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Wake Up the Earth!
Wake Up the Earth! Time for Restorative Justice On17 April it was more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit in Ann Arbor. The daffodills were in full bloom. As usual on Wednesdays at the court house we were protesting the police shooting of Aura Roser last November and the prosecutor who refused to indict the policeman for […]
Exclusive: Major Climate Denial Funders Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund Handled $479 Million Of Dark Money
Exclusive: Major Climate Denial Funders Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund Handled $479 Million Of Dark Money More than $470 million of cash flowing into a key funding arm of the climate science denial movement in the United States is untraceable, a DeSmog investigation has found. Sister organisations Donors Trust (DT) and Donors Capital Fund (DCF) declared an income of […]
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet
In September, The UN Launches A Major Sustainable Development Agenda For The Entire Planet The UN plans to launch a brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development Summit that it will be hosting from September 25th to September 27th. Some of the biggest names on the planet, including Pope Francis, […]
Wal-Mart Exposed Bottling Water from Sacramento Municipal Supply in the Middle of a Drought
Wal-Mart Exposed Bottling Water from Sacramento Municipal Supply in the Middle of a Drought Wal-Mart is facing questions tonight after CBS13 learns the company draws its bottled water from a Sacramento water district during California’s drought. According to its own labeling, the water in the gallon jugs appears to come from Sacramento’s water supply. Sacramento sells water […]
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say
BC Climate Change Progress Stalled, Critics Say ‘We know we need to do more,’ says environment minister. Lately, Premier Christy Clark has been bragging about British Columbia’s record fighting climate change, but observers say that pride is misplaced. “They’re talking a lot about being a world leader in climate action,” said Jens Wieting, a campaigner […]
Widely-Used Tool Can Lowball Methane Pollution Rates, Scientists Report, With Huge Implications for Climate Policy
Widely-Used Tool Can Lowball Methane Pollution Rates, Scientists Report, With Huge Implications for Climate Policy An EPA-approved methane sampler widely used to measure gas leaks from oil and gas operations nationwide can dramatically under-report how much methane is leaking into the atmosphere, a team of researchers reported in a peer-reviewed paper published in March. The researchers, one […]
Want to Change the Future? Pay Attention to the Past.
WANT TO CHANGE THE FUTURE? PAY ATTENTION TO THE PAST. From Mandela to MLK to McKibben, history offers lessons aplenty for climate activists We all know the plotline: Single-minded, passionate activists attempt to take on immense money and power, hidebound ideology and bureaucratic paralysis to turn the tide on the most important issue ever. We […]
1930s Dust Bowl Drought – and Current California Drought – Caused By Warm Ocean Anomalies
1930s Dust Bowl Drought – and Current California Drought – Caused By Warm Ocean Anomalies A scientific paper published last month in the journal Climate Dynamics by a scientist from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center and three universities found that the 1930s drought was exacerbated by an anomalous warm spots in the ocean: Unusually hot summer […]
Charles Koch Admits Climate Change is Happening, Then Denies the Problem
Charles Koch Admits Climate Change is Happening, Then Denies the Problem As the nation warily watches every Republican presidential candidate kiss the ring of billionaire donor Charles Koch for a shot at his network’s $300,000,000 pool of presidential cash, Charles Koch did something unusual. Last week’s USAToday interview with Charles Koch noted his shifting opinion on what he calls […]
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost?
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost? In 2014 global carbon emissions totaled 32 gigatonnes (Gt). If you’re counting, that’s roughly 32 Gt too many. Yes, zero, near-zero, or net-zero is what we want, and soon is when we need it. Failure to achieve such goals by the end of the century will irreparably damage our planet and […]
‘An Ecomodernist Manifesto’: Truth and confusion in the same breath
‘An Ecomodernist Manifesto’: Truth and confusion in the same breath I really do want to applaud the Breakthrough Institute’s recently released paper called “An Ecomodernist Manifesto.” It speaks with candor about the possible catastrophic consequences of unchecked climate change. It recognizes the large footprint of humankind in the biosphere. It wants to address both, and it wants to do […]
The High Cost of Centrally Planning the Global Climate
The High Cost of Centrally Planning the Global Climate Since I’m not a person who follows the climate-change debate or climate science in detail, I don’t get involved in discussions over temperature readings or climate trends. On the other hand, I find it’s a very bad idea to leave the science of economics and political […]
3 of 4 extreme heat days linked to human-caused climate change
3 of 4 extreme heat days linked to human-caused climate change Humans have not had as great an effect on heavy downpours, though. If you find yourself sweating out a day that is monstrously hot, chances are you can blame humanity. A new report links three out of four such days to man’s effects on […]
It’s time to ‘Do the math’ again
It’s time to ‘Do the math’ again Have we gone mad? A new reportreleased today explains why contemporary climate change policy-making should be characterised as increasingly delusional. As the deadline approaches for submissions to the Australian government’s climate targets process, there is a flurry of submissions and reports from advocacy groups and theClimate Change Authority. Most of […]
