Mad About Science: Climate Change — a new viewpoint
Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I’m not going to lie, my initial instruction with this article was to highlight the effects of climate change in our area. I got 500 words in before I felt...
Tagged: climate change
Debating climate change in a post-logical era
By Christian Rose Reader Contributor It would be nice to have a civil debate with a climate change proponent — old school. But this is proving impossible. So I won’t waste your time outlining...
Local politicians weigh in on climate change
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In response to President Trump announcing his intentions to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we have asked several of our elected officials in Sandpoint and the state...
Movement for federal action on climate change growing
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer, ND Reader Contributor This headline might sound odd in the light of President Trump’s move to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. However, this decision makes state and federal climate...
What our leaders are saying about climate change…
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When President Trump announced that the United States would pull out of the Paris Climate Accord last week, he created a heat wave of feedback from all over the...
Politicians deny climate change, citizens left with the blame
By Davey Breakey Reader Contributor The Idaho Senate has recently approved new K-12 science standards with the notable absence of key references to human-caused climate change. Our state has had trouble agreeing on public...
Paris Climate Agreement: both rocks and momentum ahead
By Gary Payton Reader Contributor Editor’s Note: In December 2015, Sandpoint’s Gary Payton reported in the Reader on the historic Paris Agreement, an international pact designed to address climate change and its global impacts....
The science of natural and human-caused climate change
By Art Pilch Reader Contributor Scientists have been warning us that our climate is changing rapidly, and that humans are responsible. Most people can see that climate has been changing, but some question if...
Activists face prison for pipeline shutdown
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For activist Leonard Higgins, taking action against the threat of climate change is worth risking prison time. That’s an outcome he and nine other activists may very well face...
April was 12th consecutive month of record-setting temperature
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last April made the 12th consecutive month of record-breaking monthly temperatures around the globe. This makes it the longest hot streak in the 137-year record, which dates back to...
