Tag Archives: Environment

Hang on Tight. The Climate Crisis is Going to Get A Lot Worse.

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 9:14 am by Bob Cesca

It doesn’t look like we’ll be able to hold the global temperature increase to under 2-degrees — the threshold at which the climate crisis becomes seriously dangerous. The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by … Continue reading →

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We’re Making Too Many Babies

Posted on December 3, 2012 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Monday column: If someone asks you what is the planet’s most dangerous problem, your immediate answer should be overpopulation. There are simply too many people and nowhere near the resources to adequately sustain the current population, much less the … Continue reading →

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Sea Levels Rising at an Alarming Speed

Posted on November 29, 2012 at 9:22 am by Bob Cesca

Another bit of alarming climate news that most Americans will totally ignore: The global sea level is rising 60 percent faster than previous reports issued by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), according to a new analysis … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 26, 2012 at 1:34 pm by Bob Cesca

“So to me, what’s interesting about it is that this catastrophe that occurred and the manmadeness of it, there wasn’t a single – there is no conspiracy single bad person that you can say “It all goes on them.” It’s … Continue reading →

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Are We Ever Going to Change?

Posted on November 24, 2012 at 12:31 pm by Bob Cesca

The UN is convening a huge climate summit in Qatar, but contrary to the hopes of some participants I’m ashamed to say that America will continue to be a lone holdout when it comes to serious participation. I have very … Continue reading →

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More Horrifying News on the Climate Crisis

Posted on November 19, 2012 at 9:16 am by Bob Cesca

The World Bank’s latest warning on the climate crisis: Climate change is already having an effect: Arctic sea ice reached a record minimum in September, and extreme heat waves and drought in the last decade have hit places like the … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Mitt

Posted on November 3, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Cole The before and after photo sets of Hurricane Sandy have begun to emerge. Some of them are pretty horrific. The Washington Post The LA Times The Weather Channel Buzzfeed And New Jersey.com has a set of … Continue reading →

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The Sad Takeaway from Hurricane Sandy

Posted on November 1, 2012 at 1:07 pm by Bob Cesca

This is going to sound cynical but I witnessed the exact same thing with support for healthcare reform after SiCKO was released and with the climate crisis after An Inconvenient Truth. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, you can expect … Continue reading →

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House GOP Kills Jobs. Goes On Vacation.

Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

While congress goes on vacation for another two months on the orders of House Majority Shitkicker Eric Cantor, 400 people at Siemens, a company that produces blades for wind turbines, will lose their jobs because congress still hasn’t renewed the … Continue reading →

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Full Staff

Posted on September 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – RJ Matson In other news, a Dane County, Wisconsin judge struck down Governor Scott Walker’s anti-collective bargaining law today, ruling that the law is unconstitutional. Also — according to a tally from ThinkProgress, today’s congressional vote for the … Continue reading →

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