Tag: Scientific American

  • Climate Peril Book Highlights Predicted Ecological Catastrophe

    Climate Peril Book Highlights Predicted Ecological Catastrophe

    A new, authoritative climate book puts all major aspects of the climate crisis into a broad national and international perspective, revealing that the gravity, imminence, and permanence of the crisis are widely misunderstood. Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis (Northbrae Books) by energy and climate expert Dr. John J. Berger…

  • Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated

    Canada Methane Emissions Not Properly Regulated

    We need to take steps NOW to make sure Canada’s methane (aka Hydrogen Sulfide gas which contains up to 90% methane) emissions are being properly regulated. Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide – and its uncontrolled emissions affect everyone. The solutions to reducing methane emissions are actually…

  • Is Byproduct Coal Ash more Radioactive than Nuclear Waste?

    Is Byproduct Coal Ash more Radioactive than Nuclear Waste?

    The classification of coal ash is back in the news as US authorities decide on how to label and regulate this byproduct. The following article, first published in Summer 2011 deserves another look CP  One would never think of taking a bath in sewage, or, for that matter, ‘drinking’ a glass of anything harmful to our system..…