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How A Carbon Tax Would Be Implemented
How A Carbon Tax Would Be Implemented There are no solutions to complex problems – except when the problem becomes so complex it must have a simple solution. That is the paradox thrown up by global warming and the shattering report of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report cries out for dramatic, […]
Hurricane Michael’s Impact On Gasoline Demand
Hurricane Michael’s Impact On Gasoline Demand Gasoline demand increased in the Florida Panhandle, southern Georgia, and South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Michael’s arrival to the areas, but repercussions to demand appeared to focus on rack cities in the direct path of the storm, according to our Supply Side daily rack volume data. The increased rack […]
‘Vast Blind Spot’: IPCC Accused of Ignoring ‘Decades Long’ Fossil Fuel Misinformation Campaign on Climate
‘Vast Blind Spot’: IPCC Accused of Ignoring ‘Decades Long’ Fossil Fuel Misinformation Campaign on Climate The United Nations (UN) climate science panel is being accused of ignoring research into fossil fuel-funded misinformation campaigns that have been key to holding back action on global warming. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) — an […]
We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It’s Too Late
We Need an Ecological Civilization Before It’s Too Late In the face of climate breakdown and ecological overshoot, alluring promises of “green growth” are no more than magical thinking. We need to restructure the fundamentals of our global cultural/economic system to cultivate an “ecological civilization”: one that prioritizes the health of living systems over short-term wealth […]
Inevitable De-Industrialisation of Europe
Inevitable De-Industrialisation of Europe EU ministers agreed to binding cuts in CO2 emissions of 35% by 2030. The German auto industry won’t be able to deliver. The Telegraph reports Berlin court orders German capital to ban most diesel vehicles on 11 major roads to counter pollution. Hamburg was first in May. Stuttgart, home of Mercedes […]
The Summer of No Return
The Summer of No Return Photo Source NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | CC BY 2.0 The forecast for August 8th was ominous. The temperature in Portland was predicted to breach 100 hundred degrees for the second time in a couple weeks. In the end, the mercury stalled at 96 degrees because the sun was blotted […]
We Witnessed The 3rd Largest Point Crash In Stock Market History On The Same Day That The 3rd Most Powerful Hurricane To Ever Hit The U.S. Made Landfall
We Witnessed The 3rd Largest Point Crash In Stock Market History On The Same Day That The 3rd Most Powerful Hurricane To Ever Hit The U.S. Made Landfall If you don’t believe in “coincidences”, what are we supposed to make of this? On Wednesday, the 3rd most powerful hurricane to ever hit the United States […]
The IPCC Special Report – mountain or molehill?
The IPCC Special Report – mountain or molehill? According to a number of media sources the just-released IPCC Special Report confirms that climate change is about to fry us (We need massive changes to avoid climate hell says Wired Magazine). In fact it adds nothing of significance to what the IPCC concluded in its 2014 […]
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed
Catastrophic Destruction by Michael, Millions Without Power, Towns Destroyed Hurricane Michael destroyed entire towns. The electric grid won’t need to be restored, it will need to be rebuilt. ✔ · Oct 11, 2018 #Florida primer on this thread just so those outside state understand a little bit about NW part of the state. It is […]
Is There Hope and a World Warming at 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Is There Hope and a World Warming at 1.5 Degrees Celsius Photo Source NASA’s Earth Observatory | CC BY 2.0 The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change has concluded the finalization of a special report on the impact of a 1.5 degree Celsius global warming above preindustrial levels. Meeting in Incheon, South Korea (October 1-5), its three working […]
Peak Carbon Emissions By 2020, or Else!
Peak Carbon Emissions By 2020, or Else! Photo Source David Burke | CC BY 2.0 World greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2020, or it’s lights out! That’s the message from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), which has come out from under the shadows of Paris 2015 swinging like a heavyweight champion boxer, […]
“An Atomic Bomb Has Hit Our City”: ‘Apocalyptic’ Post-Michael Scenes From Mexico Beach
“An Atomic Bomb Has Hit Our City”: ‘Apocalyptic’ Post-Michael Scenes From Mexico Beach If the nine-foot storm surge didn’t get them, the 150+ mph winds did. As Michael, the third-most-powerful hurricane to ever make landfall in the Continental US, prepares to make its exit into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday, many residents of the Florida […]
“I Have No Words”: Aerial Footage Shows Trail Of Devastation Left By Hurricane Michael
“I Have No Words”: Aerial Footage Shows Trail Of Devastation Left By Hurricane Michael Florida search-and-rescue teams are searching for survivors after Hurricane Michael carved a path of devastation through several communities. According to FEMA administrator Brock Long, Mexico Beach “took the brunt’ of Michael’s carnage, adding “That’s probably ground zero.” “Today is a big […]
Massachusetts Gas Explosions Draw Scrutiny of Natural Gas Safety and Climate Risks
Massachusetts Gas Explosions Draw Scrutiny of Natural Gas Safety and Climate Risks A quiet, sunny afternoon in New England quickly turned to chaos and tragedy as a series of 80 fires and explosions erupted across three communities in the Merrimack Valley north of Boston on September 13. Extreme overpressure in a Columbia Gas distribution system […]
