Local greenhouse gas factory

I shot this snapshot at the 5 Corners intersection in Essex Junction, Vt., yesterday. It's a casebook study on the carbon pollution of the great American motor vehicle. Pollute, pollute, pollute . . .

For insurers, there's no doubt on climate change

It's happening - right now - and the insurance industry is shelling out big bucks to settle claims from storm damage, sea-level rise, and a whole lot more as this piece from today's NY Times makes clear. Still, even with this type of in-depth reporting and no-shit detail, Republican right-wingers in Congress still appear unwilling, unable, or otherwise shying away from legislation to do something about our planet's changing climate.
It is, let's remember, the only planet we have.