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Could Seaweed Cure Cowfarts? First of all, it’s Not the Farts..

Actually, misnomer, it’s not the farts we worry about, its the burps.  In any case, they are an important source of greenhouse gases. Could there be a solution from an unexpected source? The...

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New Video: 2016 Arctic Sea Ice

I included interviews here with David Barber, one of the truly important experts in the area, that I conducted on the first leg of this year’s crowd funded Dark Snow Field work, at a meeting in Lund,...

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The First Election of the Anthropocene

Above, Eminem’s new “Campaign Speech”.  There is nothing wrong with your screen. ***NSFW*** Audio. Robinson Meyer in the Atlantic: Lately I’ve been thinking back to something that John Kerry told The...

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The Weekend Wonk: Stefan Rahmstorf on the Gulf Stream, and the “Cold Blob”

New computer is ordered – won’t be here till next week, and given my work/travel schedule, it will take a week or so to get set up. For now, limping along – but I was glad to  find this lecture and QA...

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Washington’s Carbon Tax Initiative Splits Greens

One of the most perplexing, and maybe saddest, stories of the year – comes out of Washington state, where a carbon fee-and-dividend bill is on the ballot, yet climate activists can’t seem to unite and...

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Pure, Sweet, Terrifying Genius. Trump v Dinosaurs

One of the forgotten jewels of 90’s culture was the all too short lived Jim Henson creation Dinosaurs. Watch this piece, and you’ll agree with me that the writers were seers speaking to our time, from...

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Reposting: Florida’s Sea Level Rise, Part 1

Came back from Miami with some jaw dropping footage, that I’ve shared in 2 speaking gigs this week, that will be part of the next “This is Not Cool” vid. Step one is to review my previous take on this,...

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Elon Musk Announces Solar Roof

“We need to make solar panels as appealing as electric cars have become.” Another Al Gore impression from America’s most dynamic industrial leader. Financial Times: About 500,000 solar panels were...

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The Weekend Wonk: Jason Box – Faster than Forecast

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Climate Deniers Road Tested the Alt-Right 7 Years Ago

  Shadowy hackers, distorted, weaponized e-mails, veiled threats from White Supremacists, possible Russian connections, …insane Alex Jones rants…where have we seen this before? Let me think… I was...

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