Wonderful story from Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post on a Bay Area billionaire who has put his money — many millions of dollars — where his mouth is on climate change: Steyer is taking on a []prominent public role. On Sunday, he spoke to a crowd that organizers estimated at 35,000, gathered on theContinue reading “Billionaire vs. climate change: Thomas Steyer”
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Contrarian environmentalist: George Monbiot on nuclear
The case for nuclear power. from Fred Pearce, following the lead of George Monbiot at The Guardian: "The problem is the same in the energy debate. Many environmentalists who argue, as I do, that climate change is probably the big overarching issue facing humanity in the 21st century, nonetheless often refuse to recognize that nuclearContinue reading “Contrarian environmentalist: George Monbiot on nuclear”
President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15
The earth’s getting warmer: “Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years on record have all come in the last 15.” President Obama, in the State of the Union Address: You can see that in NOAA’s record of global temperatures. From Ezra Klein's Wonkblog. Weather nerdsContinue reading “President Obama talks climate: 12 hottest years, in last 15”
The state of the climate 2013: Obama
President Obama's makes clear how fast things are changing in the climate in his 2013 State of the Union: …for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change. Yes, it’s true that no single event makes a trend. But the fact is, the 12 hottest years onContinue reading “The state of the climate 2013: Obama”
A theatrical metaphor for climate change: Alcoholism
A survey of climate change in theater here and in the UK in the New York Times focuses mostly on "This Clement World," a new musical play by Cynthia Hopkins, and includes a telling quote from the writer: “Alcoholism is an excellent metaphor for the climate change crisis,” she announces at one point onstage. “We’reContinue reading “A theatrical metaphor for climate change: Alcoholism”
A blizzard that looks a little like a hurricane: Nemo
And the wind cried…Nemo? One model's vision of the blizzard-to-come…. very hurricane-like. twitter.com/EricHolthaus/s… — Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) February 8, 2013 That's from The Weather Channel…but isn't it NOAA's job to name storms? Related articles Just How Much Snow Will We Get? The Weather Channel Taps Social Media for #Nemo Blizzard Bracing for NemoContinue reading “A blizzard that looks a little like a hurricane: Nemo”
Only independents swayed by weather on warming; Poll
From UPI: DURHAM, N.H., Jan. 24 (UPI) – Climate change beliefs held by independent voters can be dramatically swayed by short-term weather conditions, University of New Hampshire researchers reported. This is in contrast to how voters aligned with a political party hold on to their beliefs, they said. "We find that over 10 surveys, Republicans andContinue reading “Only independents swayed by weather on warming; Poll”
The real split in global warming politics: Young vs old
A great Washington Wire column in the Wall Street Journal quantifies the true political split on the queston of global warming. It's not Republican vs. Democrat. It's old versus young. In the words of pollster Dante Chinni: While politicians and the media tend to focus on the Democratic/Republican divide on the issue, the real splitContinue reading “The real split in global warming politics: Young vs old”
Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different
From Gov. Jerry Brown's State of the State speech, on climate change: When we think about California’s future, no long term liability presents as great a danger to our wellbeing as the buildup of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the latest report from the World Bank, carbon dioxideContinue reading “Gov. Brown on climate change in CA: This is different”
Global warming can be confusing: “Sudden stratospheric warming” brings chill to East Coast
From Andrew Freedman at Climate Central: "An unusual event playing out high in the atmosphere above the Arctic Circle is setting the stage for what could be weeks upon weeks of frigid cold across wide swaths of the U.S., having already helped to bring cold and snowy weather to parts of Europe. Forecast high temperaturesContinue reading “Global warming can be confusing: “Sudden stratospheric warming” brings chill to East Coast”
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