Sentences with phrase «climate change thing»

Glad we got that out of the way because I was starting to worry about that whole climate change thing, but now that I know how easily consensus is overturned, an oil company funded lackey and some pundit have me convinced that it's all a load of hooey.

You can't look at this climate change thing in isolation, just by looking at correlations for example or the period after WW2.

The Moral / Ethical Dimension of Climate Change Another thing which I was quite quite glad that Yale Environment 360 asked Kolbert about is the moral and ethical dimension of climate change:

This climate change thing is acutely embarrassing to me, given my frankly liberal politics.

Minus the whole it's probably because of climate change thing but oh well.

It leaves you thinking: «Hmm, this whole climate change thing — it's bad for humans but the Earth will probably adapt.»

Cramer considers himself a climate - change skeptic, but would likely steer Trump towards more neutral territory from his brash comments during the campaign about how the whole climate change thing is a hoax.

Not exact matches

«The idea of being able to use biology to design and engineer living things that can do things like cure disease or eliminate organ waiting lists, or even revert climate change, or help us live on other planets — that's more what was exciting about it,» he says.

Avoiding a pileup will depend on how she handles three things: oil and gas royalties, pipeline development and climate change action.

Teller told Derwin that Musk's «sincerity shouldn't be questioned» on climate change, and that speaking out against him was the wrong thing to do, according to Derwin.

Founder and CEO Social Capital LP and Golden State Warriors Owner Chamath Palihapitiya has a mission which is, «To advance humanity by solving the world's hardest problems including the advancement of human capital, the eradication of disease, solutions to global climate change, and other really difficult things that are non obvious.»

Zuckerberg suggested that the Millennial equivalents can be things like addressing climate change and eradicating ever more diseases.

«Success in these things is always unlikely, but in this case it's also absolutely necessary,» says Keith Stewart, director of WWF Canada's climate - change campaign.

On Monday, as Irma weakened over Georgia, Bossert used a White House briefing to offer more hints of an emerging climate resilience policy, while notably avoiding accepting climate change science: «What President Trump is committed to is making sure that federal dollars aren't used to rebuild things that will be in harm's way later or that won't be hardened against the future predictable floods that we see.

Over the longer run, things may get even better: a team of American researchers recently claimed that Canada's farmers may actually benefit from climate change.

Over the last two weeks, the world's politicians, businessmen, scientists and environmentalists have gathered in Paris to discuss one thing: how to save the world from the catastrophic effects of climate change.

«You hear about all the bad things we're doing to the planet, to the ocean: the pollution, overfishing, global climate change,» Lowe says.

Meanwhile, the most important thing to us is that the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change moves from a plan to an on - the - ground reality.

But here's the thing: We don't yet currently know, conclusively, that the hurricane season as a whole represents a result of climate change.

From our perspective, the financial sector side, in what sense does climate change pose new or different risks to the financial system, all the way from the obvious, such as the concept of stranded assets, which you've got lending all against those things?

There is a collateral vulnerability, but more into climate change affecting weather and, therefore, exposure of insurance companies to more events and those kinds of things.

But here the thing: We don't yet currently know, conclusively, that the storms we saw were made larger and nastier by climate change.

While axing a tax on the fuel Albertans produce is popular, much of the energy sector appears reasonably happy a provincial government is doing things to erase Alberta's old image as an environmental laggard; last month, oil sands heavyweights Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. talked up Alberta's new environmental efforts to European investors, and their executives joined Notley on stage when the climate change plan and carbon tax were first announced.

Another thing driving up prices seems to be climate change.

Actually global heating (climate change) will make the point of whether these fantasy gods are whatever stupid people believe them to be a moot point in a few years as humans and all living things do a slow roast as temperatures climb higher and remain there for hundreds of years....

The only thing Mitt is «consistent» about is that he is INconsistent and has flipped on abortion, gun rights, gay rights, healthcare, tax cuts, minimum wage, Vietnam, and climate change.

For one thing, Francis has the temerity to take the science of climate change seriously, which is the sort of thing that can send a Wall Street Journal conservative frantically groping for his smelling salts, but which I can not help thinking is slightly saner than clinging to the politically inflected obfuscations of the data that so many in the developed world use to calm their digestions and consciences.

(For a crisp, informed, and cliché - free reflection on climate change, see Thomas Derr's «The Politics of Global Warming» in the August / September issue of First Things.)

In his fourth full day of office, Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would allow construction to continue on the Keystone and Dakota Access Pipeline — two things that former President Barack Obama halted over concerns that included climate change.

As with many things affected by the environment, climate change has an effect on agroforestry.

Henriette: «Good agricultural practices farmers can adopt to better cope with the effects of climate change include things like planting shade trees, implementing efficient irrigation methods and covering the soil with compost to make it more resilient.»

Going vegan is one of the most significant things that you can do to help combat climate change and reduce further damage to the natural world.

A new climate change report is forecasting an almost 50 per cent reduction in rain by 2090, but one farmer in southern NSW says he has already seen things change over the past 30 years.

It is like the arguments of climate change deniers, or religious fanatics, they are so beyond the realm of logic that the only thing to do really is to mock them.

«Formula E has done a lot to raise awareness of things like climate change.

We're in a position to inspire people from both race fans to governments to play their part in tackling things like climate change.

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Then I try to remember that there are bigger things going on in our world, like the intense problems of global climate change, for one thing.

I am also a vocal advocate of Climate Change (yes it is a thing and no it is not an opinion).

The goals seek to achieve 3 critical things in the next 15 years: 1) end extreme poverty, 2) fight inequality and injustice, and 3) fix climate change.

If you change relatively simple things about parent behavior, it changes the climate in the home.

Emphasizing to program participants and students how climate change is impacting the things that people care about (nature, water resources, and health) and appeal to the inherent human connection to nature.

Thanks to things like man - made pollution, climate change, and fishing practices, mom might not be solely eating fish alone.

Going back to the climate change analogy — when the vast majority say one thing, but equal importance is given to the views of the minority - then what are politicians to do?

But the critical thing is to know what this algorithm is predicting; how to justify it; what is the model of climate change built into the algorithm; what risks of error are built into the algorithm that is predicting climate change?

While the effects of climate change have already transformed parts of New York City — particularly its waterfronts, as documented by Camera Obscura columnist Nathan Kensinger in the years since Hurricane Sandy — things will likely only get worse in the years to come.

(hint hint: LGBT rights and climate change is nice to talk about, but when people pay too much in taxes, they stop giving a damn about those things),

And yet, the WFP's top official says there are a lot of things to celebrate as the year ends, pointing to a growing progressive advocacy movement ranging from climate change to criminal justice reforms.

He added: «The important thing is that you work with people who are like - minded and interested in pursuing the same sort of things where you can, and we will, whether the subject is stem cell or whether the subject is climate change.»

Beyond the climate change bill, though, we will need Labour and the Conservatives to be as brave as the Liberal Democrats in coming up with hard proposals for change: so far, only the Lib Dems have put forward firm plans for greener but not higher taxes, by switching the tax burden from good things like work, risk and effort to bad things like pollution.