“Death rates are believed to have been heightened by more than 5000 by the acutely frigid March. The elderly, impoverished, ailing and homeless persons were believed to be most at risk as Britain shivered through the second-coldest March on record.” Continue reading Frigid March killed 5,000 in UK; Spring failed to come earlier; Reminder that colder is worse than warmer
Category: Climate & Energy
Canadian enviro proposes graphic global warming warning labels for gas pumps; Pictures of at-risk arctic caribou, starving families in Africa, and a sad child looking at his own reflection
“The future of the planet is literally in the palm of your hand (when you pick up the nozzle).” Continue reading Canadian enviro proposes graphic global warming warning labels for gas pumps; Pictures of at-risk arctic caribou, starving families in Africa, and a sad child looking at his own reflection
WaPo Op-ed: Relying on renewable energy ‘unwise’, ‘far from realistic’; Carbon reduction ‘more sensible’ way to win race against global warming’
“Worldwide coal production increased about eight times faster than solar- and wind-power generation last year.” Continue reading WaPo Op-ed: Relying on renewable energy ‘unwise’, ‘far from realistic’; Carbon reduction ‘more sensible’ way to win race against global warming’
New Green Hope: White House chief of staff ‘takes [global warming] very seriously’
“Here’s what a lot of people don’t know about McDonough: He has a background on climate change, and he takes the issue very seriously.” Continue reading New Green Hope: White House chief of staff ‘takes [global warming] very seriously’
Michael Mann helps smear Virginia AG for using old sodomy law to prosecute sex offender who solicited a teenage girl
Ken Cuccinelli is using an archaic but on-the-books sodomy law to prosecute a sex offender for soliciting a 17-year old girl. Cuccinelli’s opponents are trying to position him as anti-gay. Continue reading Michael Mann helps smear Virginia AG for using old sodomy law to prosecute sex offender who solicited a teenage girl
Upcoming Hillary Clinton book to address global warming
“According to Simon & Schuster, Clinton will write about everything from the killing of Osama bin Laden and the Arab Spring to China and climate change.” Continue reading Upcoming Hillary Clinton book to address global warming
McKibben: Keystone a test of whether John Kerry still has his anti-Vietnam War cojones — ‘So far, the signs aren’t good’
“Other omens aren’t much better. Unnamed White House sources have said several times in recent weeks that the administration doesn’t think Keystone is a very big deal.” Continue reading McKibben: Keystone a test of whether John Kerry still has his anti-Vietnam War cojones — ‘So far, the signs aren’t good’
Bank: Canada to lose $15-billion a year on Keystone, lack of oil pipeline capacity — Obama: ‘We could not have a better friend and ally’
“Canada lost out on about $25 billion in oil revenues last year due to pipeline and production bottlenecks and is expected to lose $15 billion a year going forward until it deals with its infrastructure deficit, a new CIBC report says.” Continue reading Bank: Canada to lose $15-billion a year on Keystone, lack of oil pipeline capacity — Obama: ‘We could not have a better friend and ally’
The Nation: ‘So difficult to mobilize a climate movement’ because ‘it is antithetical to our normal ways of thinking and acting’
New World Bank chief: Global temps could increase 4-degrees C by 2060; Asks “What’s the plan?”
“If you believe the science it is about family values,” says Jim Yong Kim. Continue reading New World Bank chief: Global temps could increase 4-degrees C by 2060; Asks “What’s the plan?”
Claim: Tars sands oil linked to fish deformities in U.S. and Alberta — by grant-grubbing researcher
University of Alberta ecologist Dr. David Schindler says the only way to find out for sure is to give him grants. Continue reading Claim: Tars sands oil linked to fish deformities in U.S. and Alberta — by grant-grubbing researcher
Pennsylvania communities get $400 million from fracking fees; New York communities get zero
While NY Gov. Cuomo dithers on fracking, PA Gov. Corbett tweets happily: Continue reading Pennsylvania communities get $400 million from fracking fees; New York communities get zero