When petroleum giant BP spilled millions of litres of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico three years ago, it was the worst ever offshore oil disaster. To try and break up that massive slick, vast quantities of chemical dispersant was sprayed on the spill. It seemed to work: the oil disappeared. But people started…
Published on YouTube Aug 7, 2013: Most Americans are surprised to learn that we currently have NO LIMITS on carbon pollution from power plants–but it’s true. Is this responsible? We don’t think so, and we plan to make August Climate Patriotism and Activism Month and — with your help — do something about it. Be…
On Friday (8 pm ET), MSNBC is airing Chris Hayes’s climate documentary, “The Politics of Power.” On Thursday (1 pm ET), Chris Hayes is hosting a Google+ Hangout on the politics of climate change — with me, Andy Revkin, Kate Sheppard and a couple of others. You can watch it here. Joe Romm notes: Kudos…
Published on YouTube Aug 6, 2013: RICHMOND — More than 2,000 people marched Saturday through the streets of Richmond to the gates of the Chevron refinery, where 210 people were arrested as part of a protest against the oil giant and other fossil fuel companies. Chanting “arrest Chevron,” protesters sat in front of the refinery…
Sunday 11 August 2013: In Mertzon and Barnhart in western Texas, the worst drought in two generations is choking the water supply. Water shortages are raising tensions between locals and the fracking industry. Drilling for shale gas uses up to 8m gallons of water each time a well is fracked. Suzanne Goldenberg reports. ClimateDesk
Ice on fire: The next fossil fuel (2009) By Fred Pearce: Deep in the Arctic Circle, in the Messoyakha gas field of western Siberia, lies a mystery. Back in 1970, Russian engineers began pumping natural gas from beneath the permafrost and piping it east across the tundra to the Norilsk metal smelter, the biggest industrial…
(CBS News) There seems to be no end to end-of-civilization movies. David Edelstein reviews the latest: Much of “Elysium” is set in 2154 on a ruined Earth, and isn’t it weird how in every other would-be blockbuster this year, the planet is dead or being demolished? “Oblivion,” “After Earth,” “Pacific Rim,” “Man of Steel” .…
Uploaded on YouTube Feb 27, 2010 1) Learn about the difference between heat and temperature 2) Be able to calculate the amount of energy that needs to be supplied to raise a given amount of a substance by a certain temperature
The following interview originally aired on the July 14th, 2013 episode of Ring of Fire on Free Speech TV. The fossil fuel industry has a stranglehold on American energy production, and not surprisingly, they are also the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the country. Polls show that the American public is more than ready…