In 2009, a study led by NOAA and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) carried a sobering title: Irreversible climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions The media pounced with equally sobering headlines, like this one from NPR: Global Warming is Irreversible, Study Says Since then, there have been similar (sometimes…Continue Reading…
If I call you anti-science, which discourse might that be related to? The one on climate change, evolution, biotechnology, or vaccines? Because the term is flung around so freely, who can tell. That was the point I tried making with this recent post. More importantly, is slagging you as anti-science a constructive way to have a conversation? In fact, it’s likely…Continue Reading…
A leading scientist whose work intersects with climate science charts a pragmatic path forward. Here’s an excerpt from my Q & A with Jonathan Foley: I’m not interested in getting in the middle of the long-running war between climate skeptics and climate activists. I’m tired of the whole thing, and am looking for some pragmatic…Continue Reading…
There’s loads of great stuff to explore today over at Climate Central, such as this piece by Michael Lemonick, and this Q & A with Matthew Nisbet. (Speaking of Nisbet, he’s got a new post up that raises some interesting ethical questions.) Check back later today at the Frontier Earth site to see a new…Continue Reading…
Over at Frontier Earth, some musing about beaches, climate change, and homeowners beating back an advancing sea.
As I mentioned last week, I’ll be flagging my Frontier Earth posts in this space with a link. My latest, asking if security concerns can be an enduring focal point for climate and energy debates, is up. If you have any thoughts to share, please do so over there.
And this is for real. So I’m opening up a new shop in the blogosphere. (To add to this one.) I’m teaming up with the Climate Central outfit, which is nonpartisan and staffed by people I have tremendous respect for, such as science journalists Michael Lemonick and Andrew Freedman. (My friend Tom Yulsman also writes…Continue Reading…