This blog is a repost from Facing South: The Online Magazine for the Institute for Southern Studies. Find the original blog post by Sue Sturgis here. There’s broad agreement among scientists nowadays that global warming is real and caused in large part by human activities like burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests. For example, [...]
The oil spill has gone from bad to worse as tar balls begin to wash up on the beaches in Key West, Fl. This coupled with satellite images showing the oil spill has entered the loop current. Jeff Masters, May 17th post at Weather Underground shows the images and explains this unfortunate new twist on [...]
I have watched this horrific spill unfold with utter disbelief at the lack of preparedness and clear incompetence of the oil companies’ response. It May Look “Slick” Remember the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) slick ads that have been running to warm the American public to offshore drilling. Take a look: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91rwTd1yocY&feature=player_embedded httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4XHcKwfFE0&feature=player_embedded
I was talking to friends and family in Nashville after this weekend’s devastating floods, that smashed rainfall records. I found the following blog post an interesting overview of the dynamics at work as we destabilize the climate. The mainstream media does not connect the dots so we will. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5gYhLKwSp4
Ever find yourself in a debate with a climate change denier or anyone attempting to undermine the science behind global climate change? A new iPhone app offers a list of common skeptic arguments and what the science says on each argument. Whenever you encounter a denier, you can easily refute their claims by choosing from [...]
For most of the past decade (8.5 years to be exact), America has been talking about developing her first offshore wind farm. With all eyes turned towards New England, we have witnessed a high-profile, public, all out Not-In-My-Backyard brawl. The brawl that spanned the entire Bush administration recently took another black eye on January 4, [...]
It was with great disappointment that I watched the congresswoman’s republican response to the President’s weekly radio address last Saturday. She is now in Copenhagen as part of the U.S. Congressional Delegation. Her grandstanding appears to be more aimed at her growing Sara Palin wannabe ambition and appealing to the hard right teabag wing of the [...]
As Jen and I prepare to head over to Copenhagen Friday, this article caught my eye: “Decade of 2000s was warmest ever, scientists say.” Also, our friends at National Wildlife Federation and Union of Concerned Scientists have put together some good “Fast Facts on Global Warming Science.”
…the belief that we have an economic, environmental and a moral imperative to protect our Southeastern coastal communities, natural resources and businesses from the perils of global warming. SACE Leads Diverse Coalition to DC to Advocate for Climate Action On October 21st and 22nd, SACE staff led a diverse coalition of clean energy business owners, [...]
This Saturday, the City of Knoxville will hold a Solar Tour and Fair in conjunction with the world’s largest grassroots solar event, the American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour. Beginning at 9 a.m., the event will provide information and workshops at Krutch Park located on Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville and a self-guided tour [...]
