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CPRA’s “bold” scheme for saving Plaquemines is to rehabilitate the crevasse for a post-crevasse age. The agency’s master plan calls for punching eight giant holes through the levees on the Mississippi and two more through those on its main distributary, the Atchafalaya. The openings will be gated and channelized, and the channels will themselves be
... See moreElizabeth Kolbert • Under a White Sky
Ma quale temperatura sceglieremmo: la media dell’era preindustriale? 0,5°C in più? 1°C in più? E chi dovrebbe deciderlo? Queste sono domande fondamentali per un organismo di governance globale, che dovrebbe essere istituito con urgenza e dotati di effettivi poteri.
Gaia Vince • Il secolo nomade: Come sopravvivere al disastro climatico (Italian Edition)
Smart Power: Climate Change, the Smart Grid, and the Future of Electric Utilities
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To explain this apocalyptic trend, Shellenberger borrows from The Denial of Death, a 1973 book by American anthropologist Ernest Becker (1924–1974). Fear of death, Becker wrote, is a core part of our subconscious. We realize our own mortality early in our lives and spend the later part dealing with it, often subconsciously. One way we deal with
... See moreMarian L. Tupy • Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet
It is clearer that the climate is changing, and I am open to the claim that it is changing in a calamitous direction, but I am not certain. Many of the press releases are drawn from very limited studies relating a few variables. In isolation, they create a compelling argument for outcomes that would harm human beings. But given that there is no
... See moreGeorge Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
