Earlier this month Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro referred to scientific data showing an increase in fires in the Amazon as "lies". He fired Ricardo Galvão, the director of Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the body who gathered this inconvenient data, drawing condemnation from the Union of Concerned Scientists. “I am convinced the data... Continue Reading →
In 2017, the American Society of Civil Engineers released a report titled Report Card for America's Infrastructure, giving America a D+ in terms of the quality of national infrastructure. The 2013 ASCE report made the case for investment, saying that "Capital investment needs for the nation’s wastewater and stormwater systems are estimated to total $298... Continue Reading →
The above quote is taken from a 2014 report commissioned by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, written by Mario Molina et al, entitled What We Know: The Reality, Risks and Response to Climate Change. The quote continues: "Average global temperature has increased by about 1.4° F over the last 100 years. Sea... Continue Reading →
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