Tag Archives: COP21

2 C temp increase is already here

When I was younger (which could be any time in the recent past, actually), I was posting here that world temperatures had already increased due to warming by a number of around .85 c (or 1.5 F). That number was based on a lecture I viewed on Youtube by my go-to expert on such matters. […]

We’re screwed– evidence no longer matters

This has been on my mind for a few days now. It was sparked by an article in VOX about why we’re stuck in neutral vis a vis the gun violence in this country. And it’s also why (COP21 Paris notwithstanding) we won’t come up with anything that can realistically be called a ‘plan’ to deal […]

New Video: “What Exxon Knew”

From Peter Sinclair. A video dissecting what Exxon knew in 1982 (if not earlier). Everything that our climate activists (including Al Gore) were saying was borne out by Exxon’s early predictions. Meanwhile, 350.org engaged in a People’s Trial of Exxon over the weekend. Held in France as part of the COP21 Summit, the prosecutors were […]