by James Morris
William Happer, a retired Princeton University physicist and Deputy Assistant for Emerging Technologies on the National Security Council, recently stated that carbon dioxide is beneficial to humanity and therefore should not be regulated in any way. In biology, however, the idea that things are “good” or “bad” is simply a lot of hot air. Continue reading
by James Morris
Last week, the United Nations reported that one million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction. The high rate of extinction we are currently experiencing is a result of all kinds of human activities, notably climate change, pollution, hunting, over-harvesting, deforestation, land use changes, and the like. Continue reading
by James Morris
Science is a powerful tool for understanding the world and solving problems, but today it is often met with skepticism, even denial.
Yesterday, thousands of people marched to bring attention to climate change worldwide. Here, I thought it would be useful to state the facts, simply and in one place. What is the evidence for human-induced climate change?
by James Morris
This month, world leaders are meeting in Paris to discuss climate change. This time, there is optimism that concrete measures will be adopted to do something about this planetary problem.
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