We need to talk about cryptocurrency, because as far as I can tell, all our little tweaks around the margins — fuel efficient cars, planting trees, new lightbulbs, windmills — pale in comparison to the enormous damage being done by the cryptocurrency mining industry. In 2020 “40 billion tons of carbon dioxide [were] produced by …
Providence hasn’t fared too badly the past two days. Despite the shrill “flash flood warning” that blared from my phone at 2:35am, the remnants of Hurricane Ida did not unload on us the way it has elsewhere. The scope of this disaster (and all the others) will take months to assess . . . if …
In a Boston Globe forum with state leadership Wednesday, House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello had this to say about climate change: In response to a question from Globe reporter Dan McGowan, Mattiello said, in part: “There is nothing Rhode Island can do to address climate change in a way that is real or impactful. That has …
(9.20) In anticipation of the upcoming emergency U.N. Climate Summit in New York, strikes have been called for Friday in every state in the country. This strike will draw attention to the climate emergency we are facing and show that citizens of all ages demand action. But certainly it is the youth of America who …
(2.1) If you have the day off and want to get up to speed on climate change, this event is for you. Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse will give the keynote address at this one-day conference on the economic and political consequences of climate change. “America’s Climate Change Future: Housing Markets, Stranded Assets, and Entrenched …
We don’t want to let this event go by without a mention. The local effort took off like gangbusters with extra buses needed and couches in the 212 in great demand. Happily, RI Future’s climate correspondent, secular humanist, and all-round good guy Steve Ahlquist was heading down and we knew we could all read about …
According to Channel 10 News a study from ClimateCentral.org indicates that Rhode Island’s climate is warming at a faster rate than any other state. (Coming in at number two is Massachusetts.) They looked at average daily temperatures for the continental 48 states from 1912 to the present, and also from 1970 to the present and …
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Fine column in today’s Sunday Providence Journal — Hot air moves in from Texas— courtesy of Edward Fitzpatrick. It seems that Texas Governor Rick Perry will have trouble finding support for his recent claim of growing skepticism in the scientific community regarding climate change. (ThinkProgress has a list of almost 40 climate scientists, including those …
Figuring out the world together — come learn about the hot environmental issues of the day from regional experts. What does ‘climate change’ mean for you, and what can you do about it? Join Sandra Brownell, of the Environmental Protection Agency, and other community members to discuss these topics at a special AS220 Happy Hour. …
A nice Op-Ed in todays New York Liberal Times in which Al Gore offers up a solution to not only the environmental problems we face on a global level, but also explains how this would also fix the economy, somehow. “As Abraham Lincoln said during America’s darkest hour, “The occasion is piled high with difficulty, …