Debunking Climate Change Denial Myths
Climate change denial is shifting from denying that it’s real, to saying why the fixes can’t work. Four common denial myths are debunked here. I was reading an interesting article on the Discovery...
View ArticleThe shocking truth about LED lights!
We recently learned that one LED light can save you money and cut your CO2 emissions. Question is… what happens if we replace ALL the lights in our house with LED lights? Glad you asked. I calculated...
View ArticleShowertime is Fun Time!
I’ve been away at a medical conference and on a badly needed vacation the past two weeks, but fear not, this blog is back in action! We’ll start with something just for fun, a really fun and...
View ArticleThe one big thing YOU can do to save the world!
It may sound a bit crazy, but at least as far as carbon dioxide goes, it may not matter how much electricity you use, what kind of appliances you have, how well your house is insulated, or any other...
View ArticleClimate Change and Deadly Floods: What you need to know
With extreme snowstorms in the northeastern U.S. this winter and extreme rain in Texas, and elsewhere this summer, the obvious question arises… are these events linked to climate change? New research...
View ArticleThe Best Climate Change Podcast
Are you hungry for a good podcast on climate change? I know I am. Unfortunately the picking are slim. I’m sure that will change in the coming years as climate change comes to dominate the nightly...
View ArticleChina Outshines U.S. On Climate Change
The big climate change news from the last few weeks is that China has finally released it’s CO2 mitigation plan. It’s fairly impressive, all things considered. I’d call it a good start, and even though...
View ArticleHow to prepare for flooding caused by climate change
In the last post on extreme weather and flooding, we learned that human-caused climate change is driving the increase in big storms and flooding, not just in the U.S., but around the world. People are...
View ArticleSylvia Earle, my new favorite scientist; and other tidbits
Sylvia Earle I was recently listening to the ClimateOne podcast, one of the best podcasts about climate change out there. They were interviewing Dr. Sylvia Earle, a famous oceanographer and outspoken...
View ArticleThe shocking truth about alternative energy!
If you want to save money switch to LED lighting, insulate your home and buy energy-efficient appliances. If you want to keep carbon dioxide out of the air the single biggest thing you can do is...
View ArticleThe climate agreement, 2 degrees, and your children’s future
Not too long ago, just after the Paris COP21 climate meeting, I read two interesting articles that contradicted each other. The first said “COP21: Paris deal far too weak to prevent devastating...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot in Climate Change, 11 July 2016
Welcome to the inaugural semi, bi-weekly “What’s Hot in Climate Change” post (pun intended!). The Climate Advisor pours over scores of climate change articles from various media outlets and reputable...
View ArticleRenewable Energy Jobs Keep Growing While Fossil Fuel Jobs Keep Shrinking!
More than 8.1 million people are now employed by the renewable energy industry worldwide, an increase of five percent over last year, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot in Climate Change – August 2016
Welcome back to What’s Hot in Climate Change, a sample of a few of the stories that stood out from the past few weeks in climate change news. We hope your summer has been a good one so far. It’s been...
View ArticleClimate Change, Deadly Heat and You
Heat waves kill hundreds to thousands of people around the world every summer. Global warming is making it worse. An especially hot summer day today will be a normal summer day in the future. And...
View ArticleThe Best Climate Change Podcasts
UPDATE: December 2016, This post is updated regularly as new podcasts on climate change are published. Only the best podcasts make it on this page. Are you hungry for a good podcast on climate change?...
View ArticleWho Survives Extreme Winter Storms?
Winter kills. Extreme cold weather affects the elderly and very young children who can’t keep themselves warm, the homeless living on the street, and the poor who have to choose between food or heat....
View ArticleHow to prepare for and survive a flood
This article is taken from a previous, longer article about the health impacts of flooding. Here we focus mostly on flood preparation and recovery. A recent study titled Increasing Vulnerability to...
View ArticleWhat’s Hot in Climate Change, Jan 2017
It’s been a while since “What’s Hot” was posted, and a lot has happened. Trump is now President of the US, for better or worse. What the impact will be is not entirely known, although he has...
View ArticleFive Ways You Can Fight Climate Change Without Washington’s Help
Legislation, policy and diplomacy are the best ways to fight climate change. President Obama had a great impact through policy and diplomacy. But now Trump comes along and puts in place one of the...
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