the intersection of emergency preparedness, public health and environmental policy
Unlike Warren Buffett, Jeremy Grantham, chairman of Grantham Mayo van Otterloo, GMO.com, is not a "celebrity investor." And also unlike Buffett, Grantham is an environmentalist. Jeremy and his wife, Hannelore, established the Grantham Foundation for the protection of the environment, and The Grantham Research on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of [...]
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Seven Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense This article presents and debunks myths about climate change. Evidence for human interference with Earth's climate continues to accumulate By John Rennie, Scientific American, November 30, 2009 "On November 18, U.S. Sen. James R. Inhofe (R–Okla.) took the floor of the Senate and proclaimed 2009 to be "The Year [...]
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What killed nuclear power was not Three Mile Island or Chernobyl, or the demonstrations of public opposition such as at Seabrook, NH in the late 1970's or the Musicians United for Safe Energy concerts in New York, Sept. 19-23, 1979, (both of which I attended).What killed nuclear power was the realization by the bankers on [...]
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(Via Inhabitat) Which may, in fact, exceed FEMA's exertions - despite the fact that, as Paul Villinski, a New York-based artist has demonstrated, it's entirely possible to construct livable/usable emergency structures which rely on solar and wind power. From Bridget Steffen at Inhabitat, Solar Powered Mobile Emergency Response Studio:Better yet, make sure you read the [...]
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Via Ron Fournier of the Associated Press, Gore sets 'moon shot' goal on climate change, dated today (16 July 2008). An excerpt: Just as John F. Kennedy set his sights on the moon, Al Gore is challenging the nation to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly energy sources within 10 [...]
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