James Hrynyshyn
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James Hrynyshyn is an independent communications consultant and journalist specializing in science, ecology and, whenever possible, marine issues. He has a degree in marine biology, another in journalism, and experience working on the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic coasts.He brings all that to bear on an almost daily basis through his blog, The Island of Doubt, as part of the SEED magazine scienceblogs.com blogging teams. He devotes the balance of his working days to reporting on the changing nature of planetary ecology, and the editing and design of print and web documents. He is also a member of the The Climate Project, a national team of trained climate-change slide-show presenters.
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Small issue: It's "John Tyndall" not Kendall. I doubt Hansen misspoke, but either way...On James Hansen on Obama, climate legislation, and the scourge of coal posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago 8 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Heath Shuler's office says he still hasn't had time to read the bill, but back in May he joined a faith-based campaign that kind of supports generic climate legislation. HuffPost piece:
"Reps. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) and Tom Perriello (D-Va.) will join religious and military leaders on Tuesday in unveiling the campaign that includes ads on Christian radio stations in at least eight states, with a focus on members of Congress who may waver on climate change legislation as negotiations are taking place on Capitol Hill."
On House swing votes stay mum on climate bill posted 5 months ago 1 ResponseClick here to view comment in original post
Science Magazine article on Biofuels
Anyone who would like a copy of the PDF that David is talking about, just email me: jamesh (at) cyamid.net
James Hrynyshyn website: www.cyamid.net blog: islandofdoubt.net
On Science says: Ethanol good on energy, not so much on environment posted 3 years, 10 months ago 6 ResponsesClick here to view comment in original post
Inuit and climate change
I sympathize with the plight of the Inuit. They are losing not just their way of life, but the very place they call home. Still, there is a certain degree of hypocrisy associated with a lawsuit against the world's largest source of climate-changing emissions. Inuit are among the biggest users, per capita, of fossil fuels, due in part to their extreme climate, but also due to their failure to embrace alternative sources of fuel.
As Sheila Watt-Cloutier points out, no one is more familiar with the effects of climate change than the Inuit. And yet, they have done nothing to take advantage of new clea-energy technologies that, while still prohibitively expensive in the South, are more than economically attractive in the remote off-the-grid communities of Nunavut and other Inuit homelands.
The Inuit case could only benefit if they cleaned up their own act first. While their numbers are too small to make a global difference to the climate, freeing themselves from fossil-fuel dependence would go a long way toward claiming the high ground, as it were, but it melts.
James Hrynyshyn
blog: islandofdoubt.net
On Inuit fight climate change with human-rights claim against U.S. posted 4 years, 4 months ago 13 Responses