NASA: The World in 2100
A new image from NASA, based on the best available data, shows that Africa is going to be cooking, and, interestingly, the Pacific Northwest will […]
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Human Nature and Climate Change
From independent climate writer Lisa Bennett, and based on her interview research on why humans get so stuck on climate change, this list about human nature […]
Continue reading »Meaty Infographics
This article from One Green Planet visually summarizes the impact of meat on land, grain, poverty, water, endangered species, fossil fuels, pollution, and climate change. […]
Continue reading »Reducing Climate Change Improves Health
A New Scientist article is after my own heart, talking about the connections between what I call personal and planetary wellness. In other words, addressing […]
Continue reading »Old Cell Phones Harm Planet
Ok, when I read this article from Climate Progress, I realized that new research shows cell phones and our electronics are worse for the environment […]
Continue reading »Awesome Guide to UN Climate Talks
As a climate change professional, I’m very familiar with the acronym COP, and in 2015 we’re having COP21 in Paris. It stands for Conference of […]
Continue reading »Making Climate Change More Actionable
Climate change is classified as a wicked problem, that is, one that’s so complex and connected with other problems that it is very difficult to […]
Continue reading »Capitalism, Climate, and Extinction
In this interview, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona, Guy McPherson discusses what he calls irreversible climate change impacts. He faults capitalism for the […]
Continue reading »Win-wins for Climate Change
NYU Prof. Dale Jamieson’s interview in the New York Times on what is needed for humans to address climate change is excellent, with many important points. […]
Continue reading »From Cruelty to Compassion
One of the ways I understand and practice ethics (Kantian ethics, for example) is that when we hold a principle, we make no exceptions, because […]
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