climate change

Climate Change Hits Home

By Larry J. Schweiger Climate change is hitting home, here and now, in some ways that maybe you might not have expected.  Check out this video. Read more

Do Figures Lie or Do Liars Figure? The Lomborg Deception

By Larry J. Schweiger The writings of leading climate-change skeptic, Bjørn Lomborg (a Danish statistician) sheds light on an age old question, “Do Figures Lie or do Liars Figure? In … Read more

New Reports Warn of Climate Change’s Impact on Birds

A new report from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service warns some already-stressed bird species face a new threat — climate change. Read more

Do you think this is worth covering?

By Larry J. Schweiger Scientists from the University of Alaska have discovered that much larger amounts of methane gas are leaking from beneath the Arctic seabed that had been estimated … Read more

Education, Union Leaders in Washington to Support Clean Energy Jobs

Union leaders, community college presidents, and members of the jobs training community flocked to Washington, D.C. this week. The diverse group of leaders traveled from 10 states with one common purpose: … Read more

By Larry J. Schweiger Check out this Wildlife Promise video – and Dirty the Sock Puppet – who will believe anything he hears on Fox news. Read more

Time to Make the Call for Wildlife

By Larry J. Schweiger 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity – and wildlife isn’t doing so well.  We’re losing ground, as species extinction is accelerating to dangerous levels.  Climate … Read more

Al Gore – “We Can’t Wish Away Climate Change” By Larry Schweiger Take a look at Al Gore’s piece in yesterday’s The New York Times We Can’t Wish Away Climate … Read more

Actually, Knowledge Is “The Gas of Life”

South Dakota’s House passed a resolution calling for “balanced” teaching of global warming in the state’s public schools. The 36 state representatives who supported HCR 1009 believe that “carbon dioxide is not a pollutant…Many scientists refer to carbon dioxide as ‘the gas of life’”. Read more

Still More Evidence Warming to Bring Stronger Hurricances

It seems like every day, we learn more evidence of the climate crisis and its impact on people. Today’s proof — a new repor from a special World Meteorological Organization panel of 10 experts in both hurricanes & climate change Read more