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Tag Archives: Global Warming
Coming to Our Senses
Do you remember any of those asteroid disaster movies? Depending on how you do the counting, there were at least seven of these goosebump films, assuring you nightly bouts with insomnia. One of my favorites has to be Meteor (1979), … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Alternative für Deutschland, Antarctica, Arctic, climate change, climatologists, climatology, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, Donald Trump, European Institue of Climate and Energy, Global Warming, Green New Deal, gulf Stream, Heartland Institute, Humboldt current, long range weather forecasts, long ranger weather forecasts, meterologists, meterology, Petition Project, Pew Research Center, United Nations
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Places to see before they disappear
The other day I perused the well-stocked magazine rack at my local Kroger and surprisingly came across a special Newsweek issue intriguingly entitled, “100 Places to Explore Before They Disappear.” Teeming with stunning photography you’re accustomed to seeing in magazines … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged Big Sur, climate, climate change, Global Warming, Kauai, Key West, New Jersey Shore, New York
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Climate Change: Can we win the fight?
We just celebrated Earth Day on April 22, an annual fête of huge importance for those of us wanting to increase the public’s awareness of the challenge of climate change, and our substantial human contribution to it, and ways we … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, People, Politics, Reflections
Tagged climate, climate change, divestment, environment, fossil fuel divestment, Gary Peters, Global Warming, Harvard University, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Keystone XL, Koch brothers, Obama, Sierra Club, sit-ins, Vietnam
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The UN Panel Report on Global Warming: Is anyone Listening?
If you’ve been keeping up with news about the environment, you’re perhaps aware of this week’s biggest news event, not the elusive search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, or the status quo of Ukraine, or the achieved pinnacle of 7 … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Reflections
Tagged California, climate change, coal, environment, Global Warming, golf courses, kcoal, Kentucky, UN Panel Report, United Nation
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Ransacking nature: Deforestation in Indonesia
When we hear of deforestation we’re apt to think of Brazil with its persistent denigration of the Amazon jungle. But an equally bad scenario is that of Indonesia, with half its rich forest tapestry now gone and complete decimation a … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Reflections
Tagged deforestation and climate change, Deforestation in Indonesia, Global Warming, Indonesia, Indonesian forest diversity, Indonesian logging, Indonesian peat, palm plantations, Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, Sumatra, Sumatra tiger
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Reflections on Spring’s delicate weave
Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The ear, it strikes like lightnings … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, environment, Global Warming, seasons, spring
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Global warming and its mockers, scoffers and deniers
I ran into a man in recent years, educated and professionally accomplished, who didn’t like a lot of my observations and beliefs. They were too liberal and sometimes he’d laugh or scoff. It so happens that I believe in such … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, environment, Global Warming, Tasmanian fires
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