Bill Nye - In Praise of Reason (and Skepticism) | Point of Inquiry
Nye is an engineer, inventor, author, comedian—a supporter of clean energy, and above all a skeptic.
So instead of being “very worried,” as Time advised six years ago, people seem to be turning off, tuning out.
European court approves carbon trade for aviation - San Jose Mercury News
AMSTERDAM—The European Union's highest court has upheld the EU's right to impose its cap-and-trade scheme on international airlines using European airports, rejecting an appeal from U.S. airlines.
Arctic Methane: Is Catastrophe Imminent? - NYTimes.com
“I think it’s just dead wrong to talk about ‘Arctic Armageddon,’ ” said William S. Reeburgh, an emeritus scientist at the University of California, Irvine, who spent decades studying such matters and says the likely consumption of methane within the ocean should not be underestimated. “Most of this methane is never going to see the atmosphere.”
...“We are pushing the climate system harder than at any time in earth’s history, probably,” Dr. Kennedy said. “Are we not going to cross one of those thresholds soon?”
Bloomberg: Mayors hold key to climate change progress | Grist
Bloomberg delivered the remarks in his usual flat tone to a vast room filled with blank-faced diplomats, bureaucrats, and international do-gooders.
Flashback: Blizzard Puzzle Solved? Bloomberg Plane Seen in Bermuda - NYTimes.com
A person with ties to the Bermuda aviation system recalled chuckling, several hours after Mr. Bloomberg’s plane had left, when the mayor appeared on television in New York City, talking about the snow.
“I didn’t think he had gotten there yet,” the person said.
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