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Climate Science is Vulnerable to Politics

Kumar Venkat 10.26.2024

 

We as voters must ensure that climate science is immune from political meddling and elect leaders who will respect the scientific process.   Editor’s Note: This article was originally written four years ago for the 2020 election. At the bottom is the link to the original article, and a link to a more recent article […]

 

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Climate Literacy Must Be Taught in Schools

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager 08.28.2023

 

No matter how much progress we make in reducing the GHGs in our atmosphere (so far we’ve made none), ecosystem damage and severe weather events will continue for decades. Children in pre-K today will spend the entirety of their lives living in a climate much different from the one we grew up in.   There […]

 

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World Environment Day

Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist 06.06.2017

 

This commentary originally appeared on Planetary Ethicist.    This year’s theme for World Environment Day is about reconnecting with Nature: go outside and enjoy Nature, value Nature, and learn about the importance of Nature in our lives and livelihoods.   We tend to take Nature, natural resources and nature’s services for granted. It’s easy to under-appreciate the […]

 

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NASA is a Treasure Worth Defending

David Houle - Futurist 05.29.2017

 

As a boy, the four letters NASA meant unprecedented adventure to me. NASA opened up the frontier of space. It gave credence to all the science fiction I had read. Most importantly, it gave America a vision, one that brought the country together and gave us a collective sense of pride.   For me, that […]

 

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The City of Sarasota Plans for Climate Adaptation

Stevie Freeman-Montes 03.29.2017

 

I often get comments, after presenting the City’s climate-related work to the public, along the lines of “I had no idea the City was working on climate change issues!” So I take every opportunity to share the degree of detail to which the city considers climate projections in planning city infrastructure.

 

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Today’s Climate Change is all about People

Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist 03.23.2017

 

There’s no question that humanity is the cause of the rapid rate of climate change. The question is whether or not we are willing to work together (across party lines and the boundaries of counties, provinces, states and countries) to stop adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere; and, therefore, to reduce the harmful impacts of a warming climate. It’s a simple question, with a difficult answer. Are we the parents of the future or the children of the past?

 

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