The atmosphere is to the earth as a layer of varnish is to a desktop globe. It is thin, fragile and essential for preserving the items on the surface.150 years of burning fossil fuel have overloaded the atmosphere to the point where the earth is ill. It now has a fever. Read the detailed article, Soothing Gaia’s Fever for an evocative account of that analogy. The items listed here detail progress on coordinating 6.5 billion people in the most critical project undertaken by humanity.Â
Monbiot.com Struck Dumb Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:30 PM PST Why, even now, climate change cannot be mentioned in the presidential election. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th November 2012. Here’s a remarkable thing. Neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama – with the exception of one throwaway line each(1,2) – have mentioned Continue Reading →
A storm of stupidity? Sandy, evidence and climate change Posted: 04 Nov 2012 10:03 PM PST By Stephan Lewandowsky via the Conversation “It’s global warming, stupid” – Bloomberg’s Businessweek cover last week left little doubt about their opinion concerning “Frankenstorm” Sandy. The accompanying tweet anticipated that the cover might “generate controversy, but only among the Continue Reading →
Andrew Glikson To geospec@iinet.net.au The deafening silence on climate change http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/10/20121031133642883212.html Global warming has seldom been mentioned this year on the campaign trail, despite Obama’s promise to the contrary. Last Modified: 04 Nov 2012 08:53 In April, Obama said he expected climate change to be an issue in the presidential campaign [REUTERS] The Economist, no Continue Reading →
America’s theologians of climate science denial The religious right in the US backs GOP climate change denial because science also supports evolution against creationism Share194 inShare1 Email Katherine Stewart guardian.co.uk, Sunday 4 November 2012 15.30 GMT Jump to comments (266) Rick Santorum at the RNC, in August 2012: the former presidential candidate has voiced Christian Continue Reading →
New Jersey braces for another damaging storm Date November 4, 2012 – 8:15AM 215 reading now Read later inShare Pin It Email article Print … Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings More video Recommended Click to play video Pest turtle on the loose in Sydney Click to play Continue Reading →
A vote for a president to lead on climate change The devastation that hurricane Sandy brought to New York city brought the stakes of the presidential election into sharp relief Share9 inShare1 Email Michael Bloomberg guardian.co.uk, Friday 2 November 2012 15.35 GMT Sandbags block the entrance of the New York Stock Exchange in downtown Manhattan Continue Reading →