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If you can see it, taste it or smell it…Don’t breathe it.
June 8, 2023 – By John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Knowing that even slight elevation in fine particles can have serious impacts on human health, I cannot help but have great compassion for those people who are having to live in … Continue reading
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Tagged air pollution, Air Quality, bad air, Climate Change, Coal, global wamring, IQAir, Valley Watch
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Wildfire smoke may carry ‘mind-bending’ amounts of fungi and bacteria, scientists say
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Tagged Climate Change, fine particles, lung heatlth, wildfires
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U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy
November 23 November 23, 2018 – by Coral Davenport and Kedra Pierre-Louis in the New York Times WASHINGTON — A major scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday presents the starkest warnings to date of the consequences of … Continue reading
Cronkite reported on climate change in 1980
April 5, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Thirty-five years ago, the “most trusted man in America,” Walter Cronkite ran a story on his nightly newscast regarding global warming and climate change. Since then hundreds pf scientific studies have … Continue reading
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That gallon of gas is actually costing you $6.25
March 6, 2015 – by Lindsay Abrams in Salon (Credit: nattanan/Shutterstock) Paying $2.45 for a gallon of gas is a lot more of a bargain than it sounds. If you took into account the health and environmental costs of burning fuel, finds a … Continue reading
Cap and Dividend makes economic and logical sense
January 15, 2015 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor. Editor’s note: This was written in response to an Evansville Courier and Press opinion piece by one Robert Adams that appeared in the Courier & Press on January 7, 2015. I am surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged Cap and Dividend, Cap and Trade, climate, Climate Change, global warming, Valley Watch
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“Unbridled Consumerism…will have serious consequences for the world economy,” Pope Francis
November 6, 2014- Pope Francis, from the Vatican To the Honourable Tony Abbott Prime Minister of Australia On 15 and 16 November next in Brisbane you will chair the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the world’s twenty … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, compassion, environment, G20, Pope Francis, poverty
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The Price of Carbon
March 20, 2013-via Climate Reality and Reggie Watts Carbon pollution is not only disrupting our lives, it’s hitting our wallets. Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shows how, laying out the billion-dollar connection between fossil-fuel energy and dirty weather events like … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Climate Reality, Coal, global warming, oil, pollution, Reggie Watts
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Obama gives homage to Climate Change in his Inaugural Address
January 21, 2013-Inaugural Address of Barack Obama. Barack Obama mentioned Climate Change in his address today: “We, the people, still believe that our obligations as Americans are not just to ourselves, but to all posterity. We will respond to the … Continue reading
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A sweltering planet’s agenda-A Washington Post Editorial
January 15, 2013-A Washington Post Editorial. Editor’s note: Valley Watch has long called for a carbon tax that would be refunded to people on an equal basis so that poor people who use little energy could actually benefit from it. We … Continue reading
Seasonal confusion reigns. But we can’t mention that climate change is happening in the tri-state.
December 3, 2012 – by John Blair, valleywatch.net editor Yes it is December and yes most honey bees disappear in late October but this year with November hurricanes and continuing drought encompassing much of the United States, it is clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, December weather, Evansville, global warming, hoiney bees, Indiana
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Climate Likely to Be on Hotter Side of Projections
November 9, 2012-Press Release from NASA A new NASA-funded study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo., finds climate model projections that show a greater rise in global temperature are likely to prove more accurate than those showing … Continue reading
Grist Magazine’s David Roberts explains climate change in a TED presentation
This video is to promote general awareness of the science of climate change. It features David Roberts of Grist, and short clips from around the web. Edited by @ryanlcooper. Find more of my stuff at http://www.ryanlouiscooper.com. Find David at http://grist.org/author/david-roberts/ … Continue reading
What Is The Future Of King Coal In China?
October 16, 2012-by Ailun Yang in WRIInsights When it comes to coal consumption, no other nation comes close to China. The country reigns as the world’s largest coal user, burning almost half of the global total each year. About 70 percent … Continue reading
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Tagged china, Climate Change, Coal, energy, low carbon development, WRI
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Environmental collapse now a serious threat: scientists
June 8, 2012-By Agence France-Presse Climate change, population growth and environmental destruction could cause a collapse of the ecosystem just a few generations from now, scientists warned on Wednesday in the journal Nature. The paper by 22 top researchers said … Continue reading
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Climate Change, global warming, Population, tipping point
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