From yesterday’s New York Times: Global Weirding is Here by Thomas Freidman.
This article sums up so much about global warming–excuse me, global weirding. It really is a must read.
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NYT: Global Weirding Is Here
February 18, 2010 – 2:36 pm
Wall St. Journal: Peak Oil–2015
February 16, 2010 – 4:53 pm
The Wall St. Journal wrote a story last week about peak oil. [“Peak oil” is when global production of oil reaches a maximum and begins decline as supply runs out.] That The Wall St. Journal ran an article discussing peak oil is interesting for a few reasons:
1. The Wall St. Journal is a conservative, [...]
CSM’s Green Blog Shuts Down
February 16, 2010 – 1:47 pm
The Christian Science Monitor’s environmental blog is shutting down as of today. “After 22 months and some 500 posts, the Bright Green blog is coming to an end.” The full story is here.
I’ve read the Bright Green blog many times and always found it well-written, interesting, and informative. The final blog entry has links to [...]
Natural Gas Explosion
February 8, 2010 – 7:11 pm
Please pray for the families of the five killed yesterday after an explosion at a Connecticut power plant. And please pray for the the dozens of workers injured in the blast.
More on Natural Gas tomorrow…
Smoking & Scientific “Debate”
February 4, 2010 – 6:20 pm
The time to debate the science of global warming has long past. The scientific community has come to a consensus that global warming is happening. This begs the question, “Why is there a debate?” A look at the “controversy” surrounding smoking is instructive to understanding the global warming “debate.”
In the 1950s, the medical community began [...]
100 Million Plastic Bottles a Day
February 3, 2010 – 10:27 pm
Some solutions to the global warming crisis are simple. Drinking out of a reusable container rather than buying bottled water is a simple way to consume less.
The Facts: Fifty billion bottles of water are consumed each year in the United States, about 137 million bottles every day. About one quarter of these bottles are recycled [...]
Peak Oil
February 3, 2010 – 1:56 am
Today I’ve been thinking about “Peak Oil.” Basically, the Earth will run out of oil someday. “Peak Oil” is the concept that before we run out of oil, we will reach a period of peak extraction. Many scientists believe we are reaching that point. I found this video explaining the concept:
In about 1970, the U.S. [...]
Welcome
January 28, 2010 – 11:22 pm
Thank you for visiting JesusConserves.org, a website dedicated to examining the global warming crisis from a Christian perspective.
The story of JesusConserves.org began a few years ago while I was studying climate change policy in law school. I was struck by the disconnect between many Christians and environmentalists. [...]