Massive-Iceberg-Threatens-the-Safety-of-a-Small-Greenland-VillageThe defense against sea-level rise stemming from the melting ice in Greenland and the Antarctic is clearly going to be an important component of our civilization’s attempt to stave off the catastrophe that our scientists are telling us is headed our way. Moreover,  seawalls are definitely going to play an important role in making this happen.  But building such structures around these massive areas of melting ice?  Here’s a piece from Yale University on that very subject.

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img-3171-630x378I hope you’ll check out this video, which depicts both the brutal reality of China’s air quality, and some level of hope for the future.

60,000 soldiers is a lot of manpower, regardless of where it’s coming from.  Had they come from the U.S military, they’d represent about 5% of the total.  But these are from China, and represent only about 2% of the 2.3 million total.  Regardless, that is a peck of trees.  Best of luck.

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I’m traveling with my 92-year-old mother, which, though it may sound like a chore, is anything but.  She’s remarkably able to get around physically, and she’s a voracious reader with a mind that’s as sharp as a tack; it’s fun to share insights. (more…)

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B06642F1-63A8-440D-923F-FB80BE0994FE_w1023_r1_sBack on the East Coast for a wedding and a short vacation; time for blogging will be sporadic over the next week.

We’re actually near Gettysburg, PA, a reminder of the phrase “… a government of, by, and for the people shall not vanish from the Earth.” Good luck with that, America.

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Top 5 Eco-Friendly Home Design TipsMaking our planet a better place is not a trend but a process that needs to penetrate every single aspect of our life. What simpler way to achieve this than to make your home an eco-friendly haven. (more…)

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ycc-share-logoI suppose I would have some small level of sympathy for climate change deniers if all this were theoretical and based on possibly flawed models.  But when it’s happening right outside your front door, doesn’t that make their position a little on the untenable side? (more…)

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sci-michio-kaku-on-consciousness-and-multiverseAs a colleague of mine likes to say, “Even sushi has a better storage model than energy.” (more…)

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42210820_10155557861585178_124276403423150080_nI’m not completely sold that the content of the meme here is true; it’s possible that Mike Pence, being a politician, is simply pandering to his base, i.e., hardcore Christians who take every word of the Bible literally and discard anything that comes into conflict with it. (more…)

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images (3)A research report shared by United Nations reveals that cities produce three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse emissions. Moreover, according to an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, if the global warming phenomenon continues unabated, half the homes in nearly 21 American cities will be under the oceans by the year 2100. (more…)

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c2f3c533350c8a5a781321688529b228When we see the name “Tesla” in the world today, we normally think of the car, rather than the man for which it’s named.  Here’s a short but interesting biography of Nicola Tesla, the Serbian-born electrical engineering genius.  (more…)

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