Climate Change
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A carbon dividend results from the Carbon Fee And Dividend approach to regulating greenhouse emissions. The money collected by the fee is not a tax, as it would be distributed equally to all citizens to compensate for the rising cost of fuel. In the United States, it is proposed that a fee of $15 per… Read more
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This is a guest post from Pabitra Mukhopadhyay, who is a hydrological engineer in Calcutta. It was originally written in Bengali, and a rough translation is below. ” · আজ থেকে দশ পনের বছর আগে যখন ক্লাইমেট চেঞ্জ নিয়ে লিখতে শুরু করি তখন অধিকাংশ মানুষ বুঝত না, ব্যাপারটা কি। অনেকের ধারণা ছিল ক্লাইমেট চেঞ্জ মানে বরফ টরফ… Read more
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The Arctic is much warmer now than it was 30 years ago. They even had 100° days in Siberia last summer. The warming Arctic has caused changes in the jet stream, which controls the Northern Hemispheres’ weather. The Rossby waves in the jet stream, that move from west to east across the United States, (see… Read more
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In a recent article from the Cornwall Alliance, E. Calvin Beisner claims that a carbon tax will hurt the poor. Helping the poor is a common theme in his writings, but there is little evidence that he actually helps the poor – unless he is talking about the poor fossil fuel companies. A carbon tax… Read more
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This PowerPoint presentation presents the evidence for climate change and explains the urgency for taking action. It also explains the carbon fee and dividend as proposed by the Citizens Climate Lobby. The plan, with broad bipartisan support in US, would place a fee on carbon at the source and allow market forces to encourage reduced… Read more
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It is not just religious leaders and climate scientist who are concerned, but business leaders who are aware that climate change will hurt the world’s economy. Over 81 big-name corporations have signed on to the President’s “Act on Climate Pledge” aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
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2015x-(3) The-Science-of-Climate-Change with notes Please click on the link above. You will need a PowerPoint program to view the slides – or you may download a free viewer here. The slides will display as set in your viewer. Explanations of the slides are in the notes section. Read more
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The science Skeptics dispute almost every discovery by climate scientists, and the facts are often lost in the disputes. This is a guest article and a video from Rachel Marten, which summarizes nicely the AAAS report “What We Know”, meant to separate what scientists know from the misinformation. Read more
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The 113th United States Congress has been busy making sure that money is not spent on climate research and that the research is not used to make rational decisions. Here is a sampling of some of the recent bills. Read more
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This article describes the Climate Change Denial Machine and its components. It examines the associated psychology of denial and suggests how to recognize it and deal with it. Read more
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