Did Fossil Fuel Firms Completely Dominate Climate Change Issues on the 2018 Ballot?
A round-up of mid-term results pertaining to climate change.
Read more...Category Archives: Environment
The Rapid Acceleration Towards Peak Oil Demand
A rare bit of positive news on the global warming front: oil demand topped out in developed economies and emerging economies are increasingly fighting both internal combustion engines and single use plastics.
Read more...US Copyright Office Advances Right to Repair: Victory for Consumers for Now
US Copyright Office issues a rule that allows a right to repair for smartphones, home appliances, home systems, and motorized land vehicles – including tractors. The rule is imperfect and the Empire will certainly strike back as Congress explores further necessary measures.
Read more...Why Plans to Turn America’s Rust Belt into a New Plastics Belt Are Bad News for the Climate
This important post discusses the link between climate change and increased plastics production via the creation of a Plastics Belt in the former Rust Belt, using natural gas derived from fracking.
Read more...Plastic Watch: Five Flaws in the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Plan
Plastic Watch: The European Parliament recently approved a plan that will ban outright certain single-use plastics. Alas, these measures fall far short of what’s necessary, both in timing and scope, to address the burgeoning plastic crisis. And they would only apply to the EU.
Read more...Estimating the Impact of Climate Change Costs on Growth: Is Degrowth Already Here?
Some back of the envelope estimates show that the economic cost of climate change is already cutting into growth in a big way….and it will only get much worse.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Pathology, Khashoggi, Capitalism & Climate Change
Does capitalism breed pathology?
Read more...Michael Mann: We’re Already On Our Way to “Blowing Past” 1.5 Degrees Global Warming
How global warming is increasing at a faster rate than most realize.
Read more...Right to Repair Redux: The Economist Gets with the Program, While Alas, Apple Continues to Lag
Latest updates on the right to repair, discussing crucial skirmishes in the ongoing war on waste. The Economist recognizes the important issue, and US DHS supports Apple’s spurious, anti-repair claims.
Read more...Man Whose Mexico Beach House Was One of Last Standing After Hurricane Michael Calls Out Climate Denier Politicians
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Read more...Plastic Watch: Recycling Woes
Although recycling is far from a viable solution to the world’s plastic problem, even these inadequate efforts are lacking, as press accounts from last week of corruption in the UK recycling industry, and Japan’s lag in implementing even the limited plastic reduction measures undertaken elsewhere reveal.
Read more...Why Are We Mostly Ignoring the Climate Crisis? The Message Is Wrong
Why is there so little urgency about combatting climate change? What can be done to reverse that?
Read more...New Study Highlights Collapse of Insect Populations
Very sobering news on the insect front. Species die-off is progressing faster than you probably thought.
Read more...Gaius Publius: IPCC Releases Climate Report — First Thoughts
The latest IPCC report says we are cooking our collective goose, and hardly anyone seems to react.
Read more...Michael Mann: We Are Even Closer To Climate Disaster Than IPCC Predicts
Why the already-scary new IPCC report isn’t scary enough.
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