Tag Archives: climate change
As the Water Table Drops, Great Plains Farmers Must Cut Use by 75%
Water users will need to use only a quarter of the water they use now, according to the study. Computer models simulating climate changes that predict more frequent droughts and changing rainfall patterns bring more uncertainty to the continuation of current water practices. Continue reading
Public Support for Climate & Energy Policies in November 2011
Results from a national survey fielded from October 20 to November 16, 2011 with 1,000 adults, using the online research panel of Knowledge Networks. The report includes measures of public support for national and local climate change and energy policies, desire for action by corporate and government leaders, and how these have changed since June 2010, January 2010, and November 2008. Continue reading
Coal is King on the Rails Now, But Maybe Not Forever
BNSF runs dozens of mile-and-a-half-long coal trains every day from mines in Wyoming to power plants. Environmental concerns might not be what sends coal trains into the history books. Railroads can make money hauling other goods and they aren’t spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new facilities to run more coal trains. Continue reading
The Climate Debate is Over. Let’s Tap Markets to Save the Trees, the Planet, and Ourselves
Everything you have heard about “institutional bias” among scientists in the IPCC is wrong. Everything you have heard about the rate of global warming slowing down is wrong. If anything, the earth is warming faster and all signs point to mankind as the culprit. To fix this problem, we must fundamentally change the way our economy prices goods and services. If we do that, everything else will follow. Continue reading
Kansas Energy and the Bremby Decision: Four Years Later
Efforts continue to obscure the facts, derail the rule of law, and deny the public interest in order to benefit the coal plant project and its special interest allies, but Mr. Bremby’s decision four years ago remains as visionary and important an act of public service now as it was in October of 2007. Continue reading
Climate Change and the End of Australia
Want to know what global warming has in store for us? Just go to Australia, where rivers are drying up, reefs are dying, and fires and floods are ravaging the continent. Continue reading
British Engineer Says Climate, Resource Problems Make Future Economic Growth Much Harder
While some economists and many environmentalists have voiced similar concerns over the years, it is rare to hear the warning coming from a pragmatic group of people who pride themselves on their ability to fix pretty much everything. Short-termism is an absolute killer. We are so short-term it is a tragedy. Continue reading
Tar Sands: Ask the Obama Administration to Put People Before Big Oil
Submit public comments in opposition to the proposed Keystone XL Tar Sands pipeline by October 9, 2011. In Kansas, the public meeting to receive input on the proposed pipeline and its environmental impacts is set for Monday, September 26, 2011, 12:00pm – 3:30pm, resuming from 4:00pm to 8:00pm, at the Kansas Expocenter. Continue reading
More Americans Believe World is Warming, According to New Poll
“That is exactly the kind of situation that will provoke the public to think about the issue in a way that they haven’t before,” Krosnick said about news reports on the Republicans denying climate change science. Continue reading
10th Annual Community Forum on Kansas Environmental Issues
“Climate Change: Global and Local Evidence and Implications” Tenth Annual Community Forum on Kansas Environmental Issues Thursday, October 6, 2011 Village Presbyterian Church 6641 Mission Road Prairie Village, KS 66208 5:30 pm Appetizers & Exhibits by Local Environmental Organizations … Continue reading
