Arctic Sea Ice Slowly Slips Away
There are a hundred ways to see that climate change is upon us. The change in polar ice is one such indicator. The video here shows that there’s a been a …
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Exxon Knew about CO2 & Climate Change 35 Years Ago
Just as objective science knew about the impact of greenhouse gasses 50 years ago, its not clear that the energy industry also knew the impact that the industry would have …
Read MoreScientists warned the US president about global warming 50 years ago
From the Guardian, atmospheric scientists accurately predicted the risks of greenhouse gases to the biosphere. The article goes on to point out that in 1974 there as an additional accurate, …
Read MoreIs the 2 °C World a Fantasy?
This news feature article in Nature this week concludes something that’s been clear for a while now — the IPCC is not even considering any plan of action that can keep …
Read MoreThe Carbon Bubble is Here
Its been clear for more than a decade that in order to stay below 2 degrees C, many assets on fossil fuel companies’ balance sheets must remain stranded, at huge …
Read MoreObama, Oil, and Lip-Service to Democracy
I think that the United States should promote Democracy, and our “elected” leaders say they also value it. Note however that when it comes to actually paying respect to Democracies, …
Read MoreWhy Do Governments Continue to Subsidize Fossil Fuels?
This is a question that should have been resolved long ago. However, we still spend $480 billion in subsidies to oil, coal and natural gas companies. There’s another $1.4 trillion …
Read MoreThe Cause of Addiction
I’ve seen several things recently that have argued that drug abuse is closely connected with bad environments, especially abuse as a child. This anecdote is a great summary of why …
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