“Given the European declaration of climate emergency, along with the establishment of a ministry of climate crisis in Greece, this dataset was also investigated from a climatic perspective using the…
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Rest in Peace: Gordon Lightfoot — Canadian Folk Icon
Gordon Lightfoot – how can we say enough good things about the living breathing force of humanity that was Gordon Lightfoot?
30 Years of Measuring and Analysing Sea Levels using Satellites
The release of the Sea Level Data up to Jan 2023 marks 30 years of satellite measurements using the quartet of satellites Topex and Jason 1, 2 and 3. It…
California: from Mega-Drought to “The Big Melt”
The plentiful rain that fell in California through the last few months have ended California’s long-term drought for now, but has also left the mountains covered in snow, tens of…
Alan Longhurst’s “Doubt and Certainty in Climate Science”
Unless you have already spent a lifetime studying the complex, complicated and chaotic subjects that comprise climate science, you stand to learn more from this book than from any other…
The Great Salt Lake — Losing Its Greatness?
For 13,000 years, the lake has existed with no outlet to the sea, her large deposits of salt left behind through evaporation. Lately, evaporation from heat and drought accelerated by…
How Human Disruptions Impact Global GDP
“Many economists are interested in understanding what the literature says about the cost of “non-climate” and “climate” related human disruptions.
Greta Thunberg: Doctor of Theology
Opinion by Kip Hansen — 24 March 2023 [This is an Opinion piece – an OpEd – it is solely the opinion of the author, Kip Hansen, and does not…
Help Save the Planet: Eat Lentils
When it comes to combating climate change, the lentil may be the perfect legume. They’re also, as the caviar mention implies, delicious
Book Review: A Tale of Two Climates
“A Tale of Two Climates” is suitable for use as a “coffee table book”. Leave it around for visitors to pick up and leaf through…almost every page has a graphic…
Best Extinction Prevention Plan? Quit Killing Them
An example of Killing to Extinction is the near-miss demise of the Northern elephant seal of California. If you haven’t seen a male elephant seal the wild, you have really…
E.P.A. Tells States: Clean Up Your Smokestacks
“The Biden administration is strengthening the ‘Good Neighbor’ rule, to cut pollution from power plants and factories in the West and Midwest that wafts east.”
Power Transformer Shortage is Wreaking Havoc in the U.S.
DOE and Commerce also warned that transformer supply is a national security issue — even without the added pressure of a clean energy transition.”
Historic New Oceans Treaty?
“After two decades of planning and talks that culminated in a grueling race over the past few days in New York, a significant majority of nations agreed on language for…
Are Butterflies Wildlife?
“A legal quirk leaves officials in at least a dozen states with little or no authority to protect insects. That’s a growing problem for humans.”
Is the NY Area Seeing an Explosive Growth in Electric Car Ownership?
“Ownership rates of electric cars have more than doubled in New York City and the surrounding area, propelled by more varied models, more charging stations and lower prices.”
Heartland’s ICCC 2023 — Live from Orlando
The 15th International Conference on Climate Change will once again bring together the world’s best experts to analyze the latest climate science and the wrong-headed energy and policy solutions the…
Malaria to Spread in Africa – Climate Change!
“A new study offers a glimpse of the future by looking to the past. Mosquitoes that transmit malaria in sub-Saharan Africa have moved to higher elevations by about 6.5 meters…
Monarch Update: Early Spring 2023
The Marvelous Mysterious Monarch butterfly has been in the news again – some good news and some not-so-good news – at least, I think so.
Are Your Veggies Less Nutritious?
“Mounting evidence shows that many of today’s whole foods aren’t as packed with vitamins and nutrients as they were 70 years ago, potentially putting people’s health at risk.”
REPRISE — Why I Don’t Deny: Confessions of a Climate Skeptic — Part 2
This reprise has been prompted by a conversation with a colleague who’s only understanding of Climate Change or Global Warming has been gleaned from NPR/CNN/PBS and Main Stream Media. Part…
Birds and Window Stickers
Collisions with windows, are a major anthropogenic threat to birds, with rough estimates of between 100 million and 1 billion birds killed annually
Reprise — Why I Don’t Deny: Confessions of a Climate Skeptic — Part 1
This reprise has been prompted by a conversation with a colleague who’s only understanding of Climate Change or Global Warming has been gleaned from NPR/CNN/PBS and Main Stream Media.
Community Choice Aggregation
CCAs are an attractive option for communities that want more local control over their electricity sources, more green power than is offered by the default utility, and/or lower electricity prices.