From Reuters in London: Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning that failure could inflict “incalculable human suffering.” In a joint declaration, climate scientists, physicists, …
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Environmental Crossroads – More
In response to my post Environmental Crossroads, an old college friend writes, “Pretty black and white, Craig. Or is it red and blue?” It’s largely red and blue, unfortunately. How a matter of science became a political issue I’m not sure. …
How Climate Scientists Deal with Deep Frustration
In preparation for my first book, Renewable Energy–Facts and Fantasies, I interviewed Dr. V. Ramanathan at the Scripps Institute in San Diego. “Ram (pronounced “Rahm”), as he’s affectionately known, had been working on the science behind climate change since the …
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Feedback Loop of Deep Concern
There are several different feedback loops that concern climate scientists. Perhaps the most obvious is the changes to Earth’s albedo, i.e., its capacity to reflect incoming solar radiation back into space. As the arctic ice melts into liquid water the …
It’s Trump v. Science, But Who Cares?
According to this article, climate scientists are roasting Trump over his response to his own administration’s climate-change report.
Rand Paul Vs. Climate Science
A reader sent me this piece in which U.S. Senator and 2016 presidential GOP hopeful Rand Paul rips into a scientist who warns of possible mass extinctions if we continue along our current course re: gloabl warming. Rand said: “The …
The New French President Has a Message for U.S. Climate Scientists, and It’s Deeply Humiliating for All Americans
What is the take-away from the Macron landslide victory in France today? Of course, we can all breathe a little more easily that the election result represents a complete rejection of fascist and xenophobic values. But barely more subtle is …
2GreenEnergy on the Local News
I just got back to the office from an appointment down in nearby Santa Barbara, which enabled me to take a run on the beach (pictured). To my surprise and delight, there was a camera crew there from a local …
Scientists Should Actively Try To Disprove the Theory of Global Warming and Climate Change
Re: my post pointing out that 10,883 out of 10,885 peer-reviewed scientific studies in 2013 concluded that global warming is real and caused by humans, frequent commenter MarcoPolo writes: I’m sure it’s not your intention, but what you are suggesting …
Global Warming Is Real, and the Atmosphere’s Temperature Is Rising, But There Is Additional Heat Whose Path Is Still Not Completely Understood
Much has been written about the potential causes in the slowdown of the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. Climate scientists are quite confident in the validity of the greenhouse effect, but they’re still trying to account for all the heat …
