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Anthony Marr
We went to hear Anthony Marr last Monday night. He spoke on “How to Save Planet Earth.” Anthony Marr is unusual in the vegan community because, unlike most vegans, he has a scientific background and clearly understands the whole problem … Continue reading
Chasing Ice
Chasing Ice is a just-released documentary which makes climate change both undeniable and vivid. James Balog, a National Geographic photographer who was once a climate change skeptic, sets out to photograph evidence of the effects of climate change. He goes … Continue reading
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Clueless on Climate Change
Which is worse, a President who doesn’t believe in climate change, or a President who believes in it but won’t do anything about it? President Obama’s brief remarks on climate change (about 500 words) at yesterday’s news conference clearly demonstrates … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Ecological Economics, Limits to Growth
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Clueless
The second debate between Obama and Romney demonstrated that both are clueless over the most critical issues facing the country and planet earth: those concerning the environment. Do we really have another four years to fiddle away while climate change … Continue reading
Politics and the Environmental Crisis
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into the political campaigns, and the networks are deluging us with stories about the U. S. presidential campaign. Yet the most critical issue of our time, the environment, is getting zero attention. … Continue reading
The Fire Blog
Politicians fiddle while Colorado burns. We need to change our lifestyle if we want to avoid this fate or one like it. You can’t “grow the economy” without increasing fossil fuel use and without making climate change worse, not to … Continue reading
Increased Support for the “Livestock and Climate Change” hypothesis
Livestock is not just an important factor, but the key factor driving climate change. Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang put forward this idea in their 2009 WorldWatch article “Livestock and Climate Change,” and it is now receiving increased support and … Continue reading
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The Economy and the Environment — Can We Have Both?
Can we have both economic progress and save the environment?Yes, we can have a sustainable economy and keep people employed, feed the hungry, and keep everyone warm during the winter. But the country as a whole will be poorer — … Continue reading
Climate Change: are we doomed unless the world goes vegan?
In a recent e-mail interchange including both vegans and non-vegan recipients, one of the questions raised was whether we (the vegans) thought that the world was doomed unless the world goes vegan. This sounded like a rhetorical question, as if … Continue reading
Methane — a bigger problem than we thought?
We have a “Post-Carbon Institute” to address our reliance on fossil fuels. But there is no “Post-Methane Institute.” Methane, the second largest human-caused contributor to global warming, often doesn’t get any respect. The constant focus on “carbon” leads people to … Continue reading