Here’s a conversation with a friend that readers may find interesting. Friend: I was initially conservative in my youth, but watching what happened in Reagan’s second term contributed to my rejection of the GOP. Craig: I didn’t get involved in …
Our Political Sensibilities Change Over Time — And That’s OK Read More »
The reader who submitted the mere here writes: If you want EVs just do it. If you want to drive gas/diesel vehicles do it as well. Let’s not try to make everyone conform to our way of life. If electric …
A Misinformed Opinion on Electric Transportation Read More »
Due to the demolition of U.S. education standards, American voters re-elected Donald Trump, whose administration is now poised to wage an all-out war against vaccinations and as many other elements of sciences as they can get their hands on. There …
In my recent post Are We Looking at the End? I quoted a few scientists who claim that human civilization will “unravel” somewhere between 2040 and 2050, due primarily to climate change and the loss of biodiversity, particularly the insects. …
Are We Looking at the End? — a Few Further Thoughts Read More »
Yesterday, I happened to meet a guy who works for the California Department of Fish and Game whose life’s work is hunting nutria, an invasive species of rodent shown at left. “What’s the deal with the nutria?” I asked? The …
It’s true that Trump is probably the greatest single one-person threat to our capacity to address climate change mitigation and adaptation, not only in America, but in the world as a whole. That’s because a) he won the 2024 U.S. …
Regarding English grammar, would you be well advised to “do as you please,” per the suggestion at left? The fact that we have adopted words and phrases from other languages doesn’t mean that butchering the English language comes without a …
At left is an ad for an environmental conference in Dubai. While the event itself may be interesting, the answer to the question posed here is No. The entire world and everyone living on it has been warned for many …
Dealing with Global Warming: Sorry, We’ve Already Been Warned Read More »
The big difference between the current Gilded Age and the last one is the fragility of the environment. In the late 19th Century, we weren’t roasting our planet and losing tens of thousands of species annually. Sure, environmental science was …
As we take in these words of the great primatologist Jane Goodall, one obvious thought is this: How sure are we that we’ll still be here at some point in the future to have the opportunity to look back? In …
