Tag: desertification

I’ve run across two different reports so far today suggesting that the surge in atmospheric CO2 is causing an increase in the amount of vegetation due to greater photosynthetic activity.  I have no doubt that this is true; in fact, …

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I’ll never forget one of the very first conversations I had with a cleantech innovator, shortly after the launch of 2GreenEnergy.  I was in my office, speaking on the phone with Abe Collins in Vermont.  Abe wasn’t an electronic engineer with a …

Climate Change Is a Factor in Desertification, But It Might Not Be the Major Cause Read More »

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Here’s an article on desertification, in particular, holding the line against the Kubuchi Desert, that contains a message, variations of which I predict you’ll hear a great deal over the coming years:  “The top 6 – 8 inches of top …

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To write this post, I wanted to know the origin of the term “futurist.”  Per Acceleration Watch:  The Oxford English Dictionary traces earliest English usage of the term futurist to 1842, referring to Christian scriptural futurists. The next usage occurs with the Italian and …

Are Futurists Confronting Our True Challenges? Read More »

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Have you ever had the thought that our society is deliberately distracted, confused, and sidetracked from the real issues that matter, focused instead on hot-button concepts, perhaps gay marriage?  It’s fairly clear that the survival of mankind and all life …

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