Tag: environment
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Global warming: Apocalypse perhaps a little later
Economist: Global warming: Apocalypse perhaps a little later Climate change may be happening more slowly than scientists thought. But the world still needs to deal with it. IT MAY come as a surprise to a walrus wondering where all the Arctic's summer sea ice has gone. It could be news to a Staten Islander still…
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Conservationists team up with ranchers, loggers
Kansas City Star: Conservationists team up with ranchers, loggers … Across the nation, conservation groups in partnership with ranchers are using cattle to restore native plant species by grazing invasive grasses. Other groups are working with fishermen to fish sustainably, and using logging and mining profits to pave way for forest and salmon restoration. "There's…
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Are There Too Many People on the Planet?
Conservation Magazine: Are There Too Many People on the Planet? … Here’s what I bet goes on when this question is posed—and I want to say up front that I think this way myself. I do not like long lines and traffic jams. I do not like that I have to drive 60 minutes to…
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The Global Reality of Reducing CO2 from Coal.
The Atlantic: Why the U.S. Can't Stop Climate Change Alone (In 2 Graphs) In recent months, I've linked a graph that shows that CO2 emissions from energy production have dropped to 1990 levels in the United States, mostly because of natural gas replacing coal power. That's the good news if you want to reduce CO2.…
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Saturday Links
Here are this week's odds and ends that didn't make it to the blog. Enjoy the leftovers! 1. MIT Technology Review says Geoengineering Could Be Essential to Reducing the Risk of Climate Change. "Using technology to cool the planet may be the only way to deal with the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, argues…
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Why Are Environmentalists Taking Anti-Science Positions?
Environment360: Why Are Environmentalists Taking Anti-Science Positions? On issues ranging from genetically modified crops to nuclear power, environmentalists are increasingly refusing to listen to scientific arguments that challenge standard green positions. This approach risks weakening the environmental movement and empowering climate contrarians. From Rachel Carson's Silent Spring to James Hansen's modern-day tales of climate apocalypse,…
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Obama, Romney ignore climate change, but so do voters (+video)
Christian Science Monitor: Obama, Romney ignore climate change, but so do voters (+video) Energy and green energy were hot topics during the presidential debates, but climate change didn't come up once. The candidates may be avoiding the issue because voters don't want to hear a difficult message. … "National elections should be a time when…
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Small modular reactors provide path forward for nuclear power
The Hill's Congress Blog: Small modular reactors provide path forward for nuclear power … So, what do we do? One path forward for the nuclear industry is through the construction of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). SMRs are nuclear reactors that are intentionally designed to be less than 300-megawatts, or about one-third of the size of…
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“Are Christians Called to be ‘Stewards’ of Creation?” – Paul Heyne
[The following is from a photocopy of an article in a journal that has ceased publication. The article is very difficult to locate. The late Paul Heyne was an exceptional theologian, ethicist, and economist, who authored the highly acclaimed economics textbook, The Economic Way of Thinking (now in its 12th edition.) His collection of essays,…