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How to Reason with the Climate Denier in Your Life

April 26, 2017 by mcoc

A new book by two philosophy scholars imagines conversations with skeptics and deniers. Here are four lessons we learned from it. Outside Online April 26, 2017 Everyone working to address climate change, from activists to scientists, knows that success depends in large part on their ability to convert climate change skeptics (or even straight-up deniers) […]

Categories: Climate Change, Energy, Food and Agriculture, Lifecycle, Oceans, Policy, Transportation • Tags: climate change, climate change denier, climate skeptic, Evelyn Fox Keller, Philip Kitcher, The Seasons Alter

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Guardian: How to Visit America’s National Parks Without the Congestion

August 27, 2016 by mcoc

Traffic congestion has become part of the experience of visiting popular national parks in the US. Now, more parks are beefing up their public transport options. The Guardian If you’ve ever visited an iconic national park like Yellowstone, Yosemite or Glacier, your first glimpses of arresting, postcard-perfect vistas were probably framed by a car window. […]

Categories: Climate Change, Policy, Recreation, Transportation, Wilderness, Wildlife • Tags: arcadia national park, bus, climate change, island explorer, National Parks, National Parks Centennial, public transit, transportation, Yellowstone, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System

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The Unholy Alliance of Climate Change and Paragliding in the Alps

July 15, 2015 by mcoc

Vice Sports You can’t land a paraglider on the summit of Mont Blanc (15,781 feet) in July unless the cloudbase reaches about 16,000 feet, and that requires above-average temperatures. Paragliders rely on thermal convection currents to gain and maintain altitude, and July in the Alps is rarely warm enough to get the job done. But […]

Categories: Action Sports, Climate Change • Tags: climate change, mont blanc, paragliding

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A Norwegian company’s plan to make ice cubes out of glaciers unsettles some

April 4, 2015 by mcoc

A tiny coastal town in Norway is about to become home to an ambitious enterprise that will turn a diminishing glacier into a high-end cocktail cooler. Is there cause for alarm? The Guardian April 4, 2015 Glomfjord, Norway, is a coastal town of 1,120 residents just north of the Arctic Circle. For decades, it was […]

Categories: Climate Change, Energy, Lifecycle, Oceans, Policy, Transportation • Tags: climate change, glacial melt, glaciers

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Fall of the Wild: The Trapped Wolves of Isle Royale

June 4, 2014 by mcoc

Global warming is putting wildlife at risk, leading to hard questions about wilderness ethics Al Jazeera America June 4, 2014 Chapter 1: Death of a Wolf On January 21, Isabelle, a 5-year-old gray wolf, was spotted along the southwest reaches of Isle Royale National Park, which sits on an island in Lake Superior. During a […]

Categories: Climate Change, Policy, Wilderness • Tags: aldo, aldo leopold, climate change, island ecology, ISLE royale national park, john vucetich, michigan, rolf peterson, wilderness, wilderness act

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Fun Fact

I interviewed Shaun White in 1999, when he was just a grom at age 13. He told me his parents were roller derby stars back in the day. Explains a lot. The interview, for long-gone MountainZone.com, still lives in the Way Back Machine.

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Got an idea for a story or know someone—a scientist, an adventurous spirit, a survivor—who would be a great subject for a profile? Let me know! Email me: mc at mcoconnor dot com

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