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The southeastern United States after 20 meters of sea-level rise

Sea-level Rise, It’s Going to Get You

January 6, 2016by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

People know global warming is real and humans are partly to blame, but less than a quarter of them are very or extremely worried about it, according to an Associated […]

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Colorado farmer Jerry Monroe

A Conversation with a Colorado Farmer

January 6, 2016by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

During a Q&A with third-generation Colorado farmer Jerry Monroe, we discuss how farming has changed during his 30 years of running the farm, climate change, and what he expects for the future.

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Professor Veblen overlooking the area where Fourmile Canyon fire burned

When Science Isn’t Enough

September 14, 2015by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

Tom Veblen has a problem. Through his work as a University of Colorado-Boulder professor of geography and leading researcher on wildfire, he knows the best way to lessen the death […]

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climate change, wildfire

Shading Our Cities Against Global Warming

September 1, 2015by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

While we talk about “going green” to fight global warming, NASA says our cities should do so literally. By combining data from multiple satellites to model temperature variations, they determined that […]

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Defining the carbon budget

Living within Our Budgets, Both Money and Carbon

January 10, 2015by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

A new year is upon us. This is a time many people like to make resolutions. Should I resolve to look better, be smarter and have more money this year? […]

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IPCC Report: Low Carbon Energy Use Needs to Triple by 2100

November 2, 2014by Michael Weiss 3 Comments

In some of its strongest language yet, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in its Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report released today that unless we do more than we […]

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Methane hot spot

Plugging Methane Leaks Must Be a Priority

October 10, 2014by Michael Weiss Leave a comment

Take a look at the image at the top of this post. It shows a map of methane emissions into the atmosphere across most of the U.S., as determined by […]

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Purpose of Under Pressure

Point A is the carbon-­intensive energy system we currently have. Point B is the carbon-­neutral energy system we want. Connecting the two points is complex, confusing, and definitely not a straight line. My working hypothesis is a knowledgeable and engaged public gets us to Point B with the most beneficial outcomes for people and the planet.
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