Climate change: How do we know?
Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal. -Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Read Moreby David Williams | Mar 1, 2019 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, National Security, Transylvania Indivisible
Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal. -Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Read Moreby David Williams | Jun 15, 2018 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Transylvania Indivisible
The Antarctic ice sheet lost nearly 3 trillion metric tons of ice from 1992 to 2017, and its rate of loss over that time tripled in West Antarctica, according to an international collaboration involving about 80 scientists.
The finding, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reveals that the continent’s ice is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and could mean an even higher sea level rise by 2100. That would have serious implications for the environment and for people living in coastal regions around the world.
Read Moreby David Williams | Mar 17, 2018 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment
We urge the news media to help the public understand these key points, the scientific support for each being well established:
Urgency: Leading scientists indicate the climate tipping point is likely within five years unless dramatic actions are taken.
Duke Energy’s greenhouse emissions are rising due to methane venting and leaking from its massive expansion of “natural” gas from fracking.
Curbing such methane emissions is essential to slowing global warming – and can have immediate, positive impacts.
Clean energy solutions are cheaper, create far more jobs and are well-positioned to replace coal and gas-fired generation.
Duke Energy claims to be green – but is only 2% renewable in the Carolinas and plans to peak at only 7% years from now.
by David Williams | Dec 22, 2017 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Healthcare, NC Conservation Network, Op-Ed
It’s impossible to say that any particular scientific development was the most important in a given year. But if we had to choose some highlights from 2017, we’d opt for these unforgettable events and findings.
Read Moreby Susan Sunflower | Dec 18, 2017 | Be the Paris Agreement, Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment
Another note from CATALYST, vol 17, Fall 2017, published by the Union of Concerned Scientists, this one is on p. 7 and confirmed by Aug. 3, 2017 NY Times: EPA’s Scott Pruitt on Aug 2 did NOT stop the implementation of stricter...
Read Moreby David Williams | Nov 24, 2017 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Op-Ed
Never in my lifetime would I have imagined national leadership would make the stupefaction of the people an overt goal. This administration is committed to obliterating knowledge and discrediting the human mind. The Union of Concerned Scientists is a focal point for battling the damage perpetrated on us all by this administration.
Read Moreby Susan Sunflower | Nov 13, 2017 | Be the Paris Agreement, Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, NC Conservation Network
Kenya, another country in political turmoil, took historic action in August … banning plastic bags throughout the country. It took time, 10 years. They still have questions – what will people carry their food home...
Read Moreby David Williams | Oct 15, 2017 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Op-Ed, Transylvania Indivisible
lmost immediately after the Clean Power Plan was published, dozens of state attorneys general sued the Obama administration, alleging the rules were illegal. They were led by Pruitt, then the Oklahoma attorney general and the chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association. Despite the Supreme Court’s finding that the Clean Air Act allowed the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide, they argued that this plan, the Clean Power Plan, was illegal.
Read Moreby Susan Sunflower | Sep 26, 2017 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Sierra Club News
The Wood Pellet Industry In NC: Economic Boon or Climate Disaster? By DAVE DEWITT • NOV 23, 2015, WUNC.org DAVE DEWITT The growth of the wood pellet industry in North Carolina may impact global warming. Trucks carrying long logs...
Read Moreby Kim Coram | Aug 8, 2017 | Citizen's Climate Lobby, Environment, Events
This information was taken from Highland Brewing Company’s website. [ecwd...
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