Archive for February 2019

The Fossil Fuel Industry has Known they are the Leading Cause of Climate Change for Decades

February 28, 2019 Add Comment Edit

While some in the fossil fuel industry now appear to support climate science, the truth is they have been acting to obscure the facts for decades. ExxonMobil and the whole fossil fuel industry has known that they are the leading cause of global warming for more than half a century. A letter by Benjamin...

Fossil Fuel Industry Buys Politicians and Political Outcomes

February 27, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The fossil fuel industry has used their immense power and wealth to subvert the facts and manipulate the public. Republicans are complicit in this sophisticated anti-science campaign of disinformation. The Price of Oil calls the fossil fuel industry, one of the "most powerful lobbies in the United...

Economic Assessments Overwhelmingly Support Climate Action

February 26, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Conservatives commonly argue that acting on climate change is too costly, however, this is contradicted by a slew of economic assessments. When we look at the data it becomes clear that conservatives use economic insecurity to obscure the facts and control the narrative.There are a number of studies...

Fossil Fuel Industry Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds

February 25, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The fossil fuel industry is run by duplicitous hypocrites who prioritize their financial interests at the expense of both people and the planet. Although they have known about the adverse impacts of burning hydrocarbons for decades, they have used their immense wealth and power to manipulate...

Ending Fossil Fuels Really is the Answer

February 25, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Climate change is a complex multi-dimensional problem, however, there is a solution. If we understand what causes the problem the solution becomes obvious. Fossil fuels are responsible for deadly air pollution and climate change. As the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions fossil fuels...

Program - Blockchain Technologies and Applications for Business

February 24, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Blockchain Technologies and Applications for Business. Innovation and collaboration can solve the world’s most pressing problems. The two month long program starts on March 28, 2019. It is an online course that requires between 4 and 6 hours per week. The velocity of technological change is staggering,...

Event - Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment 2019 (ACSEE2019)

February 24, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The 9th Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy & the Environment 2019 (ACSEE2019) is an international sustainability conference that take place May 20, 2019 - May 22, 2019, at the Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. The conference theme for ACSEE2019 is Independence & Interdependence.This...

Event - American Climate Leadership Summit 2019 (ACLS19)

February 24, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The 8th Annual American Climate Leadership Summit (ACLS19), will take place on May 1-2, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The event is subtitled Breakthrough: Solutions and Leadership. Consistent with the Breakthrough theme this event will explore strategies and ideas to help transform climate action into a...

Oil CEO Supports Science and Decries Climate Denying Politicians

February 23, 2019 Add Comment Edit

There are some in the fossil fuel industry who publicly acknowledge the veracity of climate science there are even a few who criticize climate denying politicians. As reported by the CBC, Suncor president and CEO Steve Williams wonders how the science on the right and the left can be different....

Forget the Border Wall Climate Change is the Real Emergency

February 22, 2019 Add Comment Edit

American president Donald Trump is ignoring the real crises while exploiting the emergency powers of the executive branch to create fake ones. Trump is flouting the Constitution by seeking to finance a border barrier without the approval of congress. The effort is a political stunt to appease his base....

API's Long History of Climate Denial and Disinformation

February 21, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The American Petroleum Institute (API) exists to serve the interests of the fossil fuel industry. They have been discrediting the facts and spinning the truth for decades. API is behind a raft of disinformation efforts designed to undermine science and manipulate public perceptions. Through front groups...

February 20, 2019 Add Comment Edit

All around us there are clear signs that the fossil fuel industry is dying. For some divestment from fossil fuels is a proactive strategy that mitigates against the risks of stranded assets while others see it as a basic moral imperative. Whatever the reason the trend away from fossil fuels is unmistakable....

A Brief Chronological Summary of Climate Science

February 19, 2019 Add Comment Edit

The science of climate change has been the subject of study for almost two centuries. Global warming was first addressed by French mathematician Joseph Fourier who described the greenhouse effect in 1824. The relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature increases was explored by Swedish scientist...

President's Day Special Report: How Trump's Contempt for Climate Science Harms the National Interest

February 18, 2019 Add Comment Edit

President's Day celebrates the honor and leadership of George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797). America's founding father urged tolerance for all religions and the most enduring quality assigned to Washington is his truthfulness, a quality that is altogether lacking...