I just signed an online petition, addressed to Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren, suggesting that he reconsider his company’s relationship with Donald Trump, arguably the single most repulsive person on the planet. The reasoning is below, for anyone who may be …
Tag: global warming
Video: Energy and Ethics
Just got back from the TV studio, shooting a video of “energy and ethics.” Here’s the script I wrote for myself. Delivery-wise, I would give myself a B. I was OK, but I’ve done better. Since most of our energy …
Will Climate Get Some Respect Now? Sorry, The Answer's Unclear
For those of you who might have missed it, here’s Nicholas Kristof’s op-ed on climate change in yesterday’s New York Times. Referring to the take-away from Hurricane Sandy, the twice-Pulizer winning journalist calls it Will Climate Get Some Respect Now? …
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Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
The public relations machine that works so hard to generate doubt about climate change and the extreme weather events it causes must have its hands full at this point. 2012 was a year in which the United States had no …
PBS's Frontline Offers Compelling Documentary: “Climate of Doubt"
A couple of weeks ago, I reported that PBS’s “The News Hour” was rightfully lambasted for their treatment of global warming. They fell into the trap that many media outlets do: they gave equal time to the climate skeptics, even …
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From Guest Blogger Kristine Orion: As Evidence Mounts, Climate Change Legislation Becomes More Likely
Climate change is poised to take center stage in the U.S. legal arena once more, spurred by a threatened lawsuit by one of the champions of the theory. Dr. Michael E. Mann is often credited with popularizing the idea of …
The Climate Change Issue — Strangely Absent in the Presidential Debates
Like most environmentalists, I was peeved with the presidential candidates’ avoidance of the climate change issue in their first two debates. Here’s a good article that has convinced me that this is probably best for those of us concerned with …
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Too Late to Stop Global Warming by Cutting Emissions?
A reader sent me this article that suggests that it’s too late to stop global warming by cutting emissions and writes: I happen to agree with this guy. Climate change is so far advanced at this point that it makes …
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A Question on Geoengineering
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 …
President Obama’s Effectiveness with Respect to Climate Change
Here’s what I think is a fair and balanced article that presents the strengths and weaknesses of President Obama’s term in office vis-à-vis climate change. I like the way the author brings up some interesting and valid mitigating circumstances: notably …
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