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Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Brooklyn College graduation at Barclays Center My summer break started last week. A day after Memorial Day we had our first in-person commencement ceremony since the start of the pandemic. It took place in the local Barclays … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Russia/Ukraine, Sustainability | Tagged alternative energy, Atmosphere, Brooklyn College, climate, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, covid, COVID 19, CUNY, Electricity, embargo, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Future, Gas, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, gun, Mitigation, NOAA, Oil, petroleum, Policy, politician, prices, Russia, Science, strategy, Sustainable, target, Ukraine | 3 Comments

Presidential Debates and Science

Posted on October 20, 2020 by climatechangefork

After President Trump refused to take part in the newly virtual debate following his coronavirus diagnosis, the debate was cancelled. However, the debate didn’t stay cancelled, per se; it merely changed form. Originally meant to be one town hall, the … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Election, Trump, US | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, anti-science, Biden, Britain, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, climate denier, Climate Skeptics, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Debate, Donald Trump, earthshot, Election, Environment, fact, Future, Global Warming, Government, Harris, Joe Biden, judge, Kamala Harris, law, lockdown, Media, News, Policy, politician, politics, president trump, prince william, RBG, ruth bader ginsburg, Science, scientist, Supreme Court, town hall, Trump, truth, UK, US | 10 Comments

Last (Vice) Presidential Debate?

Posted on October 13, 2020 by climatechangefork

Like many others, I watched the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday evening (October 7th) with relatively low expectations. I figured that it would be much more civilized than the first presidential debate but would not have much new to offer. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Election, politics, US | Tagged administration, Biden, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Debate, Donald Trump, Election, Harris, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, pandemic, Pence, politician, politics, president trump, Trump, vaccine, vote, VP | 7 Comments

Climate Skepticism and Schools?

Posted on November 20, 2018 by climatechangefork

A few days ago, my wife emailed me a piece from PBS about the state of climate change education in K-12 classes: Dueling Books Compete to Educate Kids on Climate Change: The group that mailed books and DVDs arguing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptability, Adaptation, American Meteorological Society, AMS, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Brooklyn College, clilmate change deniers, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, climate science, Climate Skeptics, CUNY, Data, database, Debate, denier, DeVos, Education, eligible voter, Emissions, Environment, false debate, Future, Global Warming, Heartland, human caused, ignorance, K-12, k12, Meteorology, misinformation, Mitigation, multidisciplinary, NASA, Policy, political, politician, politics, prevention, professor, School, Science, Self Inflicted Genocide, Sustainability, teach, teacher, teacher training, Teaching, voter, Voting | Leave a comment

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

Posted on May 9, 2017 by climatechangefork

In the span of a few months, the March for Science burgeoned into a global movement that galvanized support from hundreds of thousands of people in over 610 locations around the globe. The march’s organizers officially aim to create a … Continue reading →

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Back to Psychology: Self-Serving Bias

Posted on February 28, 2017 by climatechangefork

Alan Greenspan has been reflecting on the meaning behind Trump’s win and the Brexit vote: The rise of “economic populism” around the world has come from years of low growth that have “seriously impaired” the global economy, former Fed Chairman … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Election | Tagged #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, Adaptation, America, Anthropogenic, bias, BREXIT, Capitalism, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, communism, cry of pain, Donald Trump, economic populism, Economics, Economy, Education, esteem, fact, failure, Global Warming, governance, Government, Greenspan, Mitigation, pain, political psychology, politician, politics, populism, psychology, Science, self, self-esteem, self-serving, socialism, success, Sustainability, Trump, US | 1 Comment

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

Posted on December 13, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at the separation between the rural and urban vote in the just-concluded US presidential elections. This week I will examine whether this split is a unique American phenomenon or part of the global transition as we … Continue reading →

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Prerequisites

Posted on November 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week I posted a figure from the Economist that summarizes how various constituencies voted in the American presidential elections. I promised I’d focus on some of the non-racial factors that made a significant impact on the results. Let’s look … Continue reading →

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Who is at Fault? Do We Blame the Loser?

Posted on November 22, 2016 by climatechangefork

Samuel Kassow’s book describes the efforts of a group led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum who documented what was happening around them in the Nazi-occupied Warsaw Ghetto. The group aimed to provide an accurate account of the situation to counter the … Continue reading →

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Election: Battle of the Sexes

Posted on October 25, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week, I posited that: “Donald Trump attempted to downplay or disregard any fallout from his actions, concentrating instead on throwing red meat to keep at least his most dedicated supporters happy.” In this blog I had initially planned to … Continue reading →

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Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Presidential Debates and Science

Last (Vice) Presidential Debate?

Climate Skepticism and Schools?

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Marching for Science on Earth Day

Back to Psychology: Self-Serving Bias

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

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Who is at Fault? Do We Blame the Loser?

Election: Battle of the Sexes

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