Mosquitos are annoying. But some of them can be deadly--and they are moving north. It’s yet another byproduct of climate change and thus one more reason to act quickly to reduce our use of carbon.
Do you like to fish? To eat fish? Do you drink water? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions--or if you eat food--you won’t be happy about a new study of 235 lakes that, in total, contain more than half the world’s fresh water.
You probably have heard that the western drought has forced Californians to cut back on lawn watering and other uses of water. But did you know that many areas of the Golden State are sinking?
Yes, we should be excited that leaders from 193 nations put their heads and hearts together in Paris. They made important progress in staving off the worsening damage threatened by climate change. As a former ambassador, I relish such cooperation.
Most people probably would agree with The Herald Dec. 20 editorial’s statement that a carbon tax, “no matter how logical, is a nonstarter with the Republican Party.” But after talking with 175 members of Congress or their aides, most of them Republicans, I believe there is a way to win GOP support.