I wrote a post yesterday called Trump Administration Continues Its Assault on Climate Science in which I discussed Science Magazine’s article “Trump White House quietly cancels NASA research verifying greenhouse gas cuts.” In brief, NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System (CMS), a $10-million-a-year …
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Why Should the U.S. Invest in Global Warming Mitigation, When Its Leadership Is Composed of Climate Deniers?
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Identifies Strange Coincidence
From Energy Matters: “Natural disaster” Noun, def: A “weather or climate effect that causes at least $1 billion in damages” (on a relative scale).
Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Provides Some Interesting Options
Here’s an article suggesting that microgrids, powered by renewable energy and energy storage, are a good idea for the rebuilding Puerto Rico’s grid after Hurricane Maria. There are certainly some points to like about the idea.
Today’s Climate Deniers Come in Exactly Two Forms
My post, “Most Congressional Climate Skeptics Simply Haven’t Come Out of the Closet,” offered some harsh words on the integrity of congressional climate skeptics, including: I seriously doubt there are more than a handful of true climate deniers in Congress; I think most …
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The Anti-Science Mindset and Climate Denial
Here’s an article that speculates on the psychology of climate denial, i.e., the mental processes that enable people to disbelieve the science on this subject. A few thoughts as you read through this:
Studying the Rate of Ice Loss in Antarctica
For all you geologists who study the macro-effects of climate change, here’s a recent article from Science Magazine on the loss of ice in Western Antarctica.
Live from Hartford, CT
Craig Shields, reporting from Hartford, CT, the home of Trinity College, where the class of 1977 is celebrating its 40th reunion. Thrilled to be here. The attendance at events like this is self-selecting; those who aren’t able to have a …
There Are Only Two Types of Climate Deniers–And You Don’t Want To Be Either One
A skeptic comments on my post re: yesterday’s Climate March in which I mentioned that Pakistan saw temperatures of 122F in April. He mentions that all this hub-bub is not about science, but about “short-lived publicity.” I wish he were …
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Watch Out! Here Come Those Damn Scientists Again.
Just when the climate deniers are starting to get a toe-hold on justifying the continuation of business-as-usual on this planet, along comes an analysis so simple that any school kid could figure it out. It’s an interactive graphic on the causes …
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Trump Administration Provides Fodder for Discussion Inside American Families
My mother and I have a running dialog that I’ll bet is taking places in millions of families in the U.S., and probably all over the world. It goes like this: Son (or Daughter): The Trump presidency is a nightmare …
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