We have done many posts on the global warming emergency and how bad it is. We thought it's time to post some realistic yet positive perspectives on this escalating crisis that we all face.
I recently asked a group gathered to hear me speak what percentage of the world’s energy is provided by these six renewable sources: solar, wind, geothermal, wave, tidal, and ocean energy.
Then came the guesses: To my left, 25 percent; straight ahead, 30 percent; on my right, 20 percent and 15 percent; a pessimist sitting to the far right, 7 percent.
Alexander Payne the writer and producer of Downsizing, as well as Matt Damon and the other stars, deserve the highest environmental honors. It is obvious they took a lot of professional risks in making this clever film about the dangers of global warming.
Would you be surprised to know that we are not making any real progress on reducing the worst current and future consequences of global warming? Here is the proof.
The following definitions and descriptions are essential to understanding the states, processes, and consequences of global warming now being discussed throughout the media. This short glossary will hopefully make it considerably easier for the public to understand the many complex facts and processes surrounding global warming issues.
This glossary is not in alphabetical order. In order to allow individuals new to global warming subject to get the basic definitions first, these definitions have been listed in order of least to most complex.
(Special Note from the Job One Blog Editor: Sometimes it is good not to take something serious like climate destabilization and global warming so seriously. That is why we have posted this climate satire. Have a laugh with us.)
On Wednesday morning, Pope Francis released his first major teaching letter — known as an encyclical — and it focuses on a “hot-button topic” around the world: climate change.
In the letter, the pope focuses on humans’ role in causing climate change. “We must be grateful for the praiseworthy efforts being made by scientists and engineers dedicated to finding solutions to man-made problems,” he writes.
A massive trade agreement between the United States and several Asian nations has been held up while President Obama waits for Congress to start the approval process.
Check out the 21 images of what global warming will do to cities around the world in the following link.
CREDIT: AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi
