Andy Revkin interviews a frustrated David Jenkins, of Republicans for Environmental Protection, a group that has been around for decades, but has been pushed to the edge of irrelevance this century: Jenkins speaks out: …the Republican Party has been hijacked. I maintain that it is being unduly influenced by what I call “pretend conservatives.”Continue reading ““Radical libertarians” hijack GOP, says Republican”
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Why the Bering Sea is chilling as the world warms
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, or PDO, a vast pool of cold water sloshing around the northern Pacific ocean, was first discovered just fourteen years ago. It's existence has yet to make an imprint in public consciousness, in part because its effects are so varied. But Wendee Holtcamp, an excellent freelance science reporter, helps us understandContinue reading “Why the Bering Sea is chilling as the world warms”
NASA drops another climate satellite in the ocean
Two years ago I observed the launch of a NASA satellite, called the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, intended to help scientists understand the wide variation in uptake of carbon from the atmosphere by the earth. I wrote about it for the Santa Barbara Independent. At an impromptu press conference held after the OCO crashed into the SouthernContinue reading “NASA drops another climate satellite in the ocean”
Texas state climatologist: Fossil fuels are evil
From an interesting Q & A in an MIT alumni pub with John Neilsen-Gammon, the former Texas state climatologist: Slice: What do you think is the single most effective thing we as a country could do to address the problems posed by man-made climate change? Nielsen-Gammon: Acknowledging that potential problems exist would be a greatContinue reading “Texas state climatologist: Fossil fuels are evil”
Frazz debunks climate change denier
With ease:
Another smart person against global warming
Speaking of this country's most famous single investor, Warren Buffett, who last year bought a railroad for his holding company. The Northern Pacific went on to do wonders for his bottom line, and shares in his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, were up 29% in a year, doubling the market's performance. But from his perspective, theContinue reading “Another smart person against global warming”
How to win the conversation over global warming
Shorter sentences, says Rall: Looks a little frustrated to me, though…
Michigan Congressman attacks EPA, ignores constituents
Fred Upton, the newly-named chairman of the House Commerce and Energy Committee, was once a moderate Republican on climate issues. He supported measures to reduce the risk of global warming. But after receiving a $20,000 donation from the climate-change-denying-fossil-fuel-billionaire Koch brothers, Upton now wants to strip the EPA of its Supreme Court-mandated power to regulateContinue reading “Michigan Congressman attacks EPA, ignores constituents”
Why American problems are easily solved
Those concerned about climate change, from scientists to journalists to politicians, have a plethora of theories why the United States, almost alone among the nations of the developed world, seems resistant to acting to avoid the worst of the consequences. Update: A handful of possibilities are discussed this week in The Economist, which doesn't provideContinue reading “Why American problems are easily solved”
Billionaire brothers take control of House committee
Just when a sensible person is ready to throw in the towel on The Los Angeles Times, figuring it no longer has the will or the resources to cover national news, on Sunday they put on the front page a first-rate story that reveals how the multi-billionaire Koch brothers, aka The Kochtopus, have come toContinue reading “Billionaire brothers take control of House committee”
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