global warming

Brian Shields with concerned scientist Jeff Deyette

Brian Shields — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:26:59 +0000

WAMC's Brian Shields spoke with Jeff Deyette, senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He is the author of Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living and toured New York this week to discuss how people can reduce their carbon footprints, including stops at the Ithaca Sustainability Center, Cornell University, and Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings’ Office of Energy and Sustainability.

Sanders to Host Climate Change Conference

Pat Bradley — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will hold a conference this weekend in Montpelier focused on the regional impacts of climate change.

Comprehensive Climate Change Legislation Introduced in U.S. Senate

Pat Bradley — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:25:00 +0000

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and California Senator Barbara Boxer have introduced legislation to address climate change by imposing fees on carbon emissions and funding sustainable energy.

Steve Gottlieb : Capitalism, religion and global warming

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Global warming is the earth’s response to unrestrained capitalism. Everybody gets to make, buy and use whatever they want without regard to how it affects the sustainability of the environment and everyone in it. Drilling in the Gulf, the Arctic or anywhere, hydrofracking in New York, Pennsylvania or anywhere, turning food like corn into oil that can be burned, all make carbon based fuels that contribute to global warming.

Al Gore Refutes Critics Of Global Warming Urgency

Paul Tuthill — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:51:05 +0000

Several events were held in Amherst Massachusetts over the weekend to mark the inauguration of Jonathan Lash as the sixth president of Hampshire College. The highlight was a formal inauguration ceremony featuring a keynote address by former Vice President Al Gore. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill reports.

Franz Litz: Driving a Fuel-Efficient Car Makes Economic and Environmental Sense

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:38:13 +0000

The numbers are in for March auto sales and lo and behold, electric vehicles and gas-electric hybrid vehicles had their biggest month ever. According to the Associated Press, consumers bought a record 52,000 gas-electric hybrids and electric vehicles in March, up from 34,000 a year ago. The higher numbers come –not coincidentally—as gasoline prices return to around $4 a gallon.

There have always been many good reasons to choose to drive the most fuel-efficient vehicles:

Franz Litz: Loading the Dice for Warmer Weather

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:05:34 +0000

Today Dr. James Hansen, the well known American climate scientist, will accept the prestigious Edinburgh Medal for his work on climate change science. The Edinburgh Medal is awarded each year to a person of science whose professional achievements are judged to have made a significant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity. Dr. Hansen will reportedly use the occasion to talk about climate change as a moral issue of unprecedented scale.