The Purposely Confusing World of Energy Politics
Today it is especially difficult for most people to understand our perilous global energy situation, precisely because it has never been more important to do so. Got that? No? Okay, let me explain.
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Energy Crunch: no end to the storms
It took major storm damage and record floods to get energy prices off the front pages, but any ministers hoping for a brief respite on the turmoil over energy policy will be no doubt disappointed.
Key Analysis Seems to Go KXL’s Way—Or Does It?
The U.S. State Department released its final environmental impact study of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline Friday, and although some scientists and advocates who have spent years making the case that it would be an environmental disaster don’t much like the results, other pipeline opponents have found it encouraging to their cause.
Energy Investing: The Indigenous Rights Bubble
In case you haven’t been able to keep up with all the details and implications of ever-spiralling global energy use, the financial risks are increasingly varied.
Ending the world the human way: Climate change as the anti-news
Here’s the scoop: When it comes to climate change, there is no “story,” not in the normal news sense anyway.
The Great Lakes Go Dry: How One-Fifth Of The World’s Fresh Water Is Dwindling Away
For the past 15 years, islanders have watched Lake Michigan slowly disappear.
Obama’s Hopelessly Wrong on the Environment — Here’s the Reality of What We Face
Based what we know from the most recent climate science, Obama’s "all-of-the-above" energy policy is actually suicidal.
Refugees Without Legs: How Climate Change Leaves No Room For ‘Invasive Species’
The word, “invasive”, whether pinned to an animal, plant, algae, etc., has a deceptively simple ring to it, but it is actually quite ambiguous. First, it is not, and never has been, a scientific term with a set definition.
Climate Change: The Wrong Top Priority for Environmentalists and Conservation Professionals
You read that headline right, so let’s start with a disclaimer: Climate change is one of the biggest threats of the 21st century. Only idiots, ignorami, and certain categories of the insane dismiss the abundant science pointing to climate change, its causes, and its ongoing and future effects.
Over the Climate Cliff
Alex is joined by Cam Walker, Friends of Earth Australia, Dr. David A. Lavers, and author Alan Weisman.
Is adaptation to climate change really feasible?
The climate change denialists have pretty much given up on the idea that there is no climate change or that it is good for us. So, they’re down to arguing that it won’t be that bad and we should just adapt.
Energy Crunch: Will Britain get on board with fracking?
Energy round-up including EU climate targets, UK fracking plans, and peak oil.
