff!” and I considered at the time not to formulate it into a blog post. Even though it is scary in …
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As we all know, there are a few beneficial effects of global warming – at least in the short-term. Apparently, the governor of Maine saw fit to point out that the melting ice is opening up the Arctic for shipping, …
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I’m leaving in a few minutes to listen to a presentation on climate change and its potential solutions by a fellow named Rinaldo Brutoco. I’ve met him before, and he’s an extremely powerful speaker with some good ideas. Unfortunately, he’s …
Here are a few words on the climate talks in Warsaw, based on yesterday’s New York Times article – just a few – since I have nothing constructive to report, nor, in my heart of hearts, do I think any …
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I’m working with a young writer who aspires to publish content on OTEC (ocean thermal energy conversion) on a number of different high-profile sites, so as to educate as many people as possible on the subject, and to drive traffic …
Frequent commenter and colleague Tim Kingston sent me this piece about the burden that environmentalism places on the poor and asks: Are things really this bad in CA? I respond: Of course, a tax on our consumption of energy hits …
I urge readers to check out today’s issue of “The Writer’s Almanac,” in particular the article on the anniversary of the first street car in New York City (in 1832). To me, it calls upon two important ideas, the first, …
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I wish a fond welcome to those participating in the talks on climate change now commencing in Poland – a land I once visited on a business trip. I especially admire that the Poles’ reverence for Frederic Chopin is obvious …
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Writing for a website I helped to create, EmpowerTheOcean, Emma Websdale notes, “This week’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, published by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), includes data showing that greenhouse gas emissions are on an upward and accelerating trend.” She …
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