For those who might be looking for one-stop shopping when it comes to the status of global warming of both the atmosphere and the oceans, here’s an article that I can recommend on a report published by the American Meteorological …
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I happen to have an eclectic taste in music. Besides classical, I’m very into the fun and poignant stuff performed at music festivals around the U.S. The only problem I have with it is that it’s hard to name; it’s …
When I read my colleague Jon LeSage’s piece on the development of flying cars in his Green Auto Digest this morning, I had the same reaction that anybody would: How feasible is this? How far in the future does this …
A friend asked me if I’d be interested in collaborating on a book that would offer a sensible plan to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. I responded that I’d be thrilled to collaborate on such a project and offered …
Here’s an interactive map that enables users to see the sea-level rise associated with different scenarios. Of course, such predictions contemplate the more distant future; it’s likely that only minor climate change-related damage will take place, due to rising oceans …
My mom suggested that I check out George Will’s scathing remarks in his editorial: Pope Francis’ Fact Free Flamboyance. She notes: Read it and weep. George Will doesn’t make me weep, though he does cause me to scratch my head. Why …
Regular readers recognize the name of my colleague Dr. Alex Cannara; they remember his virulent pro-nuke position, which he touts as the only viable way to deal with climate change. At many points over the years I’ve known him, I’ve …
When we think about the ultimate consequences of climate change, we think immediately about the loss of farm land to desertification, but we also think of sea-level rise. As the major ice sheets melt, e.g., in Greenland, and the coastlines …
A reader, who happens to be an old friend from my days as a marketing consultant, writes: One of the most useful seminars I ever attended was about rules for introducing a new technology that replaces currently accepted technology. The …
I’ve asked a very large number of people who are concerned about sustainability if they are essentially optimistic or pessimistic that humankind will find a way out of its numerous dilemmas in which it finds itself: social injustice, the long-term …
