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what would Reagan do about climate change?

What would Reagan do??

Not that long ago, Republicans and Democrats agreed that climate change was an import issue.  My, how times have changed.  Nowadays Republican politicians and pundits are loath to even speak the words.  Why the big shift? Maybe big oil campaign donors told them to sing a new tune.  Or maybe shadowy billionaires, feeling a threat to their oligarchical rule, are financing the denialist propaganda. By whatever means, it seems like every conservative think tank puts out an endless stream of climate change denying propaganda, that gets amplified by Fox News, and then parroted by every right leaning person in the country; ultimately to… Read More »What would Reagan do??

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Why Divest from Fossil Fuels

Well here we are again, talking about oil.  Oil, and other fossil fuels are the root of our problem; we can’t live with them, we can’t live without them.  At least not yet. But our romance with oil hasn’t been all bad.  No other source of fuel, save nuclear power, provides us with more energy by volume or weight.  Oil has made many people and countries fabulously wealthy, and lifted millions and millions of people out of poverty in the past hundred years or so. Oil powers every aspect of modern society, from the fertilizer and machinery on the farm, to… Read More »Why Divest from Fossil Fuels

Peak Oil Predictions

Peak Oil Predictions – Only 50 Years Left!?

Welcome to part 2… As you will recall, part 1 was a resurrected blog post from 2010.  Back in 2010, it looked like there was only 50 years of oil left for the entire world to use.  That was before the recent “boom” in U.S. oil production from the fracking of oil-containing shale rock.  How has this boom changed peak oil predictions?  Keep on reading to find out. Some important questions we came up with last time… What the heck is “fracking” anyhow? What does the increase in U.S. production mean for the future of oil? How does Saudi Arabia… Read More »Peak Oil Predictions – Only 50 Years Left!?

The Top Five Climate Change Blogs

The Top Five Climate Change Blogs

(Image provided by ChristmasStockImages.com) Howdy Folks, I trust you are preparing for a wonderful holiday season.  The Doc will be on vacation visiting family at an undisclosed mountain hideout along the Rocky Mountain Front Range.  A place where it often snows this time of year (with any luck!). Before I go I will put The Climate Advisor on autopilot.  It should spit out a few posts over the holidays to keep you amused. But before I do that, I thought I’d share a few of my favorite climate blogs with you.  Some are oldies but goodies, and some I have recently… Read More »The Top Five Climate Change Blogs

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Ozone and Climate Change: The deadly truth

Ever seen a thick layer of haze hanging over a city in the summer?  That’s ozone.  I remember years back, mountain biking in the summer heat at South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona. I would ride up the mountain until I was eye level with the layer of blue haze.  I used to think, “This can’t be good.”  Maybe that’s why old Doc Goodwell gets a little wheeze every now and again.  Who knows. Anyhow, the recent proposed change in the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation governing ozone has brought it back into the spotlight.  The EPA wants to lower the maximum amount of ground… Read More »Ozone and Climate Change: The deadly truth