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U.S. Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy

Posted on November 24, 2018 by John Blair

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 →

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Cronkite reported on climate change in 1980

Posted on April 5, 2015 by John Blair

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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Cap and Dividend makes economic and logical sense

Posted on January 15, 2015 by John Blair

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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The Price of Carbon

Posted on March 20, 2013 by John Blair

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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Obama gives homage to Climate Change in his Inaugural Address

Posted on January 21, 2013 by John Blair

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

Posted on January 15, 2013 by John Blair

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 →

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Seasonal confusion reigns. But we can’t mention that climate change is happening in the tri-state.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by John Blair

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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Climate Likely to Be on Hotter Side of Projections

Posted on November 9, 2012 by John Blair

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 →

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Environmental collapse now a serious threat: scientists

Posted on June 8, 2012 by John Blair

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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Has Spring really Sprung or is it just simply climate change?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by John Blair

January 30, 2012-by John Blair, valley watch.net editor. Sure crocuses have bloomed in January before and mild weather has marked previous winters in the Tri-State, but it seems that everyone is talking these days bout the fact that even in … Continue reading →

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