Monthly Archives: August 2015

In Clash of Greens, a Case for Large-Scale U.S. Solar Projects by Philip Warburg: Yale Environment 360

Weaning the U.S. economy off fossil fuels will involve the wide deployment of utility-scale solar power. But for that to happen, the environmental community must resolve its conflict between clean energy advocates and those who regard solar farms as blights … Continue reading

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How Can We Make People Care About Climate Change? by Richard Schiffman: Yale Environment 360

Norwegian psychologist Per Espen Stoknes has studied why so many people have remained unconcerned about climate change. In a Yale Environment 360 interview, he talks about the psychological barriers to public action on climate and how to overcome them. Source: … Continue reading

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Global Extinction Rates Vary. How Come?

Is it 150 species a day or 24 a day or far less than that? Prominent scientists cite dramatically different numbers when estimating the rate at which species are going extinct. Why is that?

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The 3 best moments from Obama’s short, feisty climate speech

Among them, a defense of government and a call for solidarity. Source: The 3 best moments from Obama’s short, feisty climate speech

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EPA unveils Clean Power Plan, as faith groups quick to embrace | National Catholic Reporter

Source: EPA unveils Clean Power Plan, as faith groups quick to embrace | National Catholic Reporter

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