Here’s an article that discusses Shell Oil’s “disinviting” a climate scientist from a speaking engagement. This is more interesting than it appears, IMO. It’s unclear if the speaker would have added constructive advice to the Shell exec team, but it’s abundantly …
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Each of the many challenges facing humankind is exacerbated by our failure to realize how grim the situation is. Obviously, this applies to things like climate change, where, remarkably, we have a whole political party in the U.S. in which …
The annual celebration of U.S. independence on the 4th of July is a time for Americans to reflect on the basic nature of their country, the meaning of patriotism, and the direction in which their beloved nation is headed.
We live our lives inundated with information. Anyone wishing to purchase anything from a car to case of wine to a box of toothpicks can go to any of a myriad of studies so as to formulate the best purchase …
My 64th birthday tomorrow sets my mind in motion as to what I’m going to experience in the remainder of my life, and what I’ll miss. Several items in particular threaten our sustainability:
What happens when an expert group calls for transformative change, based on a documented decline of the natural world? That’s the subject of this article in Science Magazine. One million of the eight million total plant and animal species is …
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Question: The five hottest summers in Europe’s 600-year history of record keeping have all occurred in the last 20 years. What is the probability that this is a random occurrence, and thus that the theory of AGW (anthropogenic global warming) …
Washington State has among the cleanest grid-mixes in the U.S., due to its prodigious hydro power. But there are times when The Evergreen State can’t generate enough electricity from within its borders and needs to import from neighboring states, and …
Like every other country on Earth, the United States is not at all homogeneous, but, rather, composed of regions that have their own character, some charming, others not so much. Maine is known for its bountiful lobsters and its boots …
If you haven’t already done so, you may want to acquaint yourself with the concept of an LCA — life-cycle analysis (or “assessment”). It’s simply a summation of the environmental inputs and outputs of the “cradle to grave” sequence of events, …
