The fossil-fuel industry is reaping the rewards of its three-quarters of a billion dollar investment to secure a Republican controlled congress. But they weren’t just buying
Category: Climate Change
The People’s Climate March, Howard Zinn, and why we all need to join in
When I first got wind of the People’s Climate March taking place in New York City on September 21, my first thought was “will
News organizations are changing their coverage of climate change
Make no mistake about it. We’re now approaching thirty years of serious scientific data gathering on climate change. And the consensus among scientists in
Al Gore’s good news (for a change) on climate and renewable energy
Eight years ago. Al Gore released “An Inconvenient Truth,” the book and documentary film that laid out the scientific consensus connecting the burning of
Climate Counts: Rating companies by their environmental impact
Consumers of the world, unite! You know you’re going to buy stuff, so why not use your buying power to send a message to
No milk in the dairy case? Climate change is to blame.
If you think the effects of climate change on our food supply are something only our children or grandchildren will have to deal with,
Science supports climate change reality: It’s time for the media to get on board
How times change. It seems just yesterday when Al Gore was being vilified as America’s über-exaggerator for his warning in 2006 of the coming
Vermont leads by example on environmental issues
In a recent e-newsletter, Senator Bernie Sanders shared a video about a little town in Vermont called Swanton. Swanton has recently made an important
President Obama [re]installs solar panels on White House roof
While political power struggles are on temporary hold during the 2013 Congressional summer recess, there’s a new source of power at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Are we all eco-terrorists now?
I wasn’t much interested in all of the hullabaloo about the government spying on our phone calls, emails, etc., until I read this article