Global Warming Matters This Election, Stupid
This blog is the third in a series of blogs examining the impacts of Hurricane Sandy and its connections to extreme weather and climate change. Other blogs can be read here. Once…
Hurricane Sandy and the Clear Imperative of Climate Action
This blog is the second in a series of blogs examining the impacts of Hurricane Sandy and its connections to extreme weather and climate change. Other blogs can be read here. It…
Sea Level Rise in Florida Is No Laughing Matter
This is a guest post from Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, climate scientist at Union of Concerned Scientists. This post was originally published on the UCS blog, The Equation, on August 31, 2012. Local…
Fossil Fueled Extreme Weather and the Executives of Climate Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0NrS2L6KcE “Welcome to the rest of our lives.” This is a quote from an interview with Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, as he describes the extreme weather we are experiencing with rapidly…
Extreme Energy, Extreme Weather
The following is an editorial authored by Mike Tidwell, founder and director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network. The editorial was initially published in the Baltimore Sun on Thursday, July 5, 2012. …
As Hurricane Season Approaches Climate Adaptation Is More Necessary Than Ever
This blog is the fourth of a four-part series by Simon Mahan, Chris Carnevale, Jennifer Rennicks, and Ulla Reeves on hurricanes and energy. Previous blogs have focused on Hurricanes and Climate Change,…
Hurricanes and Climate Change
This blog is the first of a four-part series by Chris Carnevale, and Simon Mahan (former Energy Policy Manager), and Jennifer Rennicks (former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern…
Greenhouse Gas Regulation Not As Costly As Global Warming
Recently a contingency of 221 Members of Congress publicly sided with dirty energy interests over public health interests. These elected officials signed onto a letter penned by Georgia’s own Rep. John Barrow…
Climate lessons from South Florida in 2011
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit, hosted by Monroe County—the county of the Florida Keys. The highlight of the event was the…
Climate deniers take the stage at GOP debate
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.