Current Affairs
As fires rage in Australia, leaders double down
01/03/2020
A clear-eyed opinion piece that appeared in the NY Times.
As the world heats up: The anti-EPA nominee for EPA head takes a trip to Capitol Hill
01/19/2017
Here's Elizabeth Kolbert of The New Yorker on the irony of Scott Pruitt's Senate confirmation hearing for the position EPA head occurring on the same day that NASA and NOAA announced that 2016 had been warmest year since record keeping began.
U.S. scientists declare 2016 hottest year on record
01/18/2017
NASA and NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) today jointly announced that 2016 had been the hottest year on record, surpassing 2015 which had also set a record.
Can there be any doubt that this is a desperately serious global warming trend?
Health hazards of improper recycling
01/15/2017
Here's a Washington Post article detailing the dangers posed to the environment by improperly recycled electronic devices. The article notes that health concerns for communities near such burn/recycle areas include infertility, childhood development problems, impaired lung function, liver and kidney damage, inheritable genetic damage and mental health problems
Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for 'Danger Zone' - NYT
11/10/2016
Can anyone doubt that Donald Trump's election will be disastrous for our planet's future? Here's a New York Times story on the threat to domestic regulations and to Paris climate agreement.
Halloween's coming; here's some scary food for thought
10/20/2016
For those considering a move to mitigate the effects of climate change, the New York Times provides a list of places that may be safer to retreat to, but warns that that safety is relative: Even if you manage to avoid extreme heat, drought, etc., “I don’t care if you found the safest place in the U.S.,” Dr. Titley said. “We’re all going to pay, we’re all going to suffer that economic disruption, we’re all going to pay for that relocation.”