As part of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), self-described “snarky” Professor Laurel Whitney gave the following presentation about leveraging humor in climate communication. Professor Whitney’s DeSmogBlog’s bio provides a window on her self-deprecating alternative approach to communications. Rather than emphasizing that she teaches “climate change issues” or such to university students, she gets to depress […]
Entries from July 2013
“Snarky” Professor’s take on humor in climate communication
July 9th, 2013 · Comments Off on “Snarky” Professor’s take on humor in climate communication
Tags: climate change · Global Warming · science
Putting money where the mouth is … a(nother) solar edition …
July 6th, 2013 · Comments Off on Putting money where the mouth is … a(nother) solar edition …
At the Georgetown University climate speech, President Obama gave a tip-of-the-hat to the fossil fuel “disinvestment” campaign by commenting “invest, divest”. Convince those in power to reduce our carbon pollution. (Applause.) Push your own communities to adopt smarter practices. (Applause.) Invest. Divest.Remind folks there’s no contradiction between a sound environment and strong economic growth. Today, […]
Tags: Energy · solar · Solar Energy
The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire
July 2nd, 2013 · Comments Off on The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire
This guest post comes from Andrew Freedman (via Climate Central). The deadly Yarnell Hill Fire continued to rage out of control on Monday, a day after the flames fanned by erratic winds and temperatures topping 100°F overwhelmed a team of elite firefighters, killing 19 of the 20-member crew. The fire has burned about 200 homes […]
Tags: Energy