Reckless Adaptation; Goofy Journalism

onMay 19, 2008 @ 23:51 PDT

Wired Magazine’s Spencer Reiss advises “Climate Change is Inevitable. Get Used To It.”

It is, however, easier to be right about the first part than sanguine about the second. Rather than putting our energies into limiting or reversing the central problem of greenhouse gas emission, Reiss would have us concentrate on “adaptation,” designing and siting houses well away from rising tides and putting our farming faith in Monsanto.

He concludes: “We’re in charge here” – invoking a level of hubris that may be more frightening than climate change itself.

By Richard Littlemore

uk/Nigel Farage Goes on Pro-Fossil Fuel Rant at Fundraiser for Climate Denial Group

BySam Bright and Adam Barnett

onSep 14, 2024 @ 03:44 PDT

Tickets at the event in Chicago cost up to $50,000 for the chance to have dinner with the Reform UK leader.

us/Violations Discovered at Nation’s First Carbon Capture and Storage Project

BySharon Kelly

onSep 13, 2024 @ 12:29 PDT

Corrosion issues in a deep monitoring well were discovered in March, raising concerns that early issues could be a sign of major problems to come as CCS and monitoring wells age.