When Mark Carney resigned as Governor of the Bank of Canada and became Governor of the Bank of England it seemed, on the face of it, he was just making a good career move. A speech by Mr. Carney to a World Bank seminar on October 10th, however, reveals what may be a different motivation. … Continue reading “Mark Carney, Pipelines, and Climate Change”
Category: Climate Change
Worldwide Climate Action Now
The good news is the weekend of September 20-21 saw the largest worldwide demonstration ever for political action on climate change. Hundreds of thousands of citizens in cities around the world joined the People’s Climate March for climate action now. They called on their political leaders to act together in global cooperation to stem the … Continue reading “Worldwide Climate Action Now”
A 57-Year Warning on Climate Disruption
If you are 57 years old, or younger, you have lived your whole life in the era of climate disruption warnings. The article reprinted below appeared in the June 20, 1957 issue of the Woodstock Sentinel-Press under the headline, “Are We Tampering with Our Climate?” It is amazing to read how accurate the climate researchers … Continue reading “A 57-Year Warning on Climate Disruption”
Mitigating Climate Change
Climate change must surely be the biggest threat yet to face the world. It’s time to stop procrastinating, and take all possible preventive actions. Why? As early as 1972, Meadows, Randers, and Meadows warned in their book Limits to Growth, “If the present growth trends in world population, industrialization, pollution, food production, and resource depletion … Continue reading “Mitigating Climate Change”