Planet3.0 Blogs

Working on new vids with exactly this topic. Fast Company: As of early July, more than 30 million Americans were collecting unemployment. At some point, when the virus is defeated, they’ll need to return to work—but their old employer might…

Something I’ve done on this blog quite a lot is push back against the narrative that science is social. This doesn’t mean that I think individual scientists can’t be biased, or that we won’t sometimes go down the wrong path…

But there is hope. Conflict between hydropower and wildlife. As more dams are removed, populations can rebound. This is why the credible plans for decarbonizing do not include more new hydro. AFP via Courthouse News: PARIS (AFP) — Populations of…

Field season images from 2019 indicating crevasse stratigraphy, annotated by Clara Deck. Director: Mauri S. Pelto, mspelto@nichols.edu-Nichols College Field Artist & Scientist: Jill Pelto, pelto.jill@gmail.com Who we are? NCGCP was founded in 1983 to identify the response of North Cascade…

Buckle up. Early predictions of an active storm season are bearing out in the Atlantic. Tropical wave has now become Tropical Storm 9, and is expected to become Named storm Isaias later today or tomorrow.Pronunciation guide here. Common Dreams: “Hate…

In just 17 states, there is a theoretical 1000 Gigawatts potential, enough to power the entire US solely from wind, available with minimal wildlife impacts, according to new Nature Conservancy study. The study focuses on Prairie and Great Plains areas,…

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Andrew Dessler PhD and Zeke Hausfather in The Hill: Climate change is real, caused by human activity and a serious problem that needs to be addressed. In a new study published last week, which one of us helped author, we’ve…

First of all, a disclaimer: I am not advocating the extermination of anyone! This post is just an attempt of mine to place myself in the boots of the bad guys who could think of doing such a thing and…

Guitarist Peter Green dead at 73.…

Recent talk – 2019 – from Eric Rignot. If you want the most recent, reliable take, this is your guy.…

In Florida, it was forbidden for years for state employees to use the words “climate change”.That ridiculous charade has come to an end, – you can say the words now, even if the science continues to be ignored. More recently,…

Dzhikiugankez Glacier in 1985 and 2020 Landsat images with the snowline shown by purple dots. A tributary at Point A has disappeared and tributary at the red arrow has separated.  Thinning and marginal retreat is emphasized by blue and green…

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In the 1960s and 1970s, the problem of world overpopulation was often debated, and birth control was proposed as a solution. It soon became politically incorrect even to mention this subject in public, but it may be that it wasn't…

Above, the very well informed Dan Kammen on “New” nuclear power ideas. Below, my video from last year on the state of nuclear energy.…

This Ohio story is really something, and significant to everyone. Leah Stokes in Vox: On Tuesday, the news broke that the FBI had arrested Ohio Speaker of the House of Representatives Larry Householder, the architect of HB 6, a law that…

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Since I’ve discussed climate sensitivity on a number of occasions, it seems worth highlighting the new paper that assesses climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence. The authors include many who will be familiar to my regular readers. Credit: Sherwood…

I wrote this article for Redefining Stammering, an excellent blog run by Sam Simpson (a speech therapist) and Patrick Campbell (a doctor and person who stammers). If you have an interest in stammering or disability theory, I encourage you to…

Fast developing story, I’ll know more tomorrow when I have a chance to catch up.Takeaway: The worst energy bill in the country turns out to be tainted with bribery. Fossil and nuclear industry involved. Allegedly. NPR: FBI agents arrested Ohio…

Asia Times: What’s green and carbon friendly to operate … is “whisper quiet” … can carry 70 passengers through the sky … and hardly use any fuel? According to a British firm that unveiled the concept, it will be the…

“Deformed Slightly” is not what you want to hear about the plane you are flying on, or the world’s largest dam project. Asia Times: In a rare revelation, Beijing has admitted that its 2.4-kilometer Three Gorges Dam spanning the Yangtze…

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COVID loves bars. Get lots of people together, indoors. Keep ’em together for hours. Love it! Go ahead, tell ’em to wear masks and practice “social distancing.” You did know they’re here to consume alcohol, right? How’s that “social distancing”…

We have to keep social distancing and not interact with people outside our bubble if we want to keep COVID-19 cases down. The virus hasn’t gone away, if we let our guard down it will spread exponentially through the population,…

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It’s refreshing to see an interview of an erudite, educated person, conducted by a well-prepared journalist.…

In the 1976 movie, "Logan's Run," the law is that everyone must die when they turn 30. And everyone accepts that law. "Necroeconomics" is a concept used by some economists to describe the results of the collapse of the Soviet Economy,…