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Bill McKibben, one of Those Who Must Be Read, in my opinion, has a thoughtful, moving piece up at Orion Magazine’s site, “When Words Fail” (emphasis added): I almost never write about writing—in my aesthetic, the writing should disappear, the thought linger. But the longer I’ve spent working on global warming—the greatest challenge humans have ever faced—the . . . → Read More: McKibben, words, messages Joe Romm touched on a critical point in a post at Climate Progress this morning, “Is 450 ppm politically possible? Part 6: What the Boxer-Lieberman-Warner bill debate tells us”: Equally important, conservatives now have a very potent political issue to beat back advocates of an economy-wide cap & trade system — high gasoline prices. And gasoline prices . . . → Read More: Comfort zones and consequences The Independent has an article about global warming in today’s edition that raises some very disturbing questions. Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole: It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year. The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it . . . → Read More: A blue Arctic? Read the article Rising seas threaten west Antarctic, and it’s all but impossible to think, yet again, of all the chances to take serious, desperately needed action on CO2 emissions that we’ve thrown away over the last twenty years. What could trigger such a bout of depressing navel staring? Try this: There’s a ‘big gorilla . . . → Read More: The lost generation, and possibly much more If you follow energy and environmental news closely, you probably have noticed how dire things are sounding lately. Beyond the immediate, financial problems many consumers in industrialized countries are facing thanks to higher gasoline prices, there’s more than a little cause for concern, including: The evidence keeps piling up that not only is global warming happening . . . → Read More: Humanity’s final exam Three items that I highly recommend to all the TCOE faithful: First is Mark Lynas’ article, Climate chaos is inevitable. We can only avert oblivion (emphasis added): Sometimes we need to think the unthinkable, particularly when dealing with a problem as dangerous as climate change – there is no room for dogma when considering the future habitability . . . → Read More: Three must-read items The EIA (Energy Information Administration), the statistical arm of the US Department of Energy, has suddenly changed its mind about what most energy prices will do across the years 2008 and 2009, and it’s not happy news. The data below is from the STEO (Short Term Energy Outlook), which the EIA issues around the first week of . . . → Read More: By the numbers: The EIA’s backflip |
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