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Sensationalism, Scare Tactics, and Climate Change

Day After Tomorrow

On a recent trip I turned on the television at the hotel and The Day After Tomorrow was on. I avoided watching it while it was in the theaters, and then on DVD. When it came out nearly 10 years ago (which in and of itself is astonishing), I was starting my career as a [...]

President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union

2013 SOTU

As part of the annual State of the Union, President Obama touched on energy as he has in past addresses to the nation. In 2011 he highlighted clean energy, while in 2012 he laid out his goal of 80% of electricity generation from “clean” sources. Below is the excerpt from his speech that dealt with [...]

Dr. Stephen Chu Steps Down as Head of Energy Department

Stephen Chu

Following the lead of other cabinet officials, Dr. Stephen Chu submitted his resignation from the Department of Energy (DOE). Chu, a former academic from the University of California Berkeley and past winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, stepped down today. He led the DOE during President Obama’s first term in office. Like many other [...]

Jumping the 2 Degree Cap

A 2004 study published in Science by Stephen Pacala and Robert Socolow made the assertion that simply stabilizing CO2 emissions over the next 50 years would keep the world from experience dangerous climate change effects. Currently, there is general agreement in the goal to keep global average temperatures from rising 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial [...]

San Francisco’s Green School Corps

As I’ve stated in the past, I truly believe that schools play a significant role in the shift to a more sustainable society. Unfortunately, the structure of public education these days makes it difficult to transition from the current model of schooling to one based on sustainability (more on this in a future post). However, [...]

Listening Closely to the Energy Debate

We do not take a political position on this site. However, the other morning the three Republican candidates for the nomination all had curious comments on U.S. energy. I say three, because the radio station I was listening to did not mention Texas Representative Ron Paul’s position on the issue. I suppose the first question [...]

Do Scientists Know for Certain that Humans are Causing Climate Change?

It’s no secret that global warming has become a highly politicized talking point in the U.S. If you’ve been paying attention to the GOP presidential debates or even just public sentiment, you probably have noticed that some people believe the science pointing to humans as a cause for global warming has been corrupted by political [...]

Five Friday Facts: The Nature of Design

A friend recently lent me her copy of David Orr’s The Nature of Design. I read and reviewed his 1994 book, Earth in Mind several months back. In the first few chapters there were a number of interesting facts. I culled a few from Earth in Mind for a past Five Friday Facts and noted [...]

America’s Home Energy Education Challenge

Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Teachers Association (disclaimer: I am a former member of the NSTA) launched a cooperative effort to reduce energy consumption. Christened America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, the goal of the effort is to engage young people in their energy usage. According to the post on the [...]

The Role of NASA in a Sustainable Future

A recent NPR story about the space shuttle Endeavor’s final launch and the International Space Station included some profound comments from the commander Mark Kelly. Obviously Kelly has been through a traumatic experience as his wife, Representative Giffords from Arizona, recovers from an assassination attempt. Whether because of this ordeal, or in spite of it, [...]

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