The topic of climate change has become so partisan that virtually no one considers - or tolerates - different ideas.
In recognition of Earth Day, the goal of this issue of Energy Today is to offer a series of thoughtful articles about climate change that hopefully inspire a momentary pause.
In recognition of Earth Day, the goal of this issue of Energy Today is to offer a series of thoughtful articles about climate change that hopefully inspire a momentary pause.
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A Climate Casualty of a Different Kind - Editor's pick
In the summer of 2017, CNN brought James "Ooker" Eskridge, Mayor of Tangier Island, to New York to participate in a climate change town hall with Al Gore. Eskridge told Gore that he didn't believe that climate change was causing sea-levels to rise. Gore responded with a joke: "A man was trapped in his home during a flood. The man refused three modes of rescue, saying the Lord would save him. After the man died and reached heaven, he told God he thought he was going to save him. And God said: 'What do you mean? I sent you an SUV, a boat, and a helicopter.'" Gore's joke got a big laugh from the town hall audience. However, for Eskridge, the joke reminded him that Vice President Gore and his supporters often make fun of people like him and their beliefs. "I didn't like the joke," says Eskridge. See also: A Promising Technology To Fight Climate Change |
Atmospheric services industry may emerge
from oil and gas In light of the changing climate, John Gibson, current Chairman of Tudor, Pickering & Holt and former President and CEO of Tervita and Halliburton, thinks the oil and gas sector might consider transitioning into an “atmospheric services industry” that establishes the quality of the air as the industry's MVP ("most valuable product"). See also: We Should Prepare for Climate Change Like We Prepare for War |
Ocean Pollution at High-Tide
When we think of climate change, we usually think about the damages caused to the air or land and how the changes are affecting health and community. But eventually everything in the air or on land ends up in the water. Everything. It's gravity. See also: We Made Plastic. Now We Are Drowning In It |
Wild Fire
According to the latest US National Climate Assessment, higher temperatures and earlier snow melt are extending the fire season. Neither more effective forest management nor curbing climate change alone will solve the growing wildfire problem. Together they can. See also: Polling the Pollster on Climate Change |
Infrastructure Failure
Infrastructure systems are the front line of defense against flooding, heat, wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters. But infrastructure design is based on historical extreme events, while current weather patterns more frequently exceed those conditions. Put another way, weather systems are changing faster than infrastructure. See also: Climate Math |
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