SUPPORT OUR WORK Human Nature: Exploring climate science and solutions through the lens of emotion How do you feel about climate change – and how can we best talk to one another about global warming? Climate scientist Kate Marvel, Ph.D., … Continue reading →
Headline News: “In Portugal’s Marine Forests, Scientists Discover Kelp Is A Powerful Carbon Store” • Scientists measured the carbon caught by seaweed in marine forests off the north coast of Portugal. They found it plays a major role in carbon … Continue reading →
Michael Mazengarb The New Zealand parliament has passed landmark legislation that enshrines the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement into law, and will see the country achieve zero net carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The legislation establishes New Zealand as … Continue reading →
The New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Climate by Bruce King, New Society Publishers, 2017, 159 pages, $29.99 Book review by N.R. Mallery Let’s face it, CO2 in our atmosphere is the biggest problem humans have ever had to … Continue reading →
What Is the ESSEX Plan? By Michael Shank Economists love it. Republicans love it. Democrats love it. Big multinational corporations love it. Even activists love it. What could possibly garner that much affection? A pragmatic piece of policy that puts … Continue reading →
By John Gage The transition to clean energy is underway, but not fast enough to prevent life-changing consequences from greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide (CO2), the major contributor to climate change, sea level rise, and ocean acidification, comes from burning … Continue reading →
To See if the Town will Support Policies Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions to a Sustainable 3 Tons Per Person Per Year Whereas carbon dioxide released from combustion of fossil fuels beyond sustainable levels maintained by soil, forests, and oceans, poses … Continue reading →
A Proposal for Sustainable Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions By Roy Morrison The following is a grassroots campaign to support a sustainable global carbon dioxide emissions standard of three tons of carbon dioxide per person per year. The Proposal is a … Continue reading →
Business leaders say investing in efficiency and renewable energy is good for environment and keeps jobs and money local. Montpelier, Vt. – More than 200 Vermont businesses have joined a growing coalition in support of using money from a carbon pollution tax … Continue reading →
Sanders Backs EPA Curbs on Power Plant Pollution WASHINGTON, July 30 – At a news conference on Capitol Hill and in testimony at an Environmental Protection Agency public hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today strongly endorsed an EPA proposal to … Continue reading →