Fossil fuel subsidies vs renewables: WTF?
Check out this article from the Guardian. We all know that the fossil fuel industries continue to be subsidized but did you have any idea of just how much money…
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A Scientist’s Perspective: On Blogging, Comments … and Online Civil Discourse
Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media.png This is a guest post authored by John Abraham, cross-posted with permission from the Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media.…
New details of Canadian government’s tar sands cheerleading campaign
This article is not new but I felt it was important to mention it given the shocking length to which our federal government is willing to go to lobby on…
Dinosaurs farting caused global warming
Past dinosaurs Modern day dinosaurs “In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm the planet during…
Connecting the dots on climate change
The international day of action to Connect the Dots between extreme weather and climate change took place on May 5 in locations all around the world, including many events here…
The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks
shutterstock_90778001.jpg Ever wonder why a blooming green energy industry has faced such harsh opposition? Now, as the old adage goes, "the cat's out of the bag." The Guardian today revealed…
Anti-Science Heartland Institute Takes Ridiculous To New Heights
The far-right “think” tank the Heartland Institute recently launched a bizarre billboard campaign that linked global warming with serial killers. The first billboard went up with a picture of Ted…
Global greenhouse gas emissions linked to economic growth
“A new study from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research suggests that a transformation of the world’s economies or a limit to economic growth may be needed to…
Earth Day With A Twist: Giving Our Credit Cards A Holy Pause
Last weekend, I had the privilege of participating in a unique Earth Day celebration in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On the sunny Earth Day Sunday, I joined dozens of other people streaming…
New Poll: American Voters Very Concerned About Global Warming Pollution, Support Taxing Dirty Energy
global climate change.jpg A new poll released today shows that American voters take global warming pollution very seriously and want to see action from government and the private sector to…
ALEC Launches Assault on Renewable Energy Industry
ALEC Exposed Image.jpg The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), as covered previously by DeSmogBlog, is the "Trojan Horse" behind mandating that climate change denial ("skepticism," or "balance," in its words)…
Earth Day: Carl Sagan On Global Warming
Via Climate Crocks, Carl Sagan on global warming on Earth Day 19990. Note that Sagan’s C02 numbers reflect the 1990 numbers, not current ones. And when he says that the…
I am an astronaut
Does that surprise anybody? I have been an astronaut all my life enjoying the ride on a special spaceship which travels in space constantly. The name of that spaceship is…
US anti-immigrant group blames immigrants for global warming
Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), an anti-immigrant group, blames Mexican immigrants for increasing carbon emissions in the U.S. The group bases its startling claim on a bogus report by the…
My Take-Away from the System Change Initiative
There are of course many different but complementary take-aways from the Council of Canadians System Change Initiative: systemchange.ca. This is a summary of what seems salient if not crucial to…
It’s Like Living With Crazy People
Case in point. A great guy. We’ve been friends for almost 40-years. He’s devoutly Conservative and has been actively involved in the party longer than I’ve known him. Well educated,…
49 Cliff Clavin’s Walk into a Bar and Talk Climate Change
Cliff1.jpg This is a guest post from Dr. John Abraham You could almost set your watch by it. It has become a regular absurdity that a bunch of non-scientists try…
Don’t Sit This One Out
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S.E. Cupp Attacks Climate Science and Climate Scientists on MSNBC
Yesterday, I appeared on MSNBC’s Now with Alex Wagner to talk about The Republican Brain. It was largely an interview about what’s going on with conservatives and science right now—why…