‘Climate’ Archives
Tar Sands Production In America Is Closer Than You Think
Coming to a state near you? By Tom Kenworthy Before long the tar sands issue won’t be just about imports from Canada via pipeline. Utah, which has never met a dirty fuel it didn’t love, has been encouraging efforts to develop a home-grown tar sands industry. Construction on a project located on state lands in the eastern part of the state [...]
Donald Trump: ‘Monstrous’ Wind Turbines Will Make Scotland ‘Go Broke’
A protester hits Trump's hair with a balloon. Donald Trump is on a warpath against wind turbines, because they may obstruct the view of his billion-dollar golf resort in Scotland. Protesters greeted Trump today as he asked Scotland to abandon a project to build 11 offshore turbines. Trump has encountered controversy on his golf resort from [...]
Despite Backing Subsidies For Big Oil, Mike Pompeo (R-Koch) Says Wind Energy Doesn’t Deserve Financial Support
Koch Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) — who is deeply indebted to Koch Industries for more than $100,000 in donations — is outspoken against clean energy investment. Recently, he celebrated when the Senate failed to extend the wind energy tax credit in a 49-49 vote. However, he is celebrating the threat to 37,000 jobs in the relatively young [...]
James Lovelock Finally Walks Back His Absurd Doomism, But He Still Doesn’t Follow Climate Science
Famed scientist James Lovelock has always been in a category of one when it comes to global warming. See for instance my June 2009 post, “Lovelock still makes me look like Paula Abdul, warns climate war could kill nearly all of us, leaving survivors in the Stone Age.” That’s mostly because he doesn’t follow the scientific [...]
Wendell Berry’s Earth Day Speech: ‘People Who Own The World Outright For Profit Will Have To Be Stopped’
by Catherine Woodiwiss Speaking at the National Cathedral yesterday, famed environmental writer Wendell Berry delivered a clear message for Earth Day: We have a moral obligation to protect the environment. Berry, a living legend in the environmental movement, addressed a crowd of nearly 200 faith leaders, community organizers, farmers and [...]
Another well-deserved honor: Oeschger medal awarded to Michael Mann
As many will have already heard, our colleague, RC co-founder and friend Michael Mann will receive the Oeschger medal from the European Geosciences Union this week in Vienna. We are delighted to announce this and to congratulate Mike. Hans Oeschger was a Swiss scientist originally trained as a nuclear physicist. His name is well known in climate [...]
Let’s Rename Earth Day
Affection for our planet is misdirected and unrequited. We need to focus on saving ourselves. In 2008, I wrote a piece for Salon about renaming ‘Earth’ Day. It was supposed to be mostly humorous. Or mostly serious. Anyway, the subject of renaming Earth Day seems more relevant than ever in light of our inaction on climate change, the [...]
Earth Day Humor From Someecard
Here are more great Earth Day cards from the king of free e-card snark: This article was originally posted on Climate Progress
States In Northeast Cap And Trade Program Reduce CO2 20% Faster And Grow GDP At Twice The Rate of Other States
Northeastern states participating in America’s first carbon cap and trade program have outperformed the rest of the country in GDP growth and reduction in global warming pollution. That’s according to a new report from Environment New Jersey, which examined emissions data and economic growth indicators from 2000 to 2009. The Regional [...]
A Real Solution To High Gas Prices: New Fuel Economy Standards Will Save Consumers Billions Of Dollars Per Year
Everyone’s looking for a solution to high gas prices. Well, here’s a novel concept: we could just use less fuel. According to a new analysis from the Natural Resources Defense Council, increasing our average vehicle fleet efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon would save consumers $68 billion per year after 2030 when new mileage standards [...]
