News, Interviews & Commentaries

Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in at Least 800,000 Years (May 14, 2019)

Yasemin Saplakoglu and Staff writer says on Livescience that Carbon Dioxide had break the there is more cabon dioxide inthe atmosphere thatn there has been for 800,000 years.

Extremes Are the New Norm: Why This Cold Spell is Lingering (May 13, 2019)

Pete Bouchard explains why the recent cold weather is still lingering around.

How the Mainstream Media Ignores the Climate Change Crisis (May 12, 2019)

A talk via the Real News on the  reality of climate change crisis.

Joe Biden Looks To Revive Obama’s Climate Plan. Scientists Say That’s Not Good Enough (May 12, 2019)

The 2020 Democratic candidate’s plan to tackle the climate crisis, which he’s called an “existential” threat, reportedly includes a role for fossil fuels.

Mike Pompeo Praises Climate Change in the Arctic as ‘New Opportunities for Trade’ (May 7, 2019)

Davis Richardson discusses Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling Arctic's melting ice caps "new opportunities for trade" on Observer.

Stony Brook Celebrates the Earth in Annual Festival ( May 7, 2019)

Stony Brook held its annual week-long Earth stock celebration in celebration of Earth Day.

Climate Change Turns Cyclone Fani So Servere (May 4, 2019)

Author of Times of India explains how climate change had turned Fani a severe hurricane.

As Long As We Take Action, We Preserve a Better Future (May 4, 2019)

Katie Neitz reports and discusses the lecture given by Dr. Michael Mann on April 16 at Lafayette.

Michael E. Mann and Michael B. Lubic join NCSE's Board of Directors (May 1, 2019)

National Center for Science Education introduces its new members Michael Mann and Michael B. Lubic.

The Koch Brothers are Funding Facebook’s Newest Fact-checking Partner (April 30, 2019)

Poala Rosa-Aquino writes an article on whether Facebook is trying to solve fake news by partnering with climate deniers on grist.org

How to Fight Climate Change Deniers (April 29, 2019)

Michael Mann's interview with The Young Turks' on how to fight climate change deniers.

Facebook's Newest 'Fake Checkers' are Koch-funded Climate Deniers (April 29, 2019)

Joe Romm wrote an article on Facebook founder and CEO keeping dashing hope of a positive force from a media platform in the fight against climate change.

OP-ED: Ball Column Misinforms Readers. (April 28, 2019)

Dr. Mann wrote an OP-ED response for Observer Reporter on Dave Ball's April 20's commentary. 

The Push-me, Pull-you Climate Crisis (April 28, 2019)

Douglas John Imbrogno wrote an article via Changing Climate Times Newsletter on if "changing our lightbulbs really stop climate armageddon".

Michael E. Mann and Michael B. Lubic Join NCSE's Board of Directors (April 27, 2019)

Michael E. Mann, a climate scientist at Penn State University, and Michael B. Lubic, a partner at the law firm K&L Gates, joined NCSE's board of directors at its April 13, 2019,...

Lindsey Graham Admits Republicans Need a Climate Change Plan (April 26, 2019)

A recent surge in activism has forced Republicans to reconsider their longstanding opposition to climate action.

Facebook fact-checker has ties to climate doubt (April 25, 2019)

Scott Waldman, E&E News Reporter, explains how Facebook announced that Check Your Fact, which is owned by conservative news outlet The Daily Caller, will be a fact checker for the social media....

Cartoons constitute clear, creative social commentary (April 25, 2019)

Taylor Stewart for The Miscellany News, explains how cartoons can be used as a creative form of social commentary. 

Climate change is bad enough without all the [methane bomb] hype (April 24, 2019)

Don Paul for The Buffalo News explains the hype behind climate change.

The Climate Change Generation Needs to Know What's Coming (April 24, 2019)

Dr. Mann's latest commentary for Newsweek on how should the next generation face climate change. 

Why looking at Earth from above is our most critical space mission (April 22, 2019)

Dr. Mann's commentary for National Geographic's "Dear Spacecraft" series.

Climate science supports youth protests (April 19, 2019)

Alex Kirby, for Climate News Network, explains how youth protests are helping the climate change cause.

Extreme Hemispheric Heat Waves Like 2018's Growing More Common with Climate Change, Study Says (April 12, 2019)

Bob Berwyn, writing for Inside Climate News, explains how extreme heat waves are becoming more common.

Out of the blue: North State radio host expands his platform (April 11, 2019)

Evan Tuchinsky for Chico News and Review explains how the North State Public Radio show is changing.

Down to Earth: Why is the story of climate catastrophe so hard to tell (April 9, 2019)

Meehan Crist for The New Republic, explain how to talk about climate catastrophe.

Climate change from multiple angles - Why does the conversation fire people up so much? (April 8, 2019)

Dr. Michael Mann's conversation with Lynda Steele of The Lynda Steele Show in Global News Canada.

Amazon is Aggressively Pursuing Big Oil as It Stalls Out on Clean Energy (April 8, 2019)

Brian Merchant for Gizmodo explains how Amazon is connected to Big Oil.

Climate Change - The Facts (April 8, 2019)

Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and solutions to this global threat featuring Michael Mann.

SC flooding chief helped defeat federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions (April 7, 2019)

Andrew Brown of The Post and Courier explains how the flooding chief helped defeat federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions. 

Why Does Donald Trump Hate Wind (April 5, 2019)

Dr. Mann's latest commentary for Newsweek on the irony of Trump's weaponized stupidity.

Co2 levels hit three million year high - what does it mean (April 4, 2019)

Dr. Mann's interview with Thom Hartmann on dangerous climate change and extreme weather.

Teens deliver eloquent climate change testimony to Congress (April 4, 2019)

Mark Kaufman, writing for Mashable, explains why the teen testimony to Congress was so important.

Obama Created a Climate Change Panel. Trump Disbanded it. They Regrouped. Here's Their Report (April 4, 2019)

Kashmira Gander of Newsweek explains the report released from Obama's climate change panel.

Earth Matters: Drawdown: The House is on Fire (April 3, 2019)

Susan Hellauer in the Nyack News and Views explaining the seriousness of climate change.  

A natural solution to the climate disaster (April 3, 2019)

A letter in the Guardian with George Monbiot, Greta Thunberg, Bill McKibben, Margaret Atwood and others calling for forest and ecosystem restoration as an important front in the battle to avert...

Bold New Campaign Highlights How 'Nature Can Save Us' From Climate and Ecological Breakdown (April 3, 2019)

Jessica Corbett, writing for Common Dream explains how a bold new campaign is offering a way to protect the planet from climate change.

Canada Warming Twice as Fast as the Rest of the World, New Report (April 2, 2019)

Ron Brackett of The Weather Channel explains a new report that describes warming patterns in Canada.

Blue Dot 139: Dr. Mann (March 31, 2019)

Dr. Michael Mann talks about science, impacts and policies of climate change with Dave Schlom of NPR Public Radio International. 

Climate catastrophe: The children are not angry enough yet (March 31, 2019)

Great article in Spiegel Online with a nice shout out to the Madhouse Effect.

Adding Up The Cost of Climate Change in PA (March 29, 2019)

Great editorial in The York Dispatch on why we cannot afford to not act on climate change.

As floodwaters rise, GOP lawmakers are frantically building levees of climate denial (March 28, 2019)

Will Bunch, writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer, explains how the GOP is continuing to deny climate change even as floodwaters rise. 

We're running out of time (March 28, 2019)

Karen Feridun's thoughtful letter to the editor in Lancaster Online.

Stopping Human-Caused Air Pollution Would Prevent 5.6 Million Air Pollution Deaths Per Year (March 28, 2019)

Jeff Masters, writing for The Weather Channel. explains how 5.6 million people are dying for air pollution related deaths per year. 

Who's doing what about climate change (March 28, 2019)

Iona Connor's profile on Dr. Michael Mann in The Tribune Democrat.