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Climate Status Report: Bleak

Climate Status Report: Bleak

In my last few messages I’ve been writing about some encouraging developments that have been occurring recently that give hope that despite the current administration in DC right now (I can’t get myself to say it’s name) there is reason to think our society is waking up to the urgent need to act with expediency to blunt the worst impacts…

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The Demise of Fossil Fuels? Not from DC

The Demise of Fossil Fuels? Not from DC

It’s real easy to be overwhelmingly pessimistic about what the future of our planet and civilization will look like due to all the planet heating chemicals we’re putting into the atmosphere.  I’ve read a couple of articles recently lamenting the negative psychological impact that a bleak/apocalyptic  vision of the future is now having on youth around the world.  That’s easy to comprehend because…

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Fission or Fusion: What is the Difference?

Fission or Fusion: What is the Difference?

Staying on the technology theme for one more article, this one is about nuclear power.  As a teenager my best friend’s father was very engaged in the topic and indoctrinated me early. Therefore, I have opposed nuclear power from fission since the 60’s. (Yea, I’m old enough for that to have happened.) While power from nuclear fission does not emit global warming…

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We Need More Tools

We Need More Tools

No matter what we do now, we’ve already baked in increasingly severe consequences from a warming climate.  That said, if we do nothing and stay on the trajectory upon which we are currently headed, the future of our civilization is in extreme jeopardy.  As it stands right now, we will unquestionably have to adopt to some changes but by being proactive…

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Is This The Real Game Changer?

Is This The Real Game Changer?

In the past I have written about potential pivotal technology advances that will change the paradigm for electric vehicles (including planes and ships).  We have all read many announcements with hope, only to never see these come into commercial fruition.  (Although in an upcoming post I am going to be following up on one that I wrote about not too long ago that actually IS going into full…

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Ignore Climate Chaos in your Investments at Your Own Peril

Ignore Climate Chaos in your Investments at Your Own Peril

The planet is already experiencing huge impacts from the increasing heat caused by our emitting heat trapping gasses, primarily CO2 and methane.  The consequences are going to get much worse due to the amount of these compounds we’ve already emitted but also what we will inevitably put into the atmosphere in the next 10 years and beyond.  And while we have and opportunity to mitigate the worse…

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Your Own Back Yard (or Front Yard as the Case May Be)

Your Own Back Yard (or Front Yard as the Case May Be)

Back in the 80’s when it was obvious to me that the science of global warming was clear and convincing I began trying to get others to believe it was happening as well.  That has been a long, gradual and uphill process.  Nevertheless, in the last two years or so it seems like a critical mass has been achieved here in…

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Have You Considered How A Warmer Climate is Going to Change Your Life?

Have You Considered How A Warmer Climate is Going to Change Your Life?

Undoubtedly you read or heard about the power shutoff that occurred in California recently by PG & E due to wildfires.  Most likely, though, you may not have thought about some of the implications of this beyond the immediate concern of the people effected by this event. The ongoing issues are very disconcerting and cannot be resolved overnight.  In fact, they may…

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Which Side Will You Be On?

Which Side Will You Be On?

The following article is long and primarily focused on the risk of investments in fossil fuels.  While I have been cautioning you about this for years the chickens are now coming home to roost.  The financial markets are finally seeing the signs of a fundamental shift in where energy production is going.  And the markets are reacting.  While this is…

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Coming to a City Near You: Horrifying Ramifications of Excessive Heat

Coming to a City Near You: Horrifying Ramifications of Excessive Heat

Reading the following article from Rolling Stone Magazine, I don’t know where to begin.  If you’ve ever read one of their feature articles you know how long they are.  So, I am reluctant to use them in my postings.  Yet, this one is so compelling.  It is about the impact of extreme heat that is coming as a result of climate change.…

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