The Climate Crisis as a Political Issue
John Hofmeister discusses with Greg Dalton how the global climate crisis is a problem that needs political help to be solved.
The Changing Face of Solar Panels
Solar power as we know it is now 178 years old. Solar panels are somewhat more recent, but they have now been a part of the international debate on environmentalism and green tech for a good while. […]
The California drought and climate disruption
Along the east coast, we’re looking at storms and floods. On the west coast, we’re looking at heat and fires. And it’s all part of this jet stream pattern.
The California Drought – Natural, Man Made, or Both?
Not only has the weather situation continued to morph, but the political dialogue heated up as well.
The buried U.S. Climate Report, Trump: ‘I don’t believe it’
Donald Trump on Monday dismissed a study (Climate Science Special Report) produced by his own administration.
The Brown Ocean Effect
Storms fed by the Brown Ocean Effect get their energy from the evaporation of abundant soil moisture - land essentially mimics the moisture-rich environment of the ocean.
The Biggest Control Knob: Carbon Dioxide in Earth’s Climate History
CO2 is, and has always been, the biggest climate control knob in the Earth’s history
The Big Question: Why are we still debating climate change?
David Archer of the University of Chicago joins Booth professors Jesse Shapiro and Jane Risen to discuss why the public's view of global warming is so far from the scientific consensus.
The Beauty Industry And The Testing of Sustainable practices
It is paradoxical that the effects of the beauty industry on the earth are anything but beautiful