Un-freaking-believeable. This vegan athlete, Josh Garrett, is averaging 42 miles a day on the Pacific Crest Trail, and is expected to break the all-time record in the next couple of days. In an interview, he said: The current speed record is 64 days and eleven hours. I hope to finish in 63. That means IContinue reading “How is it even possible to hike 42 miles a day on the PCT?”
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Alice Eastwood: I only go to the mountains for the flowers
Alice Eastwood, who wrote the first guidebook to the flowers of the Sierra Nevada, and was president of the Tamalpais Conservation Club, campaigned for the state park known in my home town of Mill Valley as Mt. Tam. "I am not a true mountain climber as I go only for the flowers and forContinue reading “Alice Eastwood: I only go to the mountains for the flowers”
Ted Nordhaus: Republicans will act on climate change
A thorn in the side of the environmental movement in the last decade has been Ted Nordhaus, who has trumpeted "the death" of the movement in books published with co-author Michael Shellenberger, and sharply criticized environmental strategists. Together they lead a "green think tank" called The Breakthrough Institute which today calls for a revival ofContinue reading “Ted Nordhaus: Republicans will act on climate change”
Shale oil: Overhyped?
Two weeks ago at a conference on fracking in Agoura, an industry analyst named Gordon Pickering told about 150 geologically sophisticated insiders that natural gas companies are seeing rapid rates of decline in production in the Bakken formation in North Dakota. "It's requiring more and more drilling, and becoming increasingly energy intensive," he said. "TheContinue reading “Shale oil: Overhyped?”
Prominent Republicans call for climate action now
Here's some news you won't see on FOX News: Four former EPA chiefs, all Republicans, back President Obama's climate action plan, and call for even stronger action, immediately: Each of us took turns over the past 43 years running the Environmental Protection Agency. We served Republican presidents, but we have a message that transcends political affiliation:Continue reading “Prominent Republicans call for climate action now”
Plan B for the climate: Time to research the idea?
In Harvard's alumni magazine, a profile of an energetic young professor, David Keith, who argues thoughtfully for researching geoengineering solutions to global warming. As skeptics continue to question whether global warming is real, and worldwide efforts to cut greenhouse gases stall, a small but growing number of scientists believe that humans may need to considerContinue reading “Plan B for the climate: Time to research the idea?”
Why California is not going to ban fracking by initiative
At the enormously helpful Hydraulic Fracturing conference put on by the American Groundwater Trust, State Senator Fran Pavley concluded her talk by alluding to the possibility that if California voters feel that nothing is being done to protect their groundwater, they may take matters into their own hands and vote for an initiative to regulateContinue reading “Why California is not going to ban fracking by initiative”
Fran Pavley promises to regulate fracking in California
Fran Pavley, the California state senator best known for authoring a global warming measure in our state in 2006, who represents much of Ventura County, was the first speaker at a two-day conference on hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) organized by the American Groundwater Trust in Agoura. Pavley now is carrying SB 4, a comprehensive billContinue reading “Fran Pavley promises to regulate fracking in California”
Proof of global warming in one graph: Ezra Klein
Eza Klein, maestro of Wonkblog, finds a graph that charts global temperature by decade, and promises "You can't deny global warming after seeing this graph." From those wild-haired radicals at the World Meteorological Association (pdf).
When the GOP cared about air pollution: Obama
Today President Obama gave a speech on climate, and reminded the world that once we had a political consensus on the need to reduce pollution in our atmosphere. Forty-three years ago, Congress passed a law called the Clean Air Act of 1970. (Applause.) It was a good law. The reasoning behind it was simple: NewContinue reading “When the GOP cared about air pollution: Obama”
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