The 692-page Stern Review begins with a look at the science of climate change, for good reason, but this material will not be new to any frequent visitor to this site, so I will highlight only striking statements. The first of these comes early in the "key messages" prologue to chapter one: A warming ofContinue reading “Blogging the Stern Review: The Science of Climate Change (chapter one)”
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Why We Need More Climate Change Fiction
"’Thou Shalt Not’ might reach the head, but it takes ‘Once upon a time" to reach the heart." –Philip Pullman in the Atlantic
Sunday Morning on the Planet: Cathedral Peak
Thanks to Windwalker, a remarkable Sierra photographer, for the picture:
Blogging the Stern Review: Introduction
As it becomes ever more apparent that consensus has formed on climate change, both scientific and popular, the next question is what action(s) the international community should take and, of course, how much will they cost? The book on this question was written by Nicholas Stern, former Chief Economist at the World Bank, and aContinue reading “Blogging the Stern Review: Introduction”
Famous Blowhard Falls for Global Warming Hoax
This is rich: a clever Englishman recently faked a paper in the heretofore unknown Journal of Geoclimactic Studies, supposedly by a team of brave researchers. "They" claimed to have found proof that global warming was caused by an obscure oceanic bacteria, and were publishing the truth at great risk to their scientific careers. Our dataContinue reading “Famous Blowhard Falls for Global Warming Hoax”
Into the Wild: Looking Beyond the Obvious
When the news broke fifteen years ago about an idealistic young man who starved to death in Alaska, I reacted badly. Plenty of folks, myself included, go alone into the wild and emerge unscathed; in fact, restored to Muirean health and sanity. The national fascination with Chris McCandless’s sad end seemed morbid to me —Continue reading “Into the Wild: Looking Beyond the Obvious”
CA to White House: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way
Yesterday California sued the federal government, demanding the right to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. You will recall that this was the issue before the Supreme Court this spring, in which the court decisively ruled that the EPA does have the right — and the responsibility — to regulate CO2 emissions. Predictably, the Bush administration hasContinue reading “CA to White House: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way”
White House Claims Executive Priviledge to Avoid Global Warming Inquiry
Last month Julie Gerberding, the director of the highly-respected Centers for Disease Control, testified on global warming before the Senate, but her was sharply cut by the White House. Subsequently she told the New York Times that she said everything she needed to say, but if you look at the testimony, I promise you, youContinue reading “White House Claims Executive Priviledge to Avoid Global Warming Inquiry”
Bad News Thursday: CO2 Emissions Expected to Soar
Remember Good News Friday? Well, there is good enviro news to be found, for those who care to look, but the amount of bad/alarming news is downright overwhelming at times, and deserves its own category. No matter how you or I feel about it. Hence: Bad News Thursday. In today’s "holy bleep" category: 14.6 billionContinue reading “Bad News Thursday: CO2 Emissions Expected to Soar”
John Edwards on Why Global Warming is a Crisis
Anyone else prefer print to YouTube? Here’s John Edwards on why we need to act to reduce the huge risks of global warming, for reasons both moral and practical: It’s not just what we do over there [in Iraq}. We are four percent of the world’s population, emitting 25% of the world’s greenhouse gases. We’reContinue reading “John Edwards on Why Global Warming is a Crisis”
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