Michael Bastasch on April 15, 2019 Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders warned that humanity only has 12 years left to tackle global warming or face catastrophic consequences. “And I’m sure you’re familiar with the scientific reports that tell us that we have all of 12 years to significantly cut carbon emissions or else they…
Michael Bastasch on January 24, 2019 Former Vice President Al Gore said the recent Central American migrant caravans seeking asylum in the U.S. were fleeing the ravages of global warming. Gore said the so-called “dry corridor,” which includes El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, “is the most vulnerable region in the world to global warming.” “And they’ve…
Jason Hopkins on October 26, 2018 Xavier Becerra, the Democratic attorney general of California, said Friday that he hopes news coverage of the attempted pipe bomb attacks don’t distract from the “ticking time bomb” that is climate change. “And while today’s news may be all about these pipe bombs that are threatening so many Americans, let us…
Chris White Energy Reporter 9/09/2017 A professor at Rice University appeared Friday to compare climate change skeptics who oppose politicizing Tropical Storm Harvey with the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Daniel Cohan, an associate professor of environmental engineering, tweeted that Harvey should be used as a discussion point for climate change issues, because…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by CHRIS WHITE Global warming contributed to the suicides of tens of thousands of Indian farmers during the last 30 years, according to a study published Tuesday. An increase of just 1 degrees Celsius on an average day during the growing season was associated with 67 more suicides, according to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Nuclear power’s public image problem is biggest hurdle to building enough nuclear power plants to stymie global warming, according to a new study published Thursday by the University of Pennsylvania. Nuclear power generates none of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions blamed for global warming, but Americans’ negative views on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett U.K. officials proposed a ban on new gasoline or diesel cars by 2040 as a way to reduce air pollution and fight global warming. U.K. Environment Minister Michael Gove announced a $3.9 billion air pollution plan on Wednesday, which included the ban on fossil-fueled cars. But environmental…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White California Gov. Jerry Brown called climate change a threat to humanity Thursday in a desperate attempt to get California lawmakers on board his beleaguered plan attacking man-made global warming. Brown is trying to shame his fellow Democrats in the California legislature into getting on board his mission…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Researchers published a new study making the shockingly apocalyptic claim that nearly one-fifth of the world’s population will be forced from their due to man-made global warming. The study estimates there could be 2 billion “climate change refugees” by the year 2100 if nothing is done to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The French government is offering climate scientists from around the world lucrative grants to temporarily move there and do research on global warming. President Emmanuel Macron’s administration set up the website, “Make Our Planet Great Again,” which advertises positions for senior researchers, junior researchers and PhD students…