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The false choice of mitigation vs adaptation
It’s a dangerous dilemma for the indigenous Sami of Sweden and their reindeer
1 Sep 2018Watch for sheep dressed in oil cloth. They can be slippery.
That’s what proposals for carbon tax can sometimes feel like.
1 Aug 2018Some cheery thoughts about action on climate change
Sometimes, maybe most times, we can be depressed and depressing on environmental issues so it’s only fair to be cheery occasionally
1 Jul 2018Trump and Pruitt are trying to gut the US EPA and undermine its function to protect health and the environment
Reagan tried the same thing in the 1980s and here’s an example of how he failed at the Times Beach, Missouri dioxin Superfund site
1 Jun 2018How Big Oil Now Talks about Climate Change
It’s real. It’s happening. It’s dangerous. BUT…
1 May 2018Pushing for greater residential density near public transportation
To do or not to do
1 Apr 2018R.I.P. Ishimure Michiko, 1928 – February 10, 2018
Ishimure wrote movingly about the suffering and resilience of the people afflicted by mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan, one of the most grievous environmental disasters. Her empathy, kindness and courage served as a source of and inspiration for the story about Minimata, as told below.
6 Mar 2018A lawsuit to stop the expansion of Dublin Airport was rejected by the High Court
But the lawsuit has paid a rather large legal dividend: a ground-breaking finding by the High Court of a constitutional right to an environment that protects human dignity and well-being
1 Feb 2018Trump’s Pending Repeal of Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Not so easy because of the EPA Endangerment finding on carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act
2 Nov 2017Irish Ambassadors and Champions of Climate Change
Coming soon to a community near you
1 Oct 2017Trump’s climate policies are putting us all at increased, significant risk
At least at the same time he is shooting himself in the foot
1 Sep 2017Trump was going to ignore or undermine the Paris Climate Accord, whether he stayed or left
Why it will be best for everyone else now that he is leaving
1 Jun 2017STOP SMOKING DIESEL TRUCKS
An example of and model for an enforcement operation against polluting diesel trucks
2 May 2017It’s Time to Scare the Bejesus Out of People about Climate Change
Part 2 – More Bejesus Needed, But for Whom?
1 Apr 2017Everybody Seems to Be Moving to Cities. Why?
Looking for jobs and excitement, escaping war zones, and, soon, getting away from climate change impacts
1 Mar 2017Agriculture has been hiding in the grasses to avoid dealing with climate change
Pressure is mounting for action, finally
1 Feb 2017“Trump-l’oeil” is a way of creating the optical illusion that the new President-elect exists in 3 dimensions when we know he has only 2 dimensions, at most
Three ways to counter a two-dimensional President n/k/a T-Rex
1 Dec 2016Mary Robinson suggested that eating vegetables instead of meat might be good for the planet
The farming lobby busted an artery in response. They could have saved their artery by eating less meat and more vegetables.
1 Nov 2016Brexit and Its Potential Impacts on Northern Ireland’s Environment
Where to place your bets
1 Oct 2016