Exactly What’s Causing the Melting of Greenland’s Ice?

Those of us who worry about climate change have a great deal of heartburn about the melting of the ice on top of Greenland, which scientists say will be the “dominant contributor to global sea level change over the next 100 to 1,000 years,” as discussed in the article linked above. As the author explains, there are a number of different theories — including a brand new one — as to the exact mechanisms that are at work here.

At the risk of stating the obvious, all the mechanisms stem from our civilization’s callously thumbing its nose at the notion of a sustainable energy policy.