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Guest column: How dry, how long?

William Debuys Los Angeles Times August 30, 2015

California, currently in the Great Drought, is a living diorama of how the future is going to look across much of the United States as climate change sets in.Now, the large dark bruise spreading across...

Guest Column: EarthTalk: The point of no return

Staff writer April 22, 2015

Dear EarthTalk: What is the best way to measure how close we are to the dreaded “point of no return” with climate change? In other words, when do we think we will have gone too far?David Johnston,...

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: The empty utopia of technology and climate change

John Hess March 8, 2015

Last week the Kent Stater published a guest column from the Orange County Register that heralded changes to the “climate debate” in light of potential technological advances. Though I was fascinated,...

Guest Column: Putting a lid on methane from cattle

Los Angeles Times January 14, 2015

The $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Barack Obama contains many giveaways to Wall Street, casinos and the coal industry.But the ones that might do the most severe damage long-term...

Skyler Chill is a sophomore communication studies major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at schil1@kent.edu.

Opinion: The hot topic of climate change

Skyler Chill November 24, 2014

Global warming is something I am very passionate about. It is very serious, and in this piece, I want to share my thoughts with you on some videos I have watched about the subject.The speaker in the first...

Guest column: One less excuse to ignore climate change

The Sacramento Bee November 23, 2014

Opponents of strong and necessary action on climate change like to say that it doesn’t matter what we do because China is spewing greenhouse gases like there’s no tomorrow. They’ll have to flail...

Albert J. Fisler is a junior English major and a  columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at afisler@kent.edu.

Opinion: Do climate change protests really make a difference?

Albert Fisler September 22, 2014

People from more than 2,000 different locations marched to campaign for curbs on carbon emissions Sunday, Sept. 21, in response to the United Nations Climate Summit, set to take place in New York next...

Guest column: In General Motors fiasco and dangerous enviromental issues our leaders have failed us

Ann McFeatters April 3, 2014

I have just had an unpleasant encounter with the Department of Motor Vehicles (is there any other kind?). But I am arguing for government.The problem in this country is not big government. It is bad, inefficient,...

Our View: Private sector begins addressing climate change

DKS Editors March 4, 2014

Rarely does the private sector make any comment regarding the negative effects of climate change, save for the occasional, critical comment made about EPA regulations. However, two major companies, Apple...

News on the go: Feb. 17, 2014

Carrie Blazina February 16, 2014

Information is from the Associated Press.A man in Florida was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a car of teenagers playing what he called “thug music,” but the jury did not convict...