Tag: climate crisis
Quitting & Rejoining Global Climate Agreements: What’s at Stake for the United States
By Jake Schmidt, Senior Strategic Director, International Climate, International, NRDC Following its previous announcement withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Trump administration announced it intends to also withdraw from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the foundational international climate agreement adopted in 1992 that the United States joined in 1994. In … [continued]
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Our President Doesn’t Understand Science, Or How Science Works
This is a problem across our society, a major problem. Perhaps it’s a significant problem in every society, but at least some other societies more implicitly trust people who understand science to be leaders in society. In the US, the issue is that we’re making one disastrous decision after another … [continued]
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Who Gives A Sh**T About The Climate Crisis? RFK Jr. Says “Let ‘Em Eat Steak — & Milk & Cheese”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued new dietary guidance. Meat lovers, rejoice! The new upside-down pyramid places steak, cheese, and whole milk as your first and best meal choices. “My message is clear,” RFK Jr. reiterated. “Eat real food.” Such meat-focused “real food” isn’t … [continued]
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In Venezuela, It’s All About The Oil
The US attack on Venezuela presages a strategic realignment and the end of the rules based system created after World War II.
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“You Can’t Reduce Carbon Emissions When You Can Pollute For Free” — Sheldon Whitehouse
If you haven’t had a chance to learn about Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), I recommend that you slow down your reading when you see his name in the headlines. As he champions policies to uphold US leadership in the world, he works to protect our planet in a changing climate … [continued]
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