Earth Day is an important day to reflect on our everyday actions that impact the planet we live on. The Earth Day 2022 theme encourages everyone to “Invest in Our Planet” by acting together for a greener future and to combat the climate crisis. The Climate Council of Greater Kansas…
Read More
The rich won’t save us from climate catastrophe
The climate crisis is real, and we need to take drastic action to avert catastrophe. However, we cannot rely on the wealthy to solve this problem for us. The climate crisis and global inequality cannot really be separated out as neatly as many would have us believe because both issues…
Read More
Brian Ettling presents the conservative case for a carbon tax at the 2018 Truex Economic Lecture
On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Brian Ettling visited William Jewell College to give the Truex Economic Lecture. A 1992 Jewell alumni, Ettling spent 25 years as a national park ranger, which led him to his current career as a climate change organizer, public speaker and lobbyist. Ettling’s occupation has taken him…
Read More
Jewell graduate delivers lecture on climate change at annual Truex event
Self-proclaimed “climate change comedian” and William Jewell College graduate Brian Ettling (‘92) presented to a large crowd of students and faculty at the 2018 Everett P. Truex Economic and Financial Forum held Oct. 9 in Yates-Gill College Union. During the talk, titled “The Conservative Case for Carbon Tax,” Ettling drew…
Read More
To be honest… with Clare Kimmis
To be honest, I’ve about had it with the fluctuations in the climate. I want summer to feel like summer. I want fall to feel like fall. I want winter to feel like winter. I want spring to feel like spring. Is that too much to ask? I don’t think…
Read MorePulling Out of the Paris Climate Agreement
On June 1, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would be working to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord as it stands over the next 3 ½ years. This is not necessarily a permanent withdrawal. Trump expressed his hope that the terms could be renegotiated so that they…
Read MoreStaying in the Paris Climate Agreement
This June, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will be leaving the Paris Climate Agreement. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) passed the Agreement in 2015, and 195 countries pledged to the deal, including the U.S. under former president Barack Obama. However, because of legal processes…
Read More
EPA will experience major challenges under Trump administration
“The Guardian” recently ran a story about how the northern hemisphere is witnessing a 26-day jump-start to spring this year, causing a litany of problems for plant and wildlife. For example, caribou set their seasonal migration calendars by day length, whereas plants respond to temperature. With increasing global temperatures due to this…
Read More