Question: According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) what percent of the contiguous United States has become, due to climate change, suitable breeding habitat for mosquitoes that are capable of transmitting the Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses?
Tag: Climate Change
From Guest Blogger Devin Morrissey: Facing the Realities of Rising Air Pollution
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking about environmental concerns in abstract terms.
Trump’s Position on Climate Change
We’ve all seen Donald Trump’s tweets that use the snap of cold weather in the Eastern U.S. to ridicule the idea of global warming, and we’ve seen how this is immediately attacked as “ignorant.”
The Birth of a Trillion-Ton Iceberg Isn’t Celebrated
In most cases in our human experiences, births are regarded as blessed events, as a bouncing baby boy or girl is brought into the world.
From Guest Blogger Eileen O’Shanassay: How Climate Change Has Affected Flooding in the US
Climate change is impacting the rate of storms, flooding, and other natural disasters in the United States and many other areas of the world. There has been an increase in extreme weather events over the last fifty years and scientists …
From Guest Blogger Eileen O’Shanassy: Gas and Diesel–A Tale of Two Fuels
The debate between which fuel, gas or diesel, is “better” has been a longstanding one, especially since the auto industry has implemented several improvements in greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. But not everyone sees what is best in the …
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Climate Change Hasn’t Ruined Your Life…Yet
When we examine phenomena like the Northern California wildfires and realize that tragedies like these are happening at a pace four times they were of half a century ago, we’re faced with some important decisions that are purely about right …
Was Obama Terrified of Coal?
Frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: How much difference a mere nine months can make! One of President Obama’s few real accomplishments was his irrational hatred of the US coal industry. In a mere eight years, President Obama contributed to massive job …
From Guest Blogger Devin Morrissey: Maintaining Parks and Wildlife Preserves After a Natural Disaster
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey have caused billions of dollars of damage to the infrastructures of both Texas and Florida. An unfortunate casualty in the aftermath of these natural disasters is the destruction of parks and wildlife refuges that are intended …
From Guest Blogger Marcus: Going Green at the Grassroots Level–Is It Worth It?
Can a homeowner really benefit from adopting environmentally sustainable habits into their daily living? The reality is that the average person probably won’t bother to ask this question at all. But if one stops to consider the current trends of …
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