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Current Events from a Science Perspective.

Acidic Oceans

  • This is an update of an earlier PowerPoint presentation which reviews the scientific evidence for climate change and recommends a carbon fee and dividend system to address global warming. It was presented to the Oasis Fellowship in Wichita, Kansas. Though you may miss some things without the verbal presentation, the slides are mostly self-explanatory. You will need… Read more

  • This guest article is a PowerPoint presentation given by Dr. Rick Cowlishaw in April at the Citizens’ Climate Education meeting in Wichita. Dr. Cowlishaw is Professor of Biology at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. He describes how the warming oceans, altered ocean currents, sea level rise, and ocean acidification are affecting the oceans, marine life, and eventually… Read more

  • There is no “hiatus” in global warming. Claiming that “global warming has paused”, is badly misleading as the amount of energy in the Earth’s systems is still increasing. Read more

  •       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

  • Thsi is a letter sent to Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chairman of the Agriculture Committee, containing a summary of the scientific evidence on climate change and pointing out it is a threat to our food supply. Read more

  • Some time ago, the author posted a review of Sen. Inhofe’s book,” The Greatest Hoax” and a shorter version of the review was published in the Tulsa World. Recently, Sen. Bernie Sanders used quotes from the book review in a Senate debate with Sen. Inhofe. This article links to a C-SPAN clip of Bernie Sanders… Read more

  • This article shows the basic data for global warming in pictures and graphs. It covers from the ice ages to current changes in the Earth. Read more

  • Coal fired power plants are the greatest source of carbon emissions, particulates, mercury, and acidic gases. The EPA has been charged with reducing the pollutants released into the environment, but they are meeting opposition from power companies, politicians, and people who want cheap energy, though others and the environment may suffer the consequences. Read more

  • The U.S. Republican leaders are blocking climate legislation, leaving the EPA in the position of having to regulate carbon emissions. Many Republicans in Congress are unhappy with the EPA and are now claiming the EPA regulation of CO2 is a “power grab”. Read more

  • George Will likes the fact that the Earth doesn’t care what we do about the Environment. But he overlooks a few small inconvenient things – such as man’s possible extinction. Read more