My fellow Americans, there is a new disease among us. It has only recently begun to make its way to our country from Latin America, but it will surely spread farther. Discovered in Sub-Saharan Africa shortly after World War II,… Read More ›
global warming
A Snowball’s Chance In Hell: Why We Can’t Wait For Congress To Accept Climate Science
When Copernicus first advanced the idea of a heliocentric universe in the mid-16th century, the theologian and Christian reformer Martin Luther declared it to be heresy. Speaking for most of the western world at the time, Luther believed, in accordance… Read More ›
Watering Lawns in the Desert: What Las Vegas Can Tell Us About Climate Change (and Ourselves)
If one were to nominate a poster child for the ecological insanity of Western Civilization, the city of Las Vegas would certainly make the shortlist. Take so much as a cursory glance at the landscape on which Las Vegas rests… Read More ›
Spoiled Earth
While I don’t purposefully intend to come across as fatalistic or dour, the thought has been on my mind a lot lately that mine may well be the first generation to come of age with the knowledge that the earth… Read More ›
Hey Sandy, Have You Picked Your Target Yet?
It’s beginning to look like neglecting to mention climate change on the campaign trail is no safeguard against mother nature having a say in how these elections turn out. With only 10 days left before the 2012 presidential election, severe… Read More ›
Climate Change Doesn’t Have To Exist When There’s Central Air
To hear both sides tell it, America would erupt into a pit of molten lava were we to elect the candidate that isn’t them. One man is a Kenyan socialist who wants to take away your guns and shoot you… Read More ›