But listen: I walk into Nadler’s office and I sit down and I start by explaining where I’m coming from. I say that thanks to the visitors and commenters on this blog, I know that thousands of Americans are voting to do something dramatic about climate change, not just in the voting booth but with […]
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The climate change denial industry primer
I’m sure you’ll want to hear about my meeting with Congressman Nadler, and that’s coming. But for today, I wanted to give you a little background on the denial of global warming by the oil and coal industries and the huge amount of money they’ve pumped out to deliberately confuse the American public. Big oil […]
What I’d say if I was wrong about climate change
Yesterday, a reader calling himself “Richard Miller” left behind a critical comment about my meeting with Congressman Nadler in which I will ask him to sponsor a “Sense of the House” resolution calling for climate change policy based on what is scientifically necessary rather than just politically possible. Richard asked, “How are you going to […]
The No Impact Man global warming primer
In this post, I present a layman’s primer on global warming. But before we begin, I’m so excited and full of thanks for the fact that I have received more than 2 x 350 = 700 emails of support for my coming visit to Congressman’s Nadler (click here to help me reach my goal of […]
We can really make a difference. TODAY. But I need your help. Plus I have some free Reverend Billy DVDs to give away.
I really, really need support from all of you today (and I’m unashamedly bribing you with the offer of free Reverend Billy DVDs). But first I have to give you some background. Just read the bits in bold if you’re in hurry. Next Friday, May 30, Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York’s Eight Congressional District […]
So much for the polar bear
Tomorrow, Friday, May 16, is Endangered Species Day. To celebrate, the Bush Administration has made the historic decision to list the polar bear as endangered while promising to do absolutely nothing substantive about it. Here is what Leda Huta, executive director of the Endangered Species Coalition, had to say about it on their Stop Extinction […]
350: The number the whole world needs to know
The problem: 350. One great solution: 350.org. 350. I should write it 350 times. We should all write it 350 times. Everyone on the earth should get out a pen, write down the number 350, and send it to their head of state. 350 times. Now let me explain. For the next two or three […]
Who needs appliances anyway?
Yesterday, we talked about whether replacing old but perfectly good and working appliances with new, more energy-efficient models made sense (see here). We crunched numbers to do with the “embodied energy” and environmental impact of the manufacture of the new appliances versus the amount of energy potentially saved. [This just in: I majorly screwed up […]