I’ve been going to public lectures on climate change at Harvard, MIT, and other places since at least 1980. Lately I’ve been thinking that I have yet to hear an ecologist talk about the subject. I’ve seen climatologists, atmospheric … [Read more...]
Phony Attack on Climate Action: The US Chamber Doesn’t Care About Jobs
The US Chamber of Commerce is putting the full force of its polluter-funded war chest behind fighting limits on industrial carbon pollution set to be announced by the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday. Paul Krugman dives into their … [Read more...]
SouthCoast Towns Completely Unprepared for Sea Level Rise
Here in Massachusetts, climate science denial may be politically toxic, but when it comes to accelerating sea level rise fueled by global warming, some local officials are just as in denial about as their science-denying counterparts in … [Read more...]
Years of Living Dangerously: Watch the First Episode Free
A new documentary series on climate change called Years of Living Dangerously premieres Sunday night on Showtime. Watch the first full episode for free & like the series on Facebook: … [Read more...]
34 Years Ago Today, Walter Cronkite & Paul Tsongas Warned of Climate Change
On April 3, 1980, Walter Cronkite introduced this report on climate change featuring Sen. Paul Tsongas. With the benefit of hindsight, the only thing that seems inaccurate is the time-frame. While the reporter warns a climate crisis could … [Read more...]
On “Resurrecting The Liberal Project”
A century ago, a popular ex-president stood before a presidential nominating convention and concluded: We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord. And, for the following century, liberals and progressives have lived under the … [Read more...]
Northeast Climate Compact Keeps Proving Carbon Cap and Trade Works Really Well
The U.S. Senate Republican minority used the filibuster to block the majority from passing a carbon cap and trade program in 2010, because FREEDOM, or something. So a group of Northeast states went ahead with it anyway and it continues to … [Read more...]
Climate Deniers, Super Typhoon Haiyan Is Looking At You
One year after superstorm Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, Super Typhoon Haiyan just became the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, hitting the Philippines with sustained winds of 190-195mph and gusts to … [Read more...]
Massport Won’t Say Climate Change, Won’t Say Why
Massport took another step forward in its long-term plan to confront the impacts of climate change last week ... but there was something missing from its news release: As the Massachusetts Port Authority develops its long range strategic … [Read more...]
5 Ways Climate Changes are Hammering Cape Cod This Summer
How is global warming changing Cape Cod? Sean Gonsalves of the Cape Cod Times lists five ways, concluding: 5) New waterfront property. "Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps" are being released by the Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]
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