Tag: climate change
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A Not-So-Nobel Prize for Growth Economists
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How ironic for the Washington Post to opine “Earth may have no tomorrow” and, two pages later, offer up the mini-bios of William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, described as Nobel Prize winners. Without more rigorous news coverage, few indeed will know that Nordhaus and Romer are epitomes of neoclassical economics, that 20th century occupation isolated…
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Inside Geoengineers’ Risky Plan To Block Out the Sun
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Some scientists say it’s necessary to save the climate. An indigenous-led opposition says it will only save the fossil fuel economy.
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The Great Drought
The most hazardous global warming risk for society at large is widespread loss of grain production because of a synchronized worldwide drought. It would be a colossal killer. It’s happened before, known as The Great Drought 142 years ago. Unmistakably, droughts feed off global warming and world temps are heading up, not down. Thus,…
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UN Report: Revolution Needed to Prevent Climate Disaster
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Only a revolution can save us. That’s the take home message of the latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released on 8 October.
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Book Review: New York 2140
It has been said that science fiction is not about the future, but a way of commenting on the present. With that in mind contemplate a vision of New York City in 2140. The seas have risen, and downtown Manhattan is flooded like Venice. The streets have become canals, and boats have replaced cars and…
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Scientists Have Found a Disturbing Link Between Suicide Rates And Climate Change
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Are there mental-health consequences of climate change?
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“Practical Utopia: Strategies for a Desirable Society” by Michael Albert: A Review Essay
“Practical Utopia: Strategies for a Desirable Society by Michael Albert: A Review Essay” Oakland: PM Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-62963-381-7 By Kim Scipes This is an important book. It’s important because it asks questions that rarely if ever get asked, and it tries to provide coherent answers to them. However, whether you agree or not…
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Beware the Green Corporate Scam: the 100% Renewable Façade
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A few months ago, Google announced that they will achieve their goal of being 100% powered by renewable energy in 2017 [1]. They are not the only corporation with such lofty goals. Google is joined by GM, Apple, Coca Cola, and more than one hundred companies who have also pledged to go “100% renewable” [2].…
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Dying Ecosystems
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Earth’s ecosystems support all life, though collapsed ecosystems would be like stepping outside of the international space station not wearing a space suit. Pop! Bam! Gone! A recent academic study about signals of ecosystem collapse throughout history fits the space suit analogy. Terrifying truth is exposed: The all-important biosphere is sending out warning signals of…
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What Nicaragua Teaches Us about Climate Disasters
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From increasingly frequent storms to food insecurity, Nicaragua has been hard-hit by the impacts of climate change. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and facing Hurricane Irma, we can learn from their response.