A year after the historic March for Science, our troubles have gravely increased. The need to listen to and act on science has never been more urgent, as we stand at the crossroads of climate catastrophe. That’s why Boston is holding a … [Read more...]
Climate Change and Geotherapy: Two Conferences, Two Workshops, and Another Chance
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...]
Short Term Climate Forces: Black Carbon, Methane, and Tropospheric Ozone
Went to a talk on March 19, 2012 by Dr Joel Schwarz about a recent UNEP report on Short Lived Climate Forcers: Integrated Assessment of Black carbon and Tropospheric Ozone and Near Term Climate Protection and Clean Air … [Read more...]
On Hole Cards, Or, “Drill, Baby, Drill”? Why? Is Canada Out Of Sand?
In America, today, there are three kinds of drivers: those who look at the other gas pumps down at the ol’ gas station and think: “Oh my God, I can’t believe how much that guy’s spending on gas”, those who look at their own pump down at the … [Read more...]
“We Will Restore Science To Its Rightful Place”
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the … [Read more...]
Bad Globe
Beth Daley's piece in the Science section of the Globe online. Global temperatures have been rising over the past 30 years as Krugman's graph indicates. … [Read more...]
Energy Events
MIT Monday, January 11, 2010 Mass Energy Trek Time: 8:00a-5:00p Location: Meet in E51 Tang Lobby at 8am Mass Energy Trek is a three-day trek in the second week of January during IAP. It's is the Energy component of MIT Tech Treks organized … [Read more...]
Why Republicans are anti-science
The relevant information, for those busy with other things: Male voters for winner Barack Obama had stable levels of testosterone, but the hormone rapidly declined in males who cast ballots for losers John McCain and Robert Barr. Scientists … [Read more...]
“Deadliest” Captain Testifies to Congress (drill baby drill… NOT)
Mie Dunford at The Questionable Authority, has a post up about a joint hearing of the Energy and Mineral Resources and Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittees of the House Committee on Natural Resources (there's a mouthful). … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with a Massachusetts Stimulus Package?
For one example, we have a concentrated higher ed capacity, virtually the primary export industry of the state, yet all Deval can do is raise public tuition. Pfui! Why not establish a loan forgiveness program with teeth, repopulating our … [Read more...]