How do we get people to take personal action to fight climate chaos? I’m not talking about mobilizing every last person in the world or even those in any of the wealthier nations. If we could get 51% to understand the staggering consequences of further delay, and then acting on that new found realization, . . . → Read More: The motivation hurdle
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Tuesday, June 2, ABC will air ‘Earth 2100′: the Final Century of Civilization?, which sounds like a must-watch program for anyone who is the least bit interested in energy, environmental, or sustainability issues: It’s an idea that most of us would rather not face — that within the next century, life as we know it could come . . . → Read More: TV alert: Earth 2100 Thanks to new reader Rob, we have a link to Australian Rainfall Maps: The site linked above lets you display various data, such as 1-, 2-, and 3-year rainfall differences drought conditions, vary the time frame examined, focus on just part of Australia, etc. It’s an excellent tool for exploring a critical set of data for . . . → Read More: Bonus graph of the week: Australian rainfall This week’s Graphs of the Week come from the US Dept. of Energy’s energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, and they address a pretty basic fact of American transportation: The mix of cars vs. light trucks in new vehicle sales, and who’s driving them. (“Light trucks” is a term of art meaning pickup trucks, minivans, . . . → Read More: Graph of the Week: Cars vs. Trucks I’ve mentioned several times the looming oil crunch, exacerbated by the current plummet in oil field investment. The article linked below is a better than average example of the myopia that can run rampant in oil discussions. The entire focus is on the “lack of investment now means a crunch later” meme, with not one word . . . → Read More: Prepare to be crunched and misled Reuters: Brazil may need $60 oil to tap subsalt finds-CERA: Petrobras (PETR4.SA) (PBR.N) may need benchmark oil prices near $60 a barrel to profitably tap Brazil’s massive subsalt offshore finds, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) said. “We’ve evaluated the economics and believe that (Brazil’s subsalt oil) can be developed with WTI or Brent at $60,” said Enrique Sira, . . . → Read More: Brazil’s $60 oil www.azstarnet.com: Key senator calls for 100 new reactors in 20 years: Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander called Wednesday for doubling the number of nuclear reactors nationwide, a potentially $700 billion proposal that calls for building 100 more over 20 years. … “I am convinced it should happen because conservation and nuclear power are the only real alternatives we have today . . . → Read More: USA: Now with double the nukes! Reuters: Greenland ice could fuel severe U.S. sea level rise (emphasis added): New York, Boston and other cities on North America’s northeast coast could face a rise in sea level this century that would exceed forecasts for the rest of the planet if Greenland’s ice sheet keeps melting as fast as it is now, researchers said on . . . → Read More: Greenland and the US east coast There’s an interesting study in Nature regarding the climate impact of defrosting and then greening the (still, for now) Arctic permafrost. Arctic thaw could prompt huge release of carbon dioxide: Scientists have long debated how the global climate might be affected by thawing of the Arctic’s permanently frozen soils, known as permafrost. When permafrost melts, microbes decompose organic . . . → Read More: Slow motion time bomb The NRDC has just issued a report on the potential for water savings in California, described in their press release, California Businesses Could Save More Than Enough Water to Supply Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco: In the midst of a third consecutive dry year, California’s water supply continues to shrink as the state’s population grows, . . . → Read More: Document alert: Making Every Drop Work |
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