Tag: climate refugees

Here’s just one more example of how far the United States has fallen in the period of less than two months since Trump took office: We now have an alcoholic Fox News host appointed as Secretary of Defense who has …

Defense Sec Hegseth says Pentagon ‘Does Not Do Climate Change Crap’ Read More »

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The cartoon here has many societal implications surrounding the idea that our planet is actually a small island on which everyone is affected by the vast damage we’re doing to our environment. The truth, however, is a bit different.  The …

Climate Change Effects Are Not Equally Distributed Read More »

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Here’s a video that addresses an important form of adaptation to climate change: relocating entire communities. The U.S. federal government shelled out $48 million to move a low-lying community in Louisiana to higher ground.  Why?  Less than 10% of the …

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Donald Trump is dropping climate change from the list of threats to U.S. national security, a move bound to please his dwindling base of a) the rich and b) hateful people/morons. (Note to Trump supporters: If you’re not sure which …

Trump’s War on the Environment Is a Yawn Read More »

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Here’s a story about a small town in Northern Alaska whose 650 citizens are currently voting whether or not to relocate, as the melting of the sea ice due to climate change is allowing the incoming waves to erode their …

Melting Sea Ice Puts Alaskan Village Into a Quandary Read More »

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As I’ve mentioned, eminent American political scientist Ian Bremmer is an incredibly impressive guy; he entered college at 15, received his PhD in political science from Stanford at 24, and now stands as one of the most noteworthy figures on Earth …

Ian Bremmer’s Frightening Position on Climate Change Read More »

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Here’s a video that’s doing very well on Facebook—and for a good reason: it’s a reminder of how selfless and generous people can be with perfect strangers in the time of a crisis (in this case, 9/11).  I hope you’ll …

The Compassion We Have for Strangers and Its Relevance To Climate Change Mitigation Read More »

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It’s amazing that the heartbreaking stories of the Syrian refugees haven’t prompted more discussion of the ultimate tragedy associated with people being forced to flee their homes, which will be playing itself out in spades over the coming decades: climate …

How Will Our Civilization Deal with Hundreds of Millions of Climate Refugees? Read More »

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Here’s a question for you: When you listen to the debates in English Parliament, and hear how people with opposing viewpoints heckle and interrupt one another, doesn’t your skin crawl?  Mine does.  These people have such incredible manners on most …

If the Move To Renewables Is Inevitable, Why Not Do It Now? Read More »

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Frequent commenter and 2GreenEnergy supporter Tim Kingston sent me this for comment: an article that asserts that climate change isn’t one of our civilization’s most important problems, and that global poverty is, in fact, at the top. Sorry to be …

Is Climate Change The World's Biggest Problem? Read More »

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