“People will literally believe anything if it’s called ‘science’ and disguised as environmentalism.”
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Letter writer: Exxon revelations prompt Asheville protest
“Over 20 people demonstrated on Nov. 10 in front of the Exxon station on Merrimon Avenue to call attention to the recent revelations that Exxon knew in the ‘70s that fossil-fuel extraction would cause serious climate disruption and covered that information up.”
Future shock: Designing climate-resilient buildings
An upcoming conference gives Asheville a lead role in efforts to integrate the latest climate science into the hands-on practices of architects, builders and others. “Climate Resilient Design in the Southeast,” happening Friday, Nov. 6, at the U.S. Cellular Center, brings together an impressive array of acclaimed scientists and other professionals. They’ll discuss climate-resilient building […]
Letter writer: Hope for economic, climate and racial justice for all
“I see masses of cultures, faiths and communities all around the world that are mobilizing to bring international peace, greater climate stability, and economic and racial equity.”
Letter writer: Oil industry doesn’t fund climate groups
“Aid agencies can’t properly help people affected by climate change because, of the $1 billion spent globally every day on climate finance, only 6 percent of it goes to adaptation support.”
Letter writer: Climate-change deniers lack scientific authority
“Clean energy will create millions of U.S. jobs and increase our GDP by tens of billions annually with a plan that’s been successful for seven years in British Columbia”
Letter writer: CO2’s effect on climate change is highly debatable
“The lack of global warming for the past 18 years while CO2 rose 10 percent (likely due mainly to soaring hydrocarbon fuel use in China and other developing nations) suggests that there is something seriously wrong with the CO2-caused warming theory.”
Resilient farming systems: How local foodsheds can brace for climate change
What does a drought in California have to do with Western North Carolina? Local experts say that the situation holds lessons for food systems throughout the country, including how to become more resilient in the face of climate change.
Letter writer: Look to the economics of climate change
“Clean energy, the solution to climate change, will give us lower energy bills, millions of jobs and lower taxes. Over 2,500 major economists agree, nine of them with Nobel Prizes.”
Letter writer: Science makes the case for limiting CO2
“By [letter writer Mike Ivey’s] logic, you could drink a glass of water spiked with cyanide: It can’t possibly harm you, since “there is not enough of cyanide compared to water.”
Letter writer: Websites offer scientific info on climate change
“Global warming deserves more critical analysis and not sound bites.”
Letter writer: Program would reduce CO2 emissions
“We know from published accounts of the oil, coal and gas companies how much they sell, and if all their products are burned (a good assumption) there will be enough CO2 added to the atmosphere to double the amount we have already seen.”
Letter writer: Climate change is a reality
“It is imperative that we seriously begin the transition to alternative, renewable energy sources.”
Letter writer: Take path of caution and cut carbon emissions
“The water-vapor effect is a positive feedback mechanism that is not under our control, which makes it that much more important to curb carbon emissions, which are.”
Letter writer: Climate-change denier displays lack of scientific understanding
“We seem to be living in a society that wears scientific ignorance as a badge of honor. “
Letter writer: Arguments against human culpability for climate change fail to persuade
“Glaciers are receding absolutely everywhere; tundra is turning to muck; species, both flora and fauna, are heading toward the poles; and none of this is conjecture.”
Letter writer: Climate-science deniers promote public ignorance
“For many industries, promotion of public ignorance is far preferable to public scientific literacy when profits are on the line.”
Letter writer: Set the record straight on carbon fees
“Actually, 97 percent of climate scientists are in consensus about the fact that human-generated CO2, methane and nitrous oxides are causing runaway climate change. Are these scientists naive?”
Letter writer: Climate-change believers betray their naiveté
“Wake up, people. All of you who believe in CO2-caused ‘climate change’ are scientifically naïve and are being played for suckers by the controlling mafia that runs the world.”
Letter writer: Asheville residents lobby for climate change proposal
“[Last] week, several folks from Asheville joined hundreds of others to go to Washington, D.C., and brave the sweltering heat — not for vacation, but to talk to our senators and representatives about a bipartisan solution to halt disastrous climate change. “
Letter writer: Local Citizens Climate Lobby chapter offers avenue for climate change activism
“A local chapter [of the Citizens Climate Lobby] has formed in Asheville and is preparing to participate in and support Congressional Climate Message Day on June 22.”