Although numerous states, and even the federal government, have offered initiatives to provide grants or tax breaks to those installing renewable energy sources in their homes, most find the products available cumbersome or simply too expensive. To fulfill this desire for beautiful, yet effective, renewable energy creators and harvesters, many companies have begun to develop…
Check it Out! Newly released ~ “WHAT THE FRACK” music video! A huge thank you to Musa at Black Sun Cinema for this artistic creation with these young leaders, educating the world through music about the dangers of Fracking! Related My generation does give a damn about climate change, says 14-year-old activist http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/11/my-generation-does-give-a-damn-about-climate-change-says-14-year-old-activist
Think of climate change as a cancer. Your doctor told you that he spotted what appears to be likely a melanoma skin cancer, but he is not 100% sure. Do you wait till the signs become more apparent? The cancer might spread in your body, by that diminishing the chance for survival, or do you ask the…
Desi Doyen, managing editor of Brad Blog’s Green News Report, joins David to discuss the very slow and limited acceptance of climate science by some Republicans. Related New study reaffirms the link between conservative religious faith and climate change doubt
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…
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…
If you thought oil companies might start to transition to a world without carbon, invest into renewable energies to get ahold of it. Then the message is often pretty clear, they do exactly the opposite, and do not care. Earthquake research For instance oil billionaire Harold Hamm was bold and demanded from the University of…
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…
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…