While ranting and complaining about climate change deniers and denialism is perhaps cathartic, it may not be the most effective way to bring about change. Luckily, Science Friday and NPR have a fantastic piece about how to talk about climate … Continue reading
Consensus confirmed: over 90% of climate scientists believe we’re causing global warming John Cook, The University of Queensland When we published a paper in 2013 finding 97% scientific consensus on human-caused global warming, what surprised me was how surprised everyone … Continue reading
Representative Lamar Smith heads the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology – and is essentially as anti-science as you can get when it comes to climate change (see our many posts about Smith here). This week FactCheck.org gives Lamar … Continue reading
In contrast to Marco Rubio last night, John Kasich seems to be moving in the right direction in terms of his stance on climate change. FINALLY someone in the GOP seems to be having somewhat rational thoughts on this matter (from Huffington … Continue reading
Last night during the GOP debate, Marco Rubio provided some unsettling comments about his stance on climate change. Huffington Post is right on point with their summary: Jake Tapper, moderator of Thursday night’s CNN Republican debate, asked Sen. Marco Rubio … Continue reading
For the first time this year, the Oscars provided a “ticker” that scrolled through all the thank you’s for Oscar winners, allowing them to use their time on stage to discuss something in addition to who they’d like to thank. Lot’s … Continue reading
In case you didn’t watch the Academy Awards last night – spoiler alert – Leonardo DiCaprio finally won Best Actor for The Revenant! Whether that matters to you or not, Leo continued his vocal stance on climate change and mentioned it … Continue reading
Making the moral case on climate change ahead of Paris summit Lawrence Torcello, Rochester Institute of Technology Much of the general public is well aware of scientists’ recommendations on climate change. In particular, climate scientists and other academics say society … Continue reading
[tweet https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/638521414555959296] Super happy to see President Obama talking about climate change scientifically (see the White House climate change plan here). We are part of the problem and HAVE to be the solution. It’s a little late to be having this discussion … Continue reading
