In 2018 I launched aboutclimatechange.com to help guide my understanding of what’s causing it and its impact on our environment and well-being. Below are the most recent stories I’ve published:
- Plug-in hybrids offer great value for drivers who fear sacrificing long-distance travelby George Thomas Jr. on September 24, 2023 at 7:00 pm
No worries regardless of travel distance; plug-in hybrid vehicles help reduce urban air pollution and trips to the gas station. The post Plug-in hybrids offer great value for drivers who fear sacrificing long-distance travel appeared first on About Climate Change.
- New research linking climate emergency to polar bear demise could benefit salmon and other endangered speciesby George Thomas Jr. on September 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm
A George W. Bush-era policy prevented federal agencies from considering the effect of greenhouse gas emissions on endangered polar bears, but new peer-reviewed research illustrates a direct link. The post New research linking climate emergency to polar bear demise could benefit salmon and other endangered species appeared first on About Climate Change.
- We’re all benefiting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — especially Republicansby George Thomas Jr. on August 26, 2023 at 7:00 pm
One year after its passage, Republican congressional districts have received nearly $74 billion in announced or awarded funding, with less than $10 billion in funding for Democratic districts. The post We’re all benefiting from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — especially Republicans appeared first on About Climate Change.
- Unrelenting wildfires, torrential rainfall bring new meaning to “unprecedented” extreme weather eventsby George Thomas Jr. on August 20, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Week after week we’re alerted to some “unprecedented” extreme weather event. Yet the corporate media references the climate emergency barely at all. The post Unrelenting wildfires, torrential rainfall bring new meaning to “unprecedented” extreme weather events appeared first on About Climate Change.
- How settler colonialism, oligarchy, and the climate emergency fueled catastrophic Maui firesby George Thomas Jr. on August 13, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Seventh-generation native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing explains why there is nothing natural about the devastating Maui wildfires. The post How settler colonialism, oligarchy, and the climate emergency fueled catastrophic Maui fires appeared first on About Climate Change.
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