
Punishments Proposed for Climate Change Deniers
One of the central environmental debates in recent years among the nation’s politicians – if not the scientists – is whether human activity is actually causing climate change. Or, in some cases, whether climate change is real at all. The topic is especially hot among pundits and think tanks on the conservative side of the political aisle. For example, the…
2014 Hottest Year on Record – Some Thoughts
Was 2014 the hottest year or wasn’t it – and does it matter? – Widely reported this past week was confirmation from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), concurring with the Japanese Meteorological Agency, that 2014 as the hottest year on record. NASA’s GISS Surface Temperature Analysis shows an average global temperature for the year at at 14.68° Celsius (58.42 Fahrenheit),…
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