As climate deniers score, Earth Day’s down – but not out
By GREGORY ZELLER // Earth Day is not what it used to be, in amazing and terrible ways. Though an overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens recognizes climate change’s scientifically undeniable…
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No. 879: Maypoles, grumps, heroic cardiologists – and na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na … Batman!
Mayday! Mayday! This is not a red alert, dear readers, though it is a red-letter date as the new month begins and we hurdle the hump of this busy…
No. 847: In which nations unite, history lives, galaxies spill their secrets – and we can’t get enough Rockefeller
Bold prediction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we hurdle the wet and windy hump – and if you think this is bad, wait until next week, when Long…
The climate’s already changed. Will LI land-use laws?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. That includes the three hottest days ever, averaging global temperatures. In South America, where it’s winter right…
No. 638: Founding fathers, all-American brews and worldwide workspaces – plus, the podcast from hell
Storm warning(s): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of a tempestuous late-October workweek, with not one but two nor’easters set to soak the East Coast. Undaunted, we…
At COP26, last chance for Long Island – and the world
By JOHN PARKER // It’s fall in America and an impactful event is about to begin on the other side of the Atlantic: The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of…
Risk, opportunity in COVID/climate change combo
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The climate-change crisis is accelerating. COVID is surging, particularly the Delta variant. Both present immediate challenges – and, quite interestingly, recent research shows there are…
Stratospheric sunshield can’t deflect critical questions
By GREGORY ZELLER // Earth – SAI Control Center 04.27.2121 Solar Geoengineering Project: Day 913 Chief engineer’s log: The Stratospheric Aerosol Injection proceeds uninterrupted. SGP drones continue to inject reflective…
Facing ‘reckless’ Trump, the Empire State strikes back
By GREGORY ZELLER // Despite President Donald Trump’s best efforts, the entirety of the trillion-dollar clean-energy industry won’t be leaving America for more forward-thinking lands – not if Gov. Andrew…