Look out, folks! There’s a new rodeo in town – one that goes by the name of ‘Climate Attribution’. It’s got its sights set on every extreme weather event that…
Category: Commentary
Freedom, Climate, and the Illusion of Urgency
This Independence Day, let’s take a moment to appreciate the progress we’ve made, the beautiful planet we live on, and the power we have to shape our future.
A Closer Look at the Impact of Bioenergy
…the EU and US drive for biofuels has had by far the biggest effect on food supply and prices.
The Hartwell Paper: Revisited
On the 2nd through 4th of February 2010, another meeting, convened by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), was held to consider the implications of certain developments…
Green Industrialization Greatly Increases CO2 Emissions
What we need is supply chain emission analysis.
The Push for Regulating Banks: An Alarm Bell for the Advent of Eco-Fascism?
” This sounds less like democracy and more like a power grab using the cloak of environmental protection as its shield.
Good News? Lifetime contraception for female cats.
Simple injections would certainly speed up the Trap-Neuter-Release programs and injections are far safer, for the cat, than surgery. Both surgical neutering and this new injection provide permanent contraception in…
The Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Watch is an Interesting Initiative but Let’s Not Repeat History
World Meteorological Congress approves global greenhouse gas monitoring initiative
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.
Americans Increasingly Choose a Warmer Life
There’s a reason why people are flocking to Texas and Florida, and not to the Dakotas or Maine.
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?
DANIEL MCCARTHY: Climate Science Makes A Bad Religion
The fact that the politics of climate science so closely mirrors religious apocalypticism ought to prompt some reflection.
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
A Requiem for Blueberries
There is not much of the United States that is south of the I10 left to grow blueberries in.
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…
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…
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.
Do Gas Cook Stoves Cause Asthma?
Gas cooking stoves are blamed for children’s respiratory illnesses, like asthma, widely in the literature. Almost none of the studies actually measure the exposure of the child to the putative…
The World as We Know It Ends If It Can’t Find Its Bearings
Today’s global market is one of broken price signals, starting with energy. High oil/gas/coal prices mean the world is desperate for more, yet global production is being stifled by the…
Commentary: Why Global Warming Lawsuits Deserve to Fail
In truth, the environmental groups are engaged in propaganda and made false claims to advance the agendas of their funders while groups funded by the fossil fuel industry did not.