Arctic Report Card
Just a quick follow up on arctic ice. Prevailing science opinion among informed observers is best represented by the recently released Arctic Report Card, an annual update from the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleWorld Food Supply on the Edge
Every week I hear from deniers telling me how great it’s going to be when Co2 rise causes agricultural and forest production to skyrocket. The idea is that increased Co2 will be taken up by plants,...
View Article2010: Hottest year? Stay tuned.
Reuters posted the first of what will probably be a spate of articles following the last month of the global temperature record, as 2010 is in a “dead heat” to become the hottest year ever. Even with a...
View ArticleUS Military, despite Neanderthal Congress, Moves to deal with Climate Change
If you’ve been watching the video series you’ve seen a number of clips of Admiral David Titley, the Navy’s Chief Oceanographer, who has made himself much more visible in recent months, speaking out...
View ArticleBuilding a Sustainable Society – Urban Aquaculture
Having visited Growing Power in Milwaukee this past summer while my son interned there, I’ve been sensitized to the exploding number of experiments in food systems designed for a future that is energy...
View ArticleJohn Abraham and the Climate Scientist’s Counterattack
There’s a building storm of indignation out there among those literate in science – who have gone from depression and despair at the tsunami of fossil fueled ignorance that’s passed for reporting and...
View ArticleFinding the right Climate Crock Video just got easier
A viewer writes: “Peter, After debating with a denier in youtube for a couple weeks, I showed him your videos and he’s done a complete 180. Now he believes global warming denial is quite absurd given...
View ArticleSteven Chu – Our Sputnik Moment
In an address to the National Press Club, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sounded an alarm about America’s slipping technological leadership in the critical strategic area of renewable energy. China in...
View ArticleKatey Walter and the Flaming Lakes
Katey Walter is not a household name for most people, but among climate wonks, she’s a rockstar. You may have seen her in Earth: A Biography, introducing Iain Stewart to the lakes of northern siberia –...
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