The Myth of the All Powerful Environmental Lobby

The last major environmental legislation was passed by Congress in 1990 when the Clean Air Act was significantly amended to address acid rain and ozone depletion. Both issues had been well documented and their detrimental impacts were incontrovertible. On the one hand, acid rain was virtually killing off entire forests and lakes. On the other, the ozone hole in our atmosphere was growing at an alarming pace...

Time to Dispel Denialist Myths

The Greenhouse Effect is Established Science By Frank Schiavone Anyone with even the slimmest connection to the natural world can see that something dramatic is occurring. Climate change is real. Ecosystems across the planet are being impacted, most adversely. And the thing we don’t like to talk about is that it’s only going to get worse (even if we acted immediately and in some meaningful...

Global Warming Denial Takes on Religious Fervor

Uncertainty Used As A Weapon By Frank Schiavone Apparently, I’ve been afflicted with something called Cognitive Dissonance. The onset of my disorder was brought about by my unholy belief in what denialists label “Anthropogenic Global Warming” – the “theory” that global warming is real and we humans are the predominate cause. A little history about my cognitive dissonance: Sometime...

Global Warming Is Real

A Gathering Storm By Frank Schiavone A gathering storm (in the words of Winston Churchill) is on the horizon and it spells real trouble for mankind. The planet is warming and we are the dominant cause. There, I said it. I know this statement will send many into convulsive spasms. Climate change, the politically correct label for it, never fails to generate detractors. There are no shortage of...