As I write this, there are three hurricanes working their way westward across the Atlantic. They are; Katia, Irma, and Jose. Irma, the one that appears to be the most deadly of the three at the moment, has maintained a sustained windspeed of 185 miles an hour for over 24 hours now, breaking all known […]
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According to the new math of global warming, we’re as good as dead already
I think I may have neglected to mention it, but, a few months ago, while attending the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, I had the opportunity to meet environmentalist and author Bill McKibben. I’d like to say that we spoke, but, really, we just nodded at one another and said “hello.” He’d just come off […]
Posted in energy, Environment, Science, Uncategorized Also tagged carbon dioxide, Climate Change, Copenhagen Accord, fracking, Global Warming, hurricanes, Ivan Fyodorovich, James Hansen, Kerry Emanuel, Netroots Nation, oil, Thomas Lovejoy 34 Comments