09/29/2915 Transcript of an excerpt of his speech at the United Nations 70th Session, 09/28/2015 “The issues that affect the future of all people include the challenge of global climate change. It is in our interest to make the U.N. Climate Change Conference to be held in December in Paris … Continue reading
Category Archives: Environment
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
09/29/2015 On August 3, 2015, in the East Room of the White House, President Obama announced the Clean Power Plan Here is a transcript of the video. “Our climate is changing. It’s changing in ways that threaten our economy, our security, and our health. This isn’t an opinion; it’s a … Continue reading
Native American Elder on The Environment
09/29/2015 Here is a transcript (of this video) by a wise Native American elder explaining why we must live in harmony with the environment. “The leadership that we’re looking for has to come from business. Very, very important now because business carries more authority and they carry the economics of … Continue reading
Greek Debt
July 7, 2015 It is in no one’s interest, including the United States, to let Greece collapse. Greece’s creditors might lose most -if not all- of what they’re owed and the Greek people would suffer immensely for an indefinite period of time. The potential social, political, economic and even military … Continue reading
Sixth Mass Extinction is Here
June 19, 2015 A study led by experts from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Stanford University, Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley presents conclusive evidence indicating that the 6th mass extinction of animals is currently taking place, and humans are to blame.
Average Temperature for May 2015 Highest in 136 Years
June 18, 2015 Report from the National Centers for Environmental Information Excerpt The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for May 2015 was the highest for May in the 136-year period of record, at 0.87°C (1.57°F) above the 20th century average of 14.8°C (58.6°F), surpassing the previous … Continue reading
Crops and Climate: Plants Will Suffer as Earth Warms (Op-Ed)
June 16, 2015 By Marlene Cimons, Climate Nexus Marlene Cimons writes for Climate Nexus, a nonprofit that aims to tell the climate story in innovative ways that raise awareness of, dispel misinformation about and showcase solutions to climate change and energy issues in the United States. She contributed this article … Continue reading
Global Warming Not Slowing
A study published on June 4 2015 by the National Climatic Data Center at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found that a UN 2013 report erroneously concluded that there had been a 15-year hiatus in global warming. Turns out, the rate of global warming was measured incorrectly: the hiatus … Continue reading