One calculates the rate of species extinctions the same way we measure mortality in a certain population. We want the number of deaths per thousand individuals per year, so we take the total number of deaths in a given year, …
Species Extinctions Rates At An All-Time High, But…. Read More »
Most homes are more expensive to heat each winter than necessary. There are many options for homeowners to drive down these costs. A few options are suitable for do-it-yourself-types, while others might be best left to the professionals. Take action …
It is safe to say that global warming has moved from a myth to a reality. Things are getting serious and it is the responsibility of all people to do what they can, where they are to mitigate the full …
If you’re looking to award a prize to the best environmental group in terms of articulating what they see as a “silver lining” after yesterday’s drubbing in the U.S. midterms, you can’t count out the Union of Concerned Scientists. They …
Silver Lining for Environmental Groups in the Wake of the U.S. Midterms Read More »
Among other casualties in the U.S. midterms was the MaydayPAC, the self-proclaimed “political action committee to end all political action committees” which hoped to begin the removal of Big Money from the American political process. The relevance here should be …
Core Concept of the MaydayPAC Must Succeed If Clean Energy Is To Prevail Read More »
When I published this piece just now and found this pic of Mitch McConnell eagerly demonstrating his support of the gun industry, I was reminded that the new Senate majority will have other jobs in addition to rolling back the …
New Leadership in Congress Will Have a Range of Different Missions Read More »
This morning, I had the pleasure of speaking with the inventor of a new hydrokinetic device who happens to reside in Prague. Every time I needed to go to Europe on business as a younger man I prayed that it …
In response to my post yesterday: Not a Great Day for Those of You with Lungs in which I lamented the sad outcome of the U.S. midterm elections vis-a-vis the environment, frequent commenter Brian McGowan writes: Relying on the government will not work. …
Our political pundits here in the U.S. tell us the Republicans are very likely to take back control of our Senate in today’s elections, granting them complete power over both houses of Congress. This means that our most important law-making …
It’s Election Day here in the U.S., and, as is my custom, I’ll be heading to the polls this afternoon with my young daughter, in part to remind her of one of the responsibilities that all U.S. citizens take on …
Election Day in the U.S. Poses Tough Questions—Even For Environmentally Conscious Voters Read More »
