Here’s Exxon’s survey on the subject. What purpose does it serve? Well, if most people either a) don’t understand the connection between greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, or b) reject what our scientists are telling us, the oil giant …
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Ill-Informed People Say “Climate Change Is Crap”
Here’s a meme of global warming from a reader whose screen name is “climate change is crap.” FWIW, it’s true that higher concentrations of CO2 promote plant growth, all others things being equal, but this effect is negligible in comparison …
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From the Los Angeles Times: U.S. Revises ‘Plant Hardiness’ Map for Gardeners to Keep Pace with Climate Change
The article begins: Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. Here’s another reminder of the fact that not all the effects of global warming are harmful, and longer …
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Whenever We See an Artist’s Rendering, Rather than a Photograph of a Working Prototype, We Need to Wonder
This artist’s rendering at left suggests a device that its proponents say will, one day, capture CO2 from the Earth’s atmosphere, and mitigate the growing threat of climate change. But let’s think about this for a moment. The concentration of …
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One Way or Another, Florida Will Eventually “Go Blue”
Ha! Terry Wagner makes an excellent point.
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What To Do (And What Not To Do) About Climate Deniers
I don’t want to see climate deniers in public office any more that Leonardo DiCaprio, but I disagree with him here. Restricting people from government who are unscientific in their thinking is an unsupportable idea, if only because it’s unconstitutional. …
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With “Lomi” You Can Roast Your Garbage, But Is that a Good Idea?
Anyone who thinks it’s a strong idea environmentally to use electricity from the grid to accelerate the composting of garbage hasn’t studied the matter too carefully.
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Bringing Climate Science into Public View
It’s “were in love” (rather than “was in love”), but Ms. Herbers makes an excellent point. Professional football gets plenty of public attention, but the fact that we’re baking our planet could use a bit more of our focus and …
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“System Change” Means Removing Money from Politics
Progressives hope to see systemic changes to our world that will make this planet a greener and more just place to live. That means many things, but especially decarbonizing our transportation and energy sectors, while dealing with our huge and …
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From the New York Times: New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns
From this: Representative Mike Johnson comes from Louisiana oil country and has said he does not believe burning fossil fuels is changing the climate. A Republican who hails from “oil country” is unlikely to hold too much concern about climate change …
