We hear a lot about global warming, human impact on the environment, and threats to the future of the planet. But making an environmental difference is up to government and big business alone. We as individual citizens can contribute to …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy. Today’s Topic: California’s Drought
Question: It’s no secret that climate change is in the process of creating severe droughts in many places around the globe, and, by extension, generating a significant increase in the number and intensity of wildfires. Here’s an article that explores …
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A Feasible Plan To Migrate To Renewable Energy
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 …
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From Guest Blogger Lizzie Weakly: How Civil Engineers can Create Long-Lasting Solutions for the Environment
Civil engineering is a career that involves creating, improving and protecting the environment in which we live. Civil engineers are tasked with planning, designing and overseeing the maintenance and construction of building facilities and structures like roads, bridges, airports, railways, …
Validating Claims Re: the Environment
How many times have you wondered about the scientific evidence behind the many competing claims that are made concerning climate change and other environmental issues? Now there is a team of fact-checkers whose job is to debunk claims and present …
Examining the Rate of Ecological Damage
Here’s an article that will upset its reader: Humans Are Damaging the Environment Faster Than It Can Recover. The author takes into account a wide variety of human activities, e.g., increasing consumption, urbanization, and over-population, and then discusses the environmental …
A Quick Inventory of Good and Bad Trends in the U.S.
Where is the U.S. on the two most critical issues facing our civilization? Climate change: Congress rejects the agreements reached among 155 countries in Paris a few months ago, broadcasting to the world that the most powerful nation on Earth has …
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Clean Power Act Under Attack
In the U.S., perhaps the most important legal battle pertaining to environmental sustainability and climate change is the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s efforts in this arena, the Clean Power Act.
Coral Depletion and Regeneration: Villains and Heroes of the Fragile Ocean Ecosystems
I often start my day with the television broadcast “Newsroom Tokyo,” which airs on our local PBS affiliate at 6 AM. Not only is this a wonderful reminder that the United States is not the center of the universe, it’s …
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Climate Change Victims: First Them, Then Us
Here’s a story about a town that has all but vanished due to climate change. Of course, many people, when they see how remote the village is and how foreign its people are to our more “civilized” ways, will discount …
