Author Archives: Toasty

United States Election, 2010

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Toasty

The November 2nd “mid-term” elections for the U.S. Congress resulted in a stunning change of power and ideology that dashes any hope for U.S. action on climate change for the foreseeable future. In fact, denial of basic science now appears to be a litmus test for U.S. political candidates. Continue reading →

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Americans Don’t Understand Climate Change: Part 3

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Toasty

A new Yale University study shows that while a majority of Americans believe that global warming is happening they do not understand why. Continue reading →

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A Preview of Future Weather

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Toasty

Disastrous flooding in China and Pakistan, drought in Brazil, drought and record heat in Russia, heavy floods in the American Mid-West while the East Coast bakes in record heat and is battered by violent storms, and the Arctic ice continues … Continue reading →

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We Are Getting Close to Toast!

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Toasty

On a sister site, AreWeToast.com,  I ask: Can mankind adapt to the changes in environment caused by global climate change? Will mankind be wise enough to protect our planet for future generations?  Or, are we toast? Time and experience will … Continue reading →

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The Gulf Oil Disaster and Climate Change Have a Common Cause

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Toasty

Human greed, arrogance and fallibility are the basic causes behind the Gulf Coast oil disaster and climate change. Continue reading →

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The solution to pollution…

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Toasty

There is an old saying that the “solution to pollution is dilution”, which is unfortunately an approach to many sources of pollution in widespread use today.  There is also the related saying, “out of sight, out of mind”.  As the … Continue reading →

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U.S. Senate Climate Control and Energy Bills

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Toasty

It now appears that Senators Kerry and Lieberman will release their long-awaited climate change and energy bill tomorrow.  The bill, named the “American Power Act” is reported to have been altered in response to the BP/Deepwater Horizon accident in the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and the Deepwater Horizon Accident

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Toasty

Climate change and oil spills, what is the connection?  Why should I discuss oil spill on an a site devoted to climate change?  The connections are real, are informative, and are important.

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Earth Day 1970 and 2010

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Toasty

  1970   On January 28, 1969 a major undersea "blowout"  occurred on the Union Oil company’s Platform A off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.  The incident resulted in a  200,000 gallon oil spill that coated both wildlife and … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 1970

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Toasty

As we approach the 40th Earth Day it is perhaps instructive to look back to the first Earth Day in 1970.   In 1970 words such as “ecology” and “environment” had not entered the popular vocabulary and “green” signified nothing beyond … Continue reading →

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