Greenhouse gases

Calling Climate Sceptics ‘Climate Deniers’ is an Admission You’ve Lost the Argument

Anyone challenging climate change policy is automatically branded a 'denier', comparing them to a Holocaust denier. But if you have to resort to smears to win an argument you've already lost, says economist Robert Lyman.
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Pentagon Has Emitted Over a Billion Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gases in Its War on Terror

Shadowproof — The United States military has emitted over a billion metric tons of greenhouse gases since the beginning of the global war on terrorism in 2001, according to a report from Brown University’s “Costs of War” project.
It is equivalent to the annual emissions of 257 million passenger cars, “more than double the current number of cars on the road in the U.S.”
With over 800 military bases in more than 80 countries, the Pentagon remains the “world’s largest institutional user of petroleum” and “producer of greenhouse gases.”

President Trump Withdraws U.S. from Paris Climate Accord

President Donald Trump announced June 1, 2017, that he was withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord, keeping a campaign promise many had hoped he would abandon.
During a White House press conference, Trump said he was open to renegotiating aspects of the agreement. But France, Germany, and Italy said they considered the accord “a cornerstone in the cooperation between our countries, for effectively and timely tackling climate change” that could not be renegotiated. [1]

California Considers Energy-Saving Rules for Computers

On September 9, California regulators took a step toward becoming the first U.S. state to require energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors, which account for 3% of home electric bills and 7% of commercial power costs in the state. [1]
The California Energy Commission released a report, its final one, claiming the proposed standards could save consumers $373 million annually. The projected energy savings under the plan equal the electricity used each year by all the homes in San Francisco.

Could Cockroach Milk be the Next Superfood?

When you think of superfoods, you probably think of pomegranates, pickles, kombucha, turmeric … most of that good stuff. But that if someone suggested to you that milk from a big, disgusting insect most people try to kill was the source of the next big superfood?
If you’ve spent your life stomping on cockroaches (or running from them screaming, like I do), this story might not appeal to you, but here goes nothing.

Interview with Dr. Delton Chen on a proposed global currency for carbon mitigation

On the November 19, 2015 episode of Exposing Faux Capitalism with Jason Erb, I interviewed Dr. Delton Chen on his proposal for a global currency to facilitate carbon mitigation. From drawdown.org: “Delton Chen is an Australian civil engineer with a Ph.D. in environmental hydrogeology for studying Heron Island – a coral cay – in the […]