Tag: climate research

Suicidal

Suicidal

It is impossible for me to write a post today without saying anything about the insurrection/coup attempt at the Capital Building on Wednesday.  Debbie and I have been talking and worrying for a very long time about if there would be violence in the streets if Trump lost the election.  While we did not foresee the assault on our nation’s Capital Building, with ALL…

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The Walrus

The Walrus

The time has come,’ the Walrus said,       To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax —       Of cabbages — and kings — And why the sea is boiling hot —       And whether pigs have wings.’ This week is a continuation of last weeks post about the end of the fossil fuel industry.  This week is specifically focused on…

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When Will It End??

When Will It End??

I listened to a webinar this week about the future of the energy industry.  It reminded me of a panel discussion I attended at the University of Chicago’s Annual Economic Outlook luncheon in 2012 when a Toyota executive was predicting that the majority of vehicles in 2050 would still be burning gas even if many of them might be hybrids.  My view then was that…

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Reiteration

Reiteration

The Federal Reserve is finally proclaiming the obvious and what I’ve been warning you of for years.     “The Fed said storms, floods, droughts and wildfires are among the “acute hazards” that could upend stable economic conditions.”   While this article is primarily about the threat of climate change to commercial and residential real estate and their underlying assets (mortgages and mortgage backed securities)…

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Obscure Order 2222 Opening the Way to a Clean Energy Future!!

Obscure Order 2222 Opening the Way to a Clean Energy Future!!

Today’s message is that small, sometimes nearly invisible things matter in a BIG way.  Previously I’ve alerted you to NSR (New Source Review: https://franklytalking.com/altering-nsr-can-kill-you-concerned/) and how what might be an obscure adjustment to a regulation can have an enormous impact on your personal health and that of the planet. In addition, I wrote about the CRA (Congressional Review Act: https://franklytalking.com/what-the-hell-is-cra-and-why-should-you-care/) and how its…

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Apologies Are Not Going to Cut It

Apologies Are Not Going to Cut It

Last week I wrote about the multitude of articles showing how our country is waking up to the climate crisis and beginning to react.  None too soon because the consequences are becoming not only worse but converging.  Or, as the following article describes, cascading.   The article from the NYT is a bit long and honestly, scary and depressing as…

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All At Once

All At Once

Over the decades that I have been writing these articles I have reported on a number  of themes most of which relate to climate change.  Of course, when writing about different themes referring to the same topic they logically compliment each other.  I thought that today, rather than featuring one topic, I’d highlight several that are all intertwined.  Thus, I am…

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