by Linden Cheek | Nov 17, 2017 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Systems Thinking, Technology, Transportation
Climate Change is a big problem. It is so big, in fact, that individual action—while necessary—is not enough to stop the dire predictions of a warmer world from becoming reality. According to a recent NYT article, “The United States… has contributed more than any...
by Linden Cheek | Jun 10, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Transportation
Something has to be done to combat climate change. A Carbon Tax might be part of the solution. The USA is currently releasing 14.7 trillion pounds, or around 6,673 million metric tons, of CO2e annually. These emissions are largely a result of the burning of fossil...
by Linden Cheek | Jun 8, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Green Living, Greenhouse Gasses, Policy, Systems Thinking, Technology, Transportation
Climate Change is a big problem. It is so big, in fact, that individual action—while necessary—is not enough to stop the dire predictions of a warmer world from becoming reality. It turns out that as Americans, only about 40% of our 24 metric ton personal carbon...
by Linden Cheek | May 27, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Greenhouse Gasses, Natural Systems, Policy, Social Systems, Systems Thinking
In any discussion on Climate Change, the idea of 2°C threshold of temperature increase gets thrown around a lot. Everyone seems to know that we mustn’t let our world get more than 2°C hotter. But few people know why. Despite how often this threshold is...
by Linden Cheek | May 25, 2016 | Climate, Definitions, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
Agreeing that humans have drastically altered our earth’s climate by releasing massive amounts of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) into the atmosphere is a no-brainer. However, understanding the individual effect each of these gases has on Climate Change can be a bit more...
by Linden Cheek | May 23, 2016 | Climate, Climate Action Plan, Definitions, Energy, Greenhouse Gasses
Chances are if you have read anything about climate change, whether a scholarly article or your grandma’s Facebook post – you have run into the term GHG. GHG is an acronym used to represent “Greenhouse Gas”, but understanding what theses gases...
