Category Archives: Climate Change

Pacific Island Youth Speak Out on Climate Change

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Bruce

from the Deutsche-Welle web site: <http://www.dw.com/en/pacific-islands-youth-skeptical-of-cop21/a-18873278&gt; PACIFIC ISLANDS Pacific islands youth skeptical of COP21 While small Pacific islands are in danger of vanishing due to rising sea levels, their younger inhabitants are skeptical that the climate summit in Paris will … Continue reading →

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Climate change causing biggest coral destruction in the Caribbean

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Bruce

Source: Climate change causing biggest coral destruction in the Caribbean

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Good Sense about Morality from the NewScientist

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Bruce

On-line at <https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730400-700-morality-2-0-how-manipulating-our-minds-could-save-the-world/&gt; Morality 2.0: How manipulating our minds could save the world [Emphasis added] Our moral instincts are failing to cope with the dilemmas of the modern world. Is it time to use tricks, pills or brain zaps to … Continue reading →

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Coral Bleaching Threat Increasing in Western Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Bruce

Coral bleaching threat increasing in western Atlantic and Pacific oceans Rising ocean temperatures threaten spread of major heat stress to Hawaiian reefs [For added information on this topic, see Nick Robson’s Climate Change blog.] July 6, 2015 Bleached and dead Acorpora … Continue reading →

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French minister: 2015 climate deal must not require approval by US Congress

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Bruce

from the website of US News and World Report: <http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/06/01/european-oil-and-gas-majors-call-for-carbon-price&gt; French minister: 2015 climate deal must take a form that doesn’t need approval by US Congress French foreign minister Laurent Fabius talks to delegates during the United Nations Framework Convention … Continue reading →

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Critical Review of Lima Climate Change Output by Slate Blogger

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Bruce

from Slate’s Future Tense: <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/12/14/lima_peru_climate_change_negotiations_one_word_undermines_the_entire_thing.html&gt; [My imposed emphasis in blue.] THE CITIZEN’S GUIDE TO THE FUTURE DEC. 14 2014 8:28 PM A Single Word in the Peru Climate Negotiations Undermines the Entire Thing 6246 16 By Eric Holthaus People ride … Continue reading →

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Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, ED of the CCCCC on Deeper Caribbean Climate Change Partnerships

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Bruce

from Caribbean Climate, “the region’s premier climate change blog,” published by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, <http://caribbeanclimateblog.com/2014/12/12/partnering-for-survival-dr-kenrick-leslie-calls-for-deeper-partnerships-to-address-climate-change-at-cop-20/&gt; “Partnering for Survival” – Dr Kenrick Leslie calls for deeper partnerships to address Climate Change at COP 20 Dr Kenrick Leslie, CBE, … Continue reading →

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Dramatic Increases in Rate of Coastal Wetland Loss

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Bruce

This issue is especially significant for SMALL ISLANDS, given the importance of preserving coastal wetlands in the face of climate change effects, including especially sea level rise and increased frequency of coastal storms. abc article dramatic coastal wetland losses 2014 … Continue reading →

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It’s NOT the Warming, It’s the VARIABILITY

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Bruce

From the excellent Conservation Magazine from Washington University  —  http://conservationmagazine.org/2014/02/dont-expect-climate-change-reduce-winter-deaths/ [As we’ve said many times, the hardest thing we’ll have to address in Climate Change Adaptation is the greater variability in climate impacts.] Don’t expect climate change to reduce winter … Continue reading →

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Watershed Impacts of Development in the BVI

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Bruce

Happened to come across this article in an old on-line issue of BVI Yachting and Property Guide on critical sustainable development issues in the BVI by Shannon Gore of Coastal Management Consulting <http://www.cmcbvi.com/&gt;: Smart Development Written by Shannon Gore Friday, … Continue reading →

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