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Question:  Most of us who follow the reports of our climate scientists understand that the average temperature of the Earth’s surface is rising.  When was the last time in our planet’s history that the summer melting of the arctic ice …

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I just signed this petition to U.S. President Obama, asking him to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline. If you agree with the vast majority of scientists studying the issue who urge us to curb our dependence on fossil fuels, you …

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When asked what 2GreenEnergy is, I normally talk about what we’re doing to forward the cause of clean energy, but I quickly add that we’re about sustainability more generally.  I want to ensure that we play a role in any …

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Here’s a good article by Robert Rapier, an extremely senior journalist in the energy industry. He and I had a nice chat on cellulosic ethanol a few years ago, and I have a great deal of respect for him. Having said …

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On my recent piece calling for the removal of Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), a reader points out: Senator Inhofe does not represent either of us, only the people of Oklahoma; therefore, what we think of him is practically irrelevant. If and …

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Duke Brooks asks: Renewable/green energy without question is the future; the question is: When, exactly, does that future begin? Here are a few ways I would choose to frame this: The vast majority of our scientists tell us that climate …

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I often quote that 97% of climate scientists accept the theory that human activity is causing global climate change, but I don’t believe I’ve ever linked to articles that support that statistic. For anyone who may be interested, please see …

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In listening to The Writer’s Almanac this morning, I learned that it’s the birthday of Arthur Conan Doyle, who gave us the character Sherlock Holmes, and thrust the power of deductive reasoning onto the world stage a century ago. Holmes …

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Here’s top climate scientist Dr. James Hansen on global climate change. When people ask where I stand on this subject and why, I simply request that they watch this; I sure wish I had it in my power to get …

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