Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Can We End the Climate Crisis in One Generation?

John Bos

There is a growing body of scientists that believe that we the people have passed the tipping point with respect to mitigating global warming, much less turning it around.

Paul Hawken is not one of them. Hawken is an environmentalist, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of eight books that have been […]

Our Climate System is Moving Out of Control

Streams of water weave through the dirt, rocks and other debris at the washout on Route 113 in Madison where the road was closed just south of Boulder Road on July 16, seen here in the late afternoon after a morning of heavy rain. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)

Alan Betts

The last […]

Michigan Senate votes to override local decisions on wind, solar energy

From Bridge Michigan:

Wind turbine farms have caused local controversies throughout Michigan. After a Senate vote Wednesday, permitting power for the projects will likely soon shift from local communities to the state’s Public Service Commission. (Bridge file photo)

The Senate Wednesday approved bills to shift permitting authority over wind, solar developments to the […]

Mother Nature’s Takeover of Our Climate System

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Alan Betts

This is a review of the takeover of the climate system by the living Earth, colloquially known as Mother Nature, in response to the refusal of global societies to significantly reduce the burning of the […]

The New Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice

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John Bos

America is facing an environmental crisis that is taking thousands of lives, costing us tens of billions a year, and causing tens of millions of people to attempt to migrate to countries where they believe they […]

The PROVE IT Act and Climate System Leverage Points

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Judy Davis

I was driving back from a camping trip on Mount Desert Island (the trip cut short by hurricane Lee), Maine, and I started listening to Kim Stanley Robinson’s speculative novel The Ministry for the Future. When […]

New Climate Extremes

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic storm surge was so powerful that it piled up boats on land in downtown Ft. Myers, Florida marina. (Dylan Federico)

Dr. Alan Betts

Extraordinary climate extremes around the globe that appear to reflect the Earth’s perspective on climate have continued since my last update in August. After talking […]

Is Achieving 1.5ºC Possible?

This Tuvaluan girl is holding her sign at a site she picked as an example of environmental degradation. Tuvalu is expected to become covered by the ocean in under 25 years, displacing the entire population. (newsandletters.org)

John Bos

How do we talk about issues that really matter, such as our climate […]

Local Author of They Knew Calls for Transformation to Overcome Greed and Apathy

James Gustave Speth

Roger Lohr

James Gustave Speth, who lives in Strafford, VT and is known as Gus, gave a talk to his neighbors at the Universalist Church in town regarding his life and thoughts on environment and related politics. He has been quoted that today’s environmental challenges and climate change […]

Balance of Power

By Leah Wittenberg. (leahwittenber.com)

Janis Petzel, MD

Greenwashing, gaslighting, lying, cheating, criminality—whatever you call it, Big Oil has done it and is doing it still. Petroleum companies’ internal documents in the 1970s recognized that fossil fuels would need to be eliminated to prevent serious climate disaster. Did they act responsibly with this information? […]