Tag Archives: global warming

An Energy Revolution

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

A recent article at Nuclear News reminds us the world is on the cusp of an energy revolution. “The cost of renewables like solar and cell batteries for electric vehicles are making the carbon-based economy obsolete, with the turning point … Continue reading →

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Why The Republicans Deny Climate Change (Global Warming)

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

Click here to read The Powell Memo.

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Waiting For Trump On Climate Action

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

While in Europe, Pope Francis and the G7 leaders bent President Trump’s ears about climate change. The Pope presented a copy of Laudato Sí, On Care For Our Common Home, his encyclical on consumerism, irresponsible development, environmental degradation and global … Continue reading →

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Rain Remains

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

Rain is the best natural resource left in Iowa, helping us grow crops without irrigation because of its abundance. If other parts of North America can more deserving be called America’s breadbasket — Central Valley, Imperial Valley and Salinas Valley … Continue reading →

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Making Climate Change Personal

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

“We could use some of that global warming,” a truck driver told me. It was a joke. The ambient temperature was in the low teens and we both work outside as part of our jobs. If the weather were warmer … Continue reading →

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Clean Power Plan Adopted Today

Posted on August 3, 2015 by

Today the Obama administration is expected to formally adopt the Clean Power Plan with targeted reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants of 32 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. If readers care about mitigating the causes … Continue reading →

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Going Solar In Iowa

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

(Editor’s Note: This is an update of a previous post on solar energy). Climate Reality Leadership Corps founder and former vice president Al Gore gave his slide show, an updated version of the one used in the film An Inconvenient … Continue reading →

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A View Of Climate Disparity

Posted on July 7, 2015 by

[by Dr. Maureen McCue] During a recent train ride returning from a family visit in Southern California, I couldn’t help observing the stark differences between the appearance of the unprecedented drought in the southwest, and the intense rain storms here … Continue reading →

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Al Gore Comes To Iowa

Posted on May 12, 2015 by

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– Al Gore held up a T-shirt presented by a youth group from Indiana that said, “Ask me about my future.” The context can be political, even if the presenters intended the question be about the environment. Gore … Continue reading →

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Climate Reality in Iowa – Day One

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– On the first day of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps training founder Al Gore gave his slide show, an updated version of the one used in the film An Inconvenient Truth. It’s the third time I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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