Category Archives: Climate Action

David Suzuki: “Now, It Is Too Late.”

Posted on July 26, 2025 by Dave Bradley

10 minutes While American media once again spent precious time and energy pursuing the crap emitting from the mouth of our wannabe dictator as he continues to sow the seeds to end democracies not just in this country, but also … Continue reading →

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A Not Good Note On The Environment

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Dave Bradley

4 minutes (the actual report ends at 2:30) I read this the other day and it just made me sad:   Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought Namibia exhausted 84% of its food … Continue reading →

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Why Beating Trump Is Absolutely Necessary

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Paul Deaton

This article is from the Bill McKibben substack The Crucial Years. The Stakes: Why Beating Trump Is Absolutely Necessary This epochal presidential campaign entered a new and I think more hopeful phase yesterday—I’m feeling buoyant, and ready to get to … Continue reading →

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COP 28 And Beyond

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Ahead of Joe Biden and Xi Jinping’s Nov. 15 meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, the parties pledged to strengthen their cooperation on climate change. The U.S. State Department released a statement detailing areas of agreement. … Continue reading →

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Disconnected Thoughts On A Holiday Weekend

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Dave Bradley

For some reason I just can’t concentrate this week on a single subject. As I start to think deeply on a subject, suddenly I am distracted and my mind starts to consider the new subject. That may be a pattern … Continue reading →

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Climate Crisis And The MAGA Debate

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Got this great email from Robert Reich (I hope he needs no introduction here) in my inbox Thursday. I will use it to piggy back on my previous story of how a few votes and a suddenly omni-potent SCOTUS is … Continue reading →

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While The Climate Burns, MAGA Throws Gas On The Fire

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Dave Bradley

What can you say? A raging fire on one of the most beautiful and isolated spots on earth (Maui) should be getting much attention and spurring people to action on the climate. Yet even as ever higher temperature records are … Continue reading →

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Climate And Insurance: The Bill Is Coming Due

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Dave Bradley

I was talking with a close friend in the insurance industry over the weekend. She was relating some information she had heard at a seminar she attended. It seems that the re-insurance companies are seeing their losses due to extreme … Continue reading →

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Climate The Overriding Issue 

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From the headline on msn.com Thursday: 2021 saw record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels and ocean heat, new report shows  When you turn on the news today, after you get by the stories of our former treasonous president, there are the … Continue reading →

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Crops in Northwest Iowa Suffer Due to Drought

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Paul Deaton

Photo credit: Josie Taylor | July 6, 2022. This is the second in our July series called Feature Friday. Iowa Environmental Focus, a product of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research (CGRER) at the University of Iowa, is … Continue reading →

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