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Entries from September 2010

“I was very happy to get blown up to save the world.”

September 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The 10:10 campaign is targeting getting nations, organizations, businesses, individuals, etc to commit to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions 10 percent per year as a path to achieve reductions, globally, in line with what looks necessary to have any serious chance of avoiding catastrophic climate chaos. As part of this, sparked in efforts with groups […]

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A glance at temperature records …

September 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Upfront. A single day, in a single nation doesn’t prove (or disprove) climate change science / The Theory of Global Warming. Got it. However, …. 29 September 2010, United States of America, temperature records Total Number of Records for September 29, 2010 (out of 5,341 stations with at least 30 years of data) Highest Max […]

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Tags: climate change

The Last Frontier’s Struggle For Our Future: Climate Hero vs Climate Peacock and Climate Zombie

September 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“Alaska: The Last Frontier” is so eerily echoing of The Final Frontier. And, as with ever so many episodes of Star Trek: The Final Frontier, The Last Frontier is seeing a struggle that could have life-or-death implications for a planet. At this time, the U.S. Senate is the roadblock between U.S. action (even if inadequate) […]

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Tags: climate change · climate delayers · climate zombies · Congress · politics

Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of KS, NV, RI, SD, TN

September 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Stupid Goes Viral: Climate Zombies of KS, NV, RI, SD, TN

R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An utter disdain for science, openly using truthiness-laden talking points […]

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Tags: climate delayers · climate zombies · global warming deniers · republican party

Trash the planet, earn bonuses. Call attention to this, go to jail.

September 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Mountain-top removal (MTR) is a travesty, a crime on current and future generations in the interest of near-term profits. Even within the context of mining coal, MTR isn’t just a way to get the miner out of the mine but miners out of the coal industry as blowing up the mountains and devastating the environment […]

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Tags: coal · Energy

HSR Plan A and Plan B Thinking

September 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Another guest post from the extremely thoughtful and insightful BruceMcF. Bruce’s thoughts, writ large, about transport policy and, more specifically, electrified rail merit attention and action. Burning the Midnight Oil for Living Energy Independence This last week, I have been staring at The Transport Politic post, Republican Wave Could Spell Trouble for High-Speed Rail Projects […]

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Tags: Energy · guest post · rail · transportation

A WashPost heaping of garbage

September 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment

This past Saturday, I opened the Washington Post editorial page and saw the following title: Could the garbage heap help save us from global warming? This title and quick glance talking about agricultural waste caught my attention, making me think that The Washington Post was publishing an OPED about one of my favorite win-win-win-win climate […]

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Tags: Energy · Washington Post

Energy Smart Micro-Lending

September 20th, 2010 · Comments Off on Energy Smart Micro-Lending

Today is time to take a moment to make a plug for a specific charity as I am about to write a check and you might want to as well. A bit of background first. Micro-finance programs are, imo, one of the most empowering developments around the world over the past several decades. Providing sensible […]

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Tags: Energy · energy smart · financial policy · renewable energy · solar

Stupid Goes Viral: Patient Zero and Climate Zombies of CO, NC

September 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment

R L Miller comes to the table with thoughtful, informed, insightful, and passionate writing. This guest post is part of a series highlighting the anti-science syndrome suffering hatred of a livable economic system that is prevalent in the new wave of Republican candidates for Congress. An utter disdain for science, openly using truthiness-laden talking points […]

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Tags: climate delayers · climate zombies · environmental · global warming deniers · republican party

Whose air is it?

September 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on Whose air is it?

Repower America for clean air.

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Tags: Energy