Scottish philosopher David Hume, one of the 18th Century empiricists, told us, “We always disbelieve the greater miracle.” This means that, when confronted with two conflicting but highly improbable statements, one of which is true and the other false, we …
Tag: Climate Change
Things Look Bright for Renewables, But There’s a Catch
According to the American Energy Society, the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar (large scale PV) and wind (onshore) has fallen 13% and 7% in the last year, respectively.
Wall Street Journal: Teachers Quit Jobs at Highest Rate on Record
A popular song from the 1980s began, “I believe the children are our future…” Wouldn’t you like to interview the lyricist and ask his reasoning? He might have thought: well, at first I wrote, “I believe that the old people …
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Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked Once More
The federal judge who blocked construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline said the Trump administration “simply discarded” the effect the project would have on climate change, and ordered that no work can go forward until the government more …
A Warming Planet Means More Disease-carrying Mosquitoes
My brilliant young nephew Garrett Shields, with his recently earned masters degree in public health, is pursuing a career in epidemiology, making him a fabulously interesting guy to talk to about climate change. As suggested in this video, a warming planet …
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Indigenous Groups, Environmentalists Score Rare Victory
This may sound radical, but some people suggest that continuing to build out the fossil fuel infrastructure might not be such a good idea, given the horrific environmental consequences: water pollution, lung damage, climate change, ocean acidification, loss of biodiversity, …
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Excellent Climate Change Graphic
Until I tripped across the video below, I hadn’t realized that U.S. astronaut Chris Hadfield was such a rock star on social media. He has tons of cool and quite popular videos where, for instance, he debunks myths about space.
Climate Change and Dystopia
While the content of the cartoon below is factual in many respects, keep this in mind: climate change will not ruin the lives of rich people. Regardless of how dystopian the world becomes, there will always be temperate weather, clean …
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Impact4All: Why The World Is Going Solar (No Matter What)
Here’s an article pointing out: We can argue all we want and a solar power revolution will still happen. This, of course, is completely true.
Climate Change Could Produce “Hothouse Earth”: It’s Not Like We Haven’t Been Warned
Because I’m not a member of the National Academy of Sciences, I would have to pay to download the entirety of their latest report, “Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene,” which suggests that the effects of climate change …
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