I just got back from a walk up to the local coffee shop, where I thought I’d read the Sunday paper and try to get some inspiration for a blog post or two. Since I surround myself with breaking news …
Media Coverage Of Environmental Issues Waxes and Wanes Read More »
I like to comment each year at this time, and remind readers that today is believed to be the anniversary of the fire that burned Rome in 64 A.D., while the emperor Nero supposedly played his fiddle. According to the Writers …
Climate Change Is Burning Down Our Palace – But Do We Care? Read More »
I happened to tune into U.S.-based broadcast network CBS’s weekly “Sunday Morning” just now and noticed that it featured a look at the future of humankind, a subject in which I take a keen interest. Not too surprisingly, the piece …
Like It Or Not, Our Energy Policy Actually Affects Our Prospects for Survival Read More »
In an earlier post today I wrote on nuclear energy, I mentioned the average American’s lack of awareness of and interest in climate change. And while there are a number of reasons for this, most of them political, one could …
Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this for comment: an article that asserts that climate change isn’t one of our civilization’s most important problems, and that global poverty is, in fact, at the top. Sorry to be …
As the U.S. celebrates its independence from England, Americans everywhere honor the fallen soldiers who made it possible, and those who have made enormous sacrifices to maintain our liberty throughout the intervening 237 years. That makes today a good time …
Here’s an article on the snows in Armenia’s mountains (including Mount Ararat, the putative resting place of Noah’s Ark — pictured left) that are steadily melting due to climate change, and the country’s abortive attempts to do something about the …
Climate Change and the Snows in Armenia’s Mountains Read More »
In this article from SmartGridNews, we see what anyone could have predicted from the incumbent industries in response to U.S. President Obama’s speech on climate policy: instant attack, including the threat of litigation. Of course, the concept that the content of …
Coal Industry Will Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Read More »
Frequent commenter John Roche writes: It’s been interesting reading your blogs. I’ll say I’m for the environment and have taken some renewable energy classes to complement my technical background. Will probably even install solar on mine and a friend’s house. …
I wrote a short piece last week suggesting that, although the bad consequences of climate change outweigh the good, there are, in fact, some positive results of a warming planet. An example is longer growing seasons for Canadian farmers. But …
