Every day, the sheer volume of material written on climate change continues to amaze me – and, of course, too much is better than too little. The only real problem with the mass of journalism on the subject is that …
Tag: Climate Change
The Status of Climate Change as We Exit 2013
Here’s an article that summarizes the current position in which humankind finds itself with respect to climate change. Spoiler Alert: It leaves the reader concerned that our civilization’s unchecked consumption of fossil fuels is causing a rise in the overall …
EmpowerTheOcean’s Emma Websdale Writes on Climate Change
Emma Websdale, a talented young writer from the UK, publishes a blog post almost every day on EmpowerTheOcean.com. Here’s her recent piece on climate change that I deem to be her single best post yet. As I pointed out, figuring …
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Discussing Climate Change
Here’s a brilliant article that examines the challenges that environmentalists face in our discussions on climate change. Why exactly is this subject so difficult to broach with the “common man?” On a radio show I did last week with a …
The Wind Energy Industry Is Still Bedeviled with Danger to Birds and Bats
A friend in the wind industry sent me this interesting article on wind turbines, blades, birds, and subsidies. I know the industry is taking the situation with birds and bats very seriously, and that’s good; they certainly need to do …
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Could a Technological Miracle Save the Day Re: Climate Change?
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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Explaining Humankind’s Blase’ Response to Climate Change
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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Is It Rational To Celebrate the Positive Short-term Effects of Global Warming?
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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Climate Change and Its Potential Solutions
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 …
Differences of Opinion at Climate Talks in Warsaw
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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