Who Needs Florida, Anyway? Scientists need to help us prevent climate change, not adapt to it
By Donella Meadows
–Summer 1989–
The urgency of climate change calls for leadership from some unusual quarters. Environmental author and columnist Dana Meadows comments here on the role scientists – a group generally not known for activism – need to play in averting global climate change. Her writing has been appearing regularly in IN CONTEXT, and she also writes a weekly column [...]
High Up Ozone Versus Low Down Ozone, and Outer Atmospheric Confusions
By Donella Meadows
–May 18, 1989–
A fat lady in apron and snow boots is out on her porch earnestly spraying an aerosol can out into space. The caption says, “Mrs. Alice Snood of East Icicle, Vermont, is doing what she can to get rid of the silly ozone layer. She says a global warming trend would be a darn good idear [...]
Burning Coal in Connecticut, Planting Trees in Guatemala
By Donella Meadows
–March 23, 1989–
Applied Energy Services (AES) of Arlington, Virginia, has come up with a way to do something that everyone thought was impossible. It is building a coal-burning electric plant that will not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere — which means it will not worsen the greenhouse effect and hasten global climate change.
The plant will also be [...]
To Save the Environment Start by Saving Landsat
By Donella Meadows
–February 16, 1989–
Over the next decade the world will critically need an eye on itself. We will need to keep track of greenhouse warming, forest damage from acid rain, the extent of deserts and tropical deforestation. We can deal with global environmental problems only if we have accurate information about whether and where those problems exist.
The good news [...]
Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer to the Greenhouse Problem
By Donella Meadows
–July 21, 1988–
To the folks who bring us nuclear power, this year’s drought is a bonanza. They don’t have to advertise any more, the media are doing it for them. Nearly every report on the drought calls it a sign of the global greenhouse effect. One cause of greenhouse warming is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels. Nuclear [...]
