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OMG … Can IER read English? 14 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
An MIT economist publishes a paper explaining that key economic modeling of climate change is wrong primarily because the models do not account for the risk of catastrophic climate chaos, but essentia...
“Snarky” Professor’s take on humor in climate communication 10 Jul 2013 | 01:09 am
As part of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), self-described “snarky” Professor Laurel Whitney gave the following presentation about leveraging humor in climate communication. Professor Whitney’s D...
Putting money where the mouth is … a(nother) solar edition … 7 Jul 2013 | 07:40 am
At the Georgetown University climate speech, President Obama gave a tip-of-the-hat to the fossil fuel “disinvestment” campaign by commenting “invest, divest”. Convince those in power to reduce our car...
The Climate Context Behind the Deadly Arizona Wildfire 2 Jul 2013 | 05:47 pm
This guest post comes from Andrew Freedman (via Climate Central). The deadly Yarnell Hill Fire continued to rage out of control on Monday, a day after the flames fanned by erratic winds and temperatu...
The President’s Climate Speech: Everyone will exaggerate costs, understate benefits 25 Jun 2013 | 04:41 pm
Today, the President will be giving a speech at Georgetown University on climate change issues, with announcements of initiatives that will be taken leveraging the powers of the Administrative Branch ...
Has BLM ever heard of the Social Cost of Carbon? 30 May 2013 | 02:19 am
“Social Cost of Carbon” (SCC) is a tool to provide a fiscal accounting for all the damage implications of adding carbon to the atmosphere. The U.S. government has a SCC figure of about $20 per ton, wh...
@OFA “Call Out Climate Change Deniers” 22 May 2013 | 07:05 pm
Organizing for America (OFA) is moving toward an ever-more aggressive positioning when it comes to clean energy and climate change issues. Added this past week to the website, “Call Out Climate Change...
Climate Change is Top Threat according to the Commander of US Forces Pacific 10 Mar 2013 | 08:48 am
According to the Commander of U.S. Forces Pacific (PACCOM), significant upheaval related to the warming planet “is probably the most likely thing that is going to happen . . . that will cripple the se...
A ski jump with a brick wall at the end … 9 Mar 2013 | 08:29 am
Even as one who follows climate change news, the graphic is pretty shocking:
Educate yourself about Keystone XL … please … please … please 24 Feb 2013 | 07:24 pm
This guest post comes from Greg Laden. I was distressed to find many people who are essentially pro-environment and who generally understand climate change science being less than terribly shocked abo...
