EXCERPT: Obama talks Risks to National Security from Climate Change at US Coast Guard Academy 2015

Excerpt from 2015 speech, watch full speech. White House Report: The National Security Implications of a Changing Climate https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/05/20/white-house-report-national-security-implications-changing-climate What They’re Saying: Military Leaders Respond to the President’s Call to Battle Climate Change https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/05/21/what-they-re-saying-military-leaders-respond-president-s-call-battle-climate-change Remarks by the President at the United States Coast Guard Academy Commencement United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut   Transcript…

1 CommentAction, Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Refugees, Communication, Conflict, Energy, Impacts, Migration, National Security, Policy

The impacts of sea level rise on nuclear power plants

United States During the 1970s and 1980s, when many nuclear reactors were first built, most operators estimated that seas would rise at a slow, constant rate.  During Superstorm Sandy waves came close to reaching the Salem 1 nuclear reactor at Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey. While it’s not clear how many current plants will still…

Leave a comment2015, Climate Change, Communication, Flood, Impacts, Nuclear Energy, Sea Level Rise, Storms

Jeremy Jackson: Sea Level Rise is Dangerous

By Daniel L. Kuester, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs Feb. 4, 2015 NEWPORT, R.I. – Author, researcher and marine biologist Jeremy Jackson gave a presentation titled “Sea Level Rise is Dangerous” at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), Feb. 3, addressing environmental changes and the implications of those events on people. “The threats to the…

1 Comment2015, Climate Change, Communication, Impacts, National Security, Sea Level Rise, Solutions, USA

The history of Offshore drilling

Developing crude oil is extremely hazardous in the Arctic, because of strong ocean currents, severe storms and floating ice. (2014 report) http://www.climatecentral.org/news/melting-sea-ice-makes-arctic-drilling-a-risky-business-17018 Offshore drilling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_drilling Seabed gouging by ice, Oil and gas developments in Arctic waters must address environmental concerns through proper contingency plans. Large parts of the Arctic are covered with ice. During the…

Leave a commentDirty Energy, Documentary, Energy, Oil

Climate Change with George Monbiot and George Marshall | Guardian Live

Despite the overwhelming evidence, the majority of us have become increasingly adept at ignoring or side-lining climate change. Most of us recognise the danger is real and yet we do nothing to stop it. As the Guardian sets out on its own climate change journey, George Marshall, one of the most eminent thinkers in the…

1 Comment2015, Action, Climate Change, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, Project, UK

A journey from 5°C to 2°C – Glen Peters, CICERO

5C is the temperature increase above pre-industrial levels we are heading for if we follow our path of limited or no climate policy. 2C is the temperature increase above pre-industrial levels that most countries around the world have agreed would prevent dangerous climate change. This journey will describe how the energy system must change if…

Leave a comment2015, Action, Climate Change, CO2 Sequestration, Communication, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy

Florida’s Political Disconnect on Climate and Sea Level

Related
Sea level rise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_level_rise
Sea rise threatens Florida coast, but no statewide plan http://news.yahoo.com/sea-rise-threatens-florida-coast-no-statewide-plan-151756531.html
Florida’s Political Disconnect on Sea Level Rise http://climatecrocks.com/2015/05/11/floridas-political-disconnect-on-sea-level-rise/

Leave a comment2015, Action, Adaptation, Impacts, Policy, Sea Level Rise, The Ocean, USA

Global Water Efficiency Gains Through Drip Irrigation

MyRain is making drip irrigation accessible to all the farmers of India by automating the process of designing systems for their small-plot farms, with a mobile app and on-time delivery. Sponsor: USAID Global Development Lab http://www.usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab In The Making takes you behind the scenes of spectacular projects, people, and ideas while they are being created.…

Leave a comment2015, Action, Adaptation, Farming, India, Mitigation, Solutions, Water Security