Guest essay by Eric Worrall You would think in a country where poverty leads to thousands of deaths every winter, where far too many people go hungry every night, government advisory bodies would have the sense to avoid suggestions which could put pressure on food supplies. ‘Cut lamb and beef’ to fight climate change By…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall According to computer models created by Dr Giovanni Strona of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, working with Corey Bradshaw of Flinders University Australia, 5-6C global warming would wipe out most life on Earth by collapsing food chains, even though individual species might on their own be able to survive…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Oh no – poor people are getting richer, obtaining more access to modern conveniences. Fast-Rising Demand for Air Conditioning Is Adding to Global Warming. The Numbers Are Striking. With window units set to more than triple by 2050, home air conditioning is on pace to add half a degree Celsius…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall [addition h/t to users: Cam_S, Neo, and Fraizer, who all called attention to the this story ~ctm] h/t Howard “Cork” Hayden; Inuit communities are increasingly alarmed at surging populations of polar bears posing a risk to public safety, and have advanced plans to kill more polar bears to mitigate the…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall A growing number of Australian students are demonstrating their commitment to climate issues, by embracing a future career of low paid menial jobs. “We Can’t Sit Around”: Aussie Students Are Skipping School to Combat Climate Change Sarah Basford Nov 12, 2018 In the short time 14-year-old Jean Hinchliffe has been…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Apparently we now need to shut down industrial civilisation to prevent “local extinction” events, scary short distance migrations to more favourable territory. Climate change could make flatback turtle population be born all female or die out, scientist warns By Jane Bardon The members of one of the Northern Territory’s largest…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall ManBearPig is real! ‘South Park’ Review: ‘Time To Get Cereal’ Atones For Past Sins Dani Di Placido Nov 8, 2018 The creators of South Park are used to hearing criticism from the perpetually offended. But one of the legitimate grievances aimed at the show, is that South Park often mocks…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall [See update by Willis Eschenbach at the end] h/t Dr. Willie Soon – great news, wind power is so cheap government subsidies and market favouritism are no longer required. New wind and solar generation costs fall below existing coal plants Estimates jeopardise Trump’s hopes of reviving mining industry in US…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The description of the latest Ebola epidemic sounds like the script of a dark Hollywood outbreak movie – a rising outbreak in a conflict zone, medical staff hampered by threats to physical safety, frightening indications this outbreak may become worse than previous outbreaks. CDC director warns that Congo’s Ebola outbreak…
Guest essay by Eric Worrall Former Guardian climate columnist Dana Nuccitelli has inadvertently provided a good reason for politically flexible Republicans to stop pretending to be Climate Change Democrats. What are the climate change consequences of the midterm elections? By Dana Nuccitelli, November 9, 2018 Over the past two years, the Trump administration, aided by…