In Four More Years, Can Washington Avert both the “Fiscal Cliff” and the “Climate Cliff”? Inspiration to Act

In Four More Years, Can Washington Avert both the “Fiscal Cliff” and the “Climate Cliff”?

by Robert Goodland President Obama’s re-election competed for attention with Superstorm Sandy, which cost at least 200 human lives  and US$70 billion. If storms increase in number and strength with climate change, then much higher costs may result – yet the topic of climate change was glaringly absent in recent political campaigning. Perhaps that’s because candidates couldn’t think how climate change might be addressed alongside the ..

Superstorm Sandy: What if storms like this can be prevented? Guest Blogging

Superstorm Sandy: What if storms like this can be prevented?

Superstorm Sandy: What if storms like this can be prevented (by changing what we eat)? By guest blogger Chiara Cabiglio, also posted at http://everyonesharvest.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/superstorm-sandy-what-if-storms-like-this-can-be-prevented/ Superstorm Sandy has caused at least 157 human deaths as of midday November 1st. Its impacts include flooding oflower Manhattan and large swaths of New York City’s subway system. News reports had previously predicted that ..