Nuclear energy becomes pivotal in climate debate
That’s a newspaper’s hedline, not mine. The debate is long over with. It is happening and human activity is to blame. Check out this newspaper article regarding the newfound interest in nuclear energy.
View ArticleTo fight climate change, clear the air
I remember as a kid traveling to Los Angeles in the early 60s to visit cousins, and being greeted, on the horizon of L.A., a blanket of smog. The darkish plague of that day and more is gone, but more...
View ArticleUniversity of AZ reseearch: Big stretch of U.S. coast at risk of rising seas
And human-caused climate change is the trigger, as this article illustrating research at the University of Arizona makes clear. So, what will humans do? Continue burning coal, most likely
View ArticleIn an op-ed, McConnell, fellow senator blast away at the EPA
These guys must think they’re following in the footsteps of the great humorist and newspaper columnist Lewis Grizzard. How else to explain this hilarious op-ed. What a crew.
View ArticleObstacles to capturing, storing carbon dioxide
Yes, carbon dioxide is the principle greenhouse gas. Yes, most Republicans could apparently care less. And yes, it does make a lot of sense to simply make less of it in the first place. Like turning...
View ArticleThe carbon value of a swamp
Interesting thesis put forth in this article, but it all seems like too little too late to me. The real arch enemy of a cool-temperature future for the planet lies in making people stop their wasteful...
View ArticleEPA: U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on rise
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the 17th annual U.S. greenhouse gas inventory. The final report shows overall emissions in 2010 increased by 3.2 percent from...
View ArticleCarbon dioxide level reaches milestone
This Associated Press article appeared in many papers across the country this morning; I saw it on the Web sites of at least a dozen a few minutes ago. In any case, the world has indeed reached a...
View ArticleJames Hansen: ‘Neither party wants to offend the fossil fuel industry’
From Climate Progress comes this piece about NASA’s Dr. James Hansen. In it, Hansen talks about why scientists (and he is a model) must speak out about the threat posed by the burning of fossil fuels.
View ArticleOklahoma, where the denial comes right before the drought
I lived in Oklahoma, a half-hour’s commute from Tinker Air Force Base, where I was assigned, for nearly three years in the 80s. When I saw and read this article, I just had to share it here. So read it...
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