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Tag Archives: climate crisis
Book Review: Clearing The Air
Hannah Ritchie is the kind of data head I would like to be and her new book, Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers is part of the reason. In it, she … Continue reading
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Tagged ActOnClimate, book review, climate change, climate crisis, sustainability
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Keeping Up On The Climate Crisis
Good people are working to address the climate crisis… just not in the Trump administration. The dominance of the president and his minions runs throughout the federal government to promote energy solutions that make climate change worse. More specifically, discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Action
Tagged Climate Action, climate change, climate crisis, environment
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Why Beating Trump Is Absolutely Necessary
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
Posted in Climate Action
Tagged Bill McKibben, climate change, climate crisis, environment, Kamala Harris
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Unconnected Stories Paint A Picture When Connected
Howler monkeys dropping dead due to heat in Mexico (2:15): As we eat breakfast in the morning like many couples my wife and I have the radio on in the background. Our radio station of choice is an NPR station … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Climate Change
Tagged climate crisis, glacial melt, hottest summers, insurance, turbulence
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To EV Or Not To EV
Moving the automotive economy toward electric vehicles is a good thing for multiple reasons. An important benefit is to decrease reliance on burning stuff in an internal combustion engine. In the late 19th Century, Rudolph Diesel invented an engine that … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged ActOnClimate, climate change, climate crisis, electric vehicles, environment, Iowa politics, Miller-Meeks
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Misinformation About Climate Change
We hear in public forums that “climate is always changing,” or that “climate change is part of a natural cycle.” This is a form of misinformation intended to deflect from the existential fact Earth should be cooling according to natural … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged climate change, climate crisis, Earth Day, environment
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How Are Things Going Before Earth Day?
Earth Day is Monday, so how are we doing? Is the news media helping us create a better environment? Bill McKibben follows issues centered around the climate crisis better than almost anyone. Here’s the stark truth from his substack, The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill McKibben, climate change, climate crisis, Earth Day, environment
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Meaty Issues In Late Stage Republicanism
Another week and Republican state legislators stuck in my craw. Why do they hate plant-based food? In the end, all our food is based on plant life, including beef, hogs, and sheep which all eat plants. Ty Rushing of Iowa … Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged climate crisis, Deforestation, farming, GOP Culture wars, land use, livestock, meat industry
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Reducing Consumption of Animal Products
An uncomfortable truth about environmentalism — that no one wants to discuss, especially in Iowa — is the amount of land used to feed and husband animals. To say it another way, the best thing we could do to mitigate … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, climate change, climate crisis
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After COP 28 Keep On The Sunny Side
I met with State Senator Joe Bolkcom before he retired to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of climate change. He told me something important as we finished our conversation. “Join a group and get active,” he said. What does … Continue reading
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Tagged #fossilfuels, climate change, climate crisis, COP 28, environment
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