Climate Change
LA gas leak among worst ever – could new regulations help?
March 1, 2016The leak was halted on February 18, but not before ravaging the atmosphere with roughly 100,000 tons of methane, leaving a carbon footprint larger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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A crucial tipping point for the environment
February 18, 2016Many climate studies discuss the tipping points for hospitable human life on earth, sometimes referred to as planetary boundaries.
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Peace and Jobs: A Conversion Conversation
January 28, 2016If we need to keep fossil fuel in the ground to reverse climate change, then people who dig and drill need something else to do to provide for their families.
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How green was 2015? A look back at struggles and victories
December 18, 2015Though climate change persists to the tune of desperate urgency, it must be said that 2015 is ending on a high note.
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After Paris: Examining the COP 21 climate agreement
December 18, 2015The agreement signed by 195 countries in Paris triggered commentary on its merit or lack thereof; but first, let's look at the positives.
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