It’s common for readers outside the U.S. to wonder how it’s possible that this country is making so little progress on climate change mitigation, even though 2014 was the hottest year on record, and May, June, August, September, October and …
Why the Law-Making Process in the U.S. is So Slow to React to the Will of the People Read More »
If the future looks even remotely like the past, there’s certainly no reason to believe that the UN meeting in New York next month will be any more successful than the dismal failures of the numerous similar sessions held over …
Is Momentum Building for a Response to Climate Disruption? Read More »
My colleague Jim Boyden (PhD, physics, Cal Tech, 1960) was kind enough to brief me on the highlights of the meeting of the American Physical Society at the University of California at Berkeley last weekend. The core of the meeting, …
American Physical Society Discusses Climate Change and its Mitigation Read More »
I know I have a tendency to carp about dozens of issues: Chevron in Ecuador, the lack of an energy policy in the U.S., certain senators who don’t know the difference between methane and carbon dioxide—and others who use certain …
Actor/director Robert Redford is a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and an extremely active advocate for climate change mitigation. In this short video linked above, he calls upon U.S. President Obama to keep his word, and fulfill …
Robert Redford Advocating for Climate Change Mitigation Read More »
I hope you never tire of reading my blog posts every day, as well as my occasional books, white papers, and so forth. But if I’ve finally written something that sent you over the edge and you find yourself looking …
The U.S. Has a Real Opportunity Re: Climate Change, Energy Policy Read More »
A friend of mine who had made some energy-related suggestions to President Obama just received a very thoughtful and well-written note in response, talking up the “all-of-the-above” strategy. I respond: That’s great. From here, I’d like to see some real …
U.S. President Obama's “All-of-the-Above” Energy Strategy Read More »
Howard writes: Have you heard of a technology where they simulate a volcano eruption by injecting sulfur dioxide into the sky, in a sense cooling the planet. I heard about this in the New Yorker magazine, and in a book …
