Coal Knew

coal

It is now well established that the oil and gas industry knew that their product would have dire consequences for the climate further down the road. But what about the far older coal industry, did they know? A recently rediscovered journal article verifies that they did. Mining Congress Journal, August 1965  Below is the abstract … Read more

Climate Stress Signals – Tipping Points

climate stress

I have two climate stories today. Both highlight how climate change is impacting ecosystems. In isolation each is alarming. Put them together and we can view them as signals, a strong warning, that these major and rather important ecosystems are suffering considerable stress and face total wipeout if we continue to do nothing truly meaningful. … Read more

Climate: 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions

Guardian runs story on CO2 Carbon emissions

The UK’s Guardian ran the following revelation on 9th Oct regarding where all the CO2 carbon emissions are coming from … Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers Half a century of dither and denial – … Read more