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- yuekit3
The environmental activism group Greenpeace today disclosed that it led an undercover investigation to expose how easy it is for big oil, gas, or coal companies to pay academics at leading U.S. universities to write research that sheds doubt on climate science, and promotes the commercial interests of the fossil fuel industry.
The scientist involved is speaking at Sen. Ted Cruz's Senate hearing on promoting climate denial this afternoon, on Capitol Hill.
- Typical Big Oil Republicans!
Typical Big Oil Republicans!
Typical Big Oil Republicans!
Typical Big Oil Republicans!utopian
- Typical Big Oil Republicans!
- nb5
"Come with me if you want to live."I see your questions.
Each and every time I post on my Facebook page or tweet about my crusade for a clean energy future, I see them.
There are always a few of you, asking why we should care about the temperature rising, or questioning the science of climate change.
I want you to know that I hear you. Even those of you who say renewable energy is a conspiracy. Even those who say climate change is a hoax. Even those of you who use four letter words.
I've heard all of your questions, and now I have three questions for you.Let's put climate change aside for a minute. In fact, let's assume you're right.
First - do you believe it is acceptable that 7 million people die every year from pollution? That's more than murders, suicides, and car accidents - combined.
Every day, 19,000 people die from pollution from fossil fuels. Do you accept those deaths? Do you accept that children all over the world have to grow up breathing with inhalers?
Now, my second question: do you believe coal and oil will be the fuels of the future?
Besides the fact that fossil fuels destroy our lungs, everyone agrees that eventually they will run out. What's your plan then?
I, personally, want a plan. I don't want to be like the last horse and buggy salesman who was holding out as cars took over the roads. I don't want to be the last investor in Blockbuster as Netflix emerged. That's exactly what is going to happen to fossil fuels.
A clean energy future is a wise investment, and anyone who tells you otherwise is either wrong, or lying. Either way, I wouldn't take their investment advice.Renewable energy is great for the economy, and you don't have to take my word for it. California has some of the most revolutionary environmental laws in the United States, we get 40% of our power from renewables, and we are 40% more energy efficient than the rest of the country. We were an early-adopter of a clean energy future.
Our economy has not suffered. In fact, our economy in California is growing faster than the U.S. economy. We lead the nation in manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, entertainment, high tech, biotech, and, of course, green tech.
I have a final question, and it will take some imagination.
There are two doors. Behind Door Number One is a completely sealed room, with a regular, gasoline-fueled car. Behind Door Number Two is an identical, completely sealed room, with an electric car. Both engines are running full blast.
I want you to pick a door to open, and enter the room and shut the door behind you. You have to stay in the room you choose for one hour. You cannot turn off the engine. You do not get a gas mask.
I'm guessing you chose the Door Number Two, with the electric car, right? Door number one is a fatal choice - who would ever want to breathe those fumes?This is the choice the world is making right now.
To use one of the four-letter words all of you commenters love, I don't give a damn if you believe in climate change. I couldn’t care less if you're concerned about temperatures rising or melting glaciers. It doesn't matter to me which of us is right about the science.
I just hope that you'll join me in opening Door Number Two, to a smarter, cleaner, healthier, more profitable energy future.
- Arnie
- Well put Arnie!inteliboy
- +1OBBTKN
- Come with me if you want to live. Hahah. He should have written that.monospaced
- everytime you try to save the world via interwebs the climate suffers due to large carbon footprint of internetsDillinger
- Great stuff. The sooner we stop burning shit, the better. Don't you think Arnie?Ianbolton
- why electric and not fuel cells? plus anyone who cares about the manmade cc change should be happy people die because it helps solve the climate problem. IRONYdeathboy
- utopian1
California has about one year of water stored. Will you ration now?
- utopian1
Local water agencies plead for relief from California drought cutbacks
- utopian1
The attack on climate change scientists continues in Washington
While 150 world leaders continue their efforts outside Paris to hammer out an agreement to address climate change, the concerted attack on scientists by conservatives in Congress has continued apace. We've reported on this campaign in the past, but recent developments warrant an update.
Ground zero for the attack on climate change scientists is the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. It's headed by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), one of the most assiduous climate change deniers on Capitol Hill. For several months, Smith has been throwing a conniption fit over a report published by several government climate experts in the June 26 issue of the widely respected journal Science.
- uan1
- sureshot0
13c today.
- uan1
is it just in my perception of media scape that there is absolutely no media coverage at all from the climate conference in paris.
Last time I read or heard about it was when it started. since then silence. must be not spectacular enough...and listening into 1 live stream from the website, it's pretty boring.
the webpage has some live streams:
http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en/we should probably talk more about it in social media space...
- utopian2
Climate change blamed for putting Belgium beer business at risk
http://www.theguardian.com/world…
- lowimpakt2
It lacks pretty pictures but this speech by the Governor of the Bank of England is fairly important
- yuekit2
Indonesia’s palm oil fires are emitting more greenhouse gases every day than the entire US
http://qz.com/528160/indonesias-…
- what? no? but, but it's all the conservative american's faultgilgamush
- Isn't the US simply used here for comparison, rather than to ignite the chip on your shoulder?MrT
- that is correct, the shoulder chip is in response to the never ending party politics that worm their way into scientific debategilgamush
- "Hero of the stupid" - gilgamushutopian
- "derp herp derhur dee durp" - utopiangilgamush
- My perception is that the gop has wound the science debate into their own politics and are ferverous about it.monospaced
- reanimate0
Temperature rise due to climate change may radically damage the global economy and slow growth in the coming decades if nothing is done to slow the pace of warming, according to new research.
The researchers behind the study, published in the journal Nature, found that temperature change due to unmitigated global warming will leave global GDP per capita 23% lower in 2100 than it would be without any warming. “We’re basically throwing away money by not addressing the issue,” said Marshall Burke, an assistant professor at Stanford University. “We see our study as providing an estimate of the benefits of reducing emissions.”
- GeorgesII-7
be weary of article that use words like "might have been" then when you read the article nowhere does it explains where they have pulled the 4000 years of,
in the sidebar it reads
"It was the hottest June-July-August since detailed record-keeping began in 1880"
then clickbaiter proceed to say
"Planet Earth has definitely experienced its hottest summer since detailed records have been kept, and according to scientists, it might have been the hottest in more than 4,000 years."
so it's 4k years or not, cnn is really reaching with the clickbait
here's the noaa report, which isn't too hard to understand,
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/gl…
so noaa states
In Canada, Ontario had a record warm September. Temperatures were above average by up to 5°C (9°F) across the province.
[no time period given]The United States had its second warmest September on record, with a temperature 2.1°C (3.7°F) above the 20th century average. Record and near-record warmth spanned most of the country, with nine states in the Northeast, Midwest, and Southwest record warm.
[no time period given]The September temperature for Norway was 2.2°C (4.0°F) higher than the 1961–1990 average. This marks the sixth warmest September for the country since national records began in 1900. Parts of northern Norway and Trøndelag were 3–4°C (5–7°F) warmer than average.
[115 years record, nowhere near alarmist]It was the coldest September in Spain since 1996, at 0.8°C (1.4°F) below the 1981–2010 national average. Some areas of northern Spain were 1.5‐2.5°C (2.7–4.5°F) cooler than their monthly averages.
[so it was the coolest in spain, in 20 years]The United Kingdom also had a September temperature that was 0.8°C below the 1981–2010 average. England and Wales each observed their coolest September since 1994.
[coolest again]so they are reporting anomalies, but anomalies will only stay that, anomalies. if you can't give a timespan longer than 120 years, how can we honestly say these are anomalies?
- Are you drinking swamp gas again?utopian
- I noticed that global warming accepters don't ever read the article they link, so so sad. but it's ok, to say this was the hottest summers sinceGeorgesII
- the pyramid were being built, it's so ludicrous it hurts, this is why I linked to the actual source the article was based onGeorgesII
- btw how do you drink gas utopian? ehehheGeorgesII
- Don't let the warmists get to you Georges. There socialist agenda will be exposed soon enough. Upvoted.rouncey
- *Theirdetritus
- you lost my respect george... there I was thinking you were a proper Candadianhotroddy
- it's all a ploy to put pressure on china who is currently going trough an industrial revolution. it is a very convenient stance to take considering we don't relgilgamush
- rely on coal anymore. not sure where these indignant lemmings get off trying to make it a partisan issue thoughgilgamush
- utopian4
2015 might have seen hottest summer in 4,000 years
http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/22/we…- hey let's upvote without reading the article. but deniers are fools they sayGeorgesII
- utopian2
Sea level rise will swallow Miami, New Orleans.
Miami (AFP) - Say goodbye to Miami and New Orleans. No matter what we do to curb global warming, these and other beloved US cities will sink below rising seas, according to a study Monday.