I didn’t have the same reaction as Lou, of The Cost of Energy blog, did upon reading this article by Bill McKibben. In fact, I got a bit annoyed by it. It’s not that I disagree with the immensity of the problem or even some of the suggestions for tackling it. It’s that McKibben comes [...]
This guest essay on Grist by Ross Gelbspan discusses an important issue that doesn’t seem to have yet broken into the mainstream discussion on climate change. What if it is already too late? From the article: As the pace of global warming kicks into overdrive, the hollow optimism of climate activists, along with the desperate [...]
Al Gore’s speech is both a sober warning and an inspiring call to action. I hope people pay attention to his message.
This latest Bali update from the NYT DotEarth Blog reminds me once again just how frustrating and demoralizing this last decade has been for those of us concerned about global climate change.
This Salon article is pretty scary. From the article: How dire is the climate situation? Consider what Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations’ prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said last month: “If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we do in the next two to three years will [...]