We need to do much more to help solve the issues of global warming and environmental degradation, both of which humankind has contributed to.
Tag: Climate Change
OPINION: Ditch liberalism — let’s give socialism a chance
Capitalism has run its course and run aground. It’s time that we try socialism.
Forecasting the future of climate change: What next?
5C students joined Pomona geology professor Robert Gaines in a discussion on the future of global warming and climate change last Wednesday, as part of the Pomona Student Union’s Chat and Stew series. The discussion stemmed from a recent Global Warming report published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
OPINION: Don’t let the global warming black swans get you down
Suppose I offer you a bet: “$50 says all swans are white.” All you would have to do is find one black swan, even if the overwhelming majority are white. Now suppose my bet is: “$50 says the world would benefit from policies to transition off fossil fuels, even if
OPINION: We should have climate action, not just caution
The year was 1983, and renowned climatologist William Nierenberg was about to present “Changing Climate,” the findings of a National Academy of Sciences commission assembled by former President Jimmy Carter. Little did he know that his optimistic advice to the climate action community, entirely counterintuitive to the dire warnings presented
Opinion: You’re a good man, Governor Brown. Or at least the best we’ve got.
As he prepares to leave office, California’s ‘Governor Moonbeam’ Jerry Brown wants everyone to know how much he cares about global warming. That was why, on Sept. 12-14, Brown invited an international milieu of subnational actors to come to San Francisco for his Global Climate Action Summit. I never thought
Contextualizing Climate Change in Vietnam
The first time I crossed the street in Vietnam, I looked for traffic signals. Stuffed backpack high on my shoulders, I remember wondering if we were just bypassing the crosswalk; a slew of motorbikes and vans weaved between my classmates and me, honking and maneuvering without hand signals. Unnerved and