The 14 fossil-fuel projects poised to mess up the climate

The 14 fossil-fuel projects poised to f*ck up the climate By David Roberts, grist.org In a just­ly famous Rolling Stone piece, Bill McK­ibben pop­u­lar­ized the notion of “Glob­al Warm­ing’s Ter­ri­fy­ing New Math.” We have a “car­bon budget,” between now and 2050, of rough­ly 565 giga­tons of car­bon diox­ide. If we emit mo… RT @grist: Most … Continue reading The 14 fossil-fuel projects poised to mess up the climate

Why Climate Change Denial Is Just Hot Air

Phil Plait, slate.com I was thinking of writing a lengthy post about climate change denial being completely unscientific nonsense, but then geochemist and National Science Board member James Lawrence Powell wrote a post that is basically a slam-dunk of debunking. His… http://flip.it/ag9vG Why Climate Change Denial Is Just Hot Air Related articles Two Documentaries on … Continue reading Why Climate Change Denial Is Just Hot Air

Visualize NYC buried in its C02 emissions

Infographic: Watch NYC Get Buried Under Its CO2 Emissions By Kyle VanHemert, fastcodesign.com In 2010, NYC added 54 million metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere. This video shows it as a big, blue ball pit. Last week, thou­sands in New York and mil­lions at home watched the Macy’s Thanks­giv­ing Day Parade, an annu­al, multi-hour … Continue reading Visualize NYC buried in its C02 emissions

Climate scientists face death threats

The Battle Over Climate Science By Tom Clynes, popsci.com Climate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get? There’s no police tape across Michael Mann’s office door­way this morn­ing. “Always a good start,” he says, jug­gling… http://flpbd.it/ibrtZ Related articles Climate Scientist Describes Death Threats And … Continue reading Climate scientists face death threats