Withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord and the Potential Fallout
President Trump is expected to announce this afternoon his decision whether to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. (Reuters) Several news sources…
Climate Change
A Hodgepodge of Action and Thought on Climate Change
While the Trump Administration has taken steps to dismantle or revise many of the Obama Administration's actions regarding climate change, there are conflicting opinions within…
Acknowledging Climate Change But Limiting the Role of Science?
The past week was not a good one for the cause of science as it relates to environmental issues and may foreshadow what might be…
Is There Practical Evidence of Climate Change?
A recent article in The New York Times titled: Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coast Real Estate, indicates that rising seas and storm-related flooding…
Some Things Upcoming in 2016
As the New Year begins, a number of issues will compete for attention from Congress and the courts, and we may even get some final…
Climate Change: Nations United-Nations Divided?
The third global summit on climate change has begun its meetings in Paris. Unlike the two previous summits, in Kyoto (1997) and Copenhagen (2009), there…
Climate Change and Creative Problem Solving
A story in the New York Times recently portrays the ice cap in Greenland as rapidly disappearing. (NYT). Indeed, the pictures are dramatic. The story…
EPA’s Rules Related to Carbon Emissions and Climate Change Prompt A New Focus By The Opposition
EPA's new rules for limiting emissions of carbon dioxide for both existing power plants and proposed plants have prompted at least two substantive reports by…
Carbon and Climate Continue to Create Controversy
Late last month, President Obama addressed the United Nations Climate Summit and just a few days ahead of that, EPA announced that it has extended…
Latest Report of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Stresses Need for Adaptation
This past Monday (March 31), Working Group II of the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented its report: Climate Change 2014: Impacts,…