Changing Economy

Could Thawing Permafrost Doom the Planet?

Could Thawing Permafrost Doom the Planet?

I’ve over the years, and recently also, mentioned positive feedback loops.  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback)  Certainly the melting of the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland ice is one that is very frightening.  But there is another one that has been extremely worrisome to me and which has gotten little public attention but could be the dagger in the heart to being able to stop runaway climate…

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Jimmy Kimmel (‪@jimmykimmel‬) 3/16/20, 12:57 PM At the end of all this, let’s try to remember that the geniuses who told us not to worry about coronavirus are the same geniuses telling us not to worry about #climatechange

Jimmy Kimmel (‪@jimmykimmel‬) 3/16/20, 12:57 PM At the end of all this, let’s try to remember that the geniuses who told us not to worry about coronavirus are the same geniuses telling us not to worry about #climatechange

Following up on the post I wrote on Monday (https://franklytalking.com/is-the-coronavirus-pandemic-sending-us-a-wake-up-call-on-climate/) I am attaching two more articles about how ill prepared the U.S. is for anticipating and preparing for a rapid change in the climate and the consequences thereof.  Just look at the title of this post and think of how totally incompetently the current Administration is in dealing with the current Pandemic to…

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Is the Coronavirus Pandemic Sending Us a Wake Up Call on Climate???

Is the Coronavirus Pandemic Sending Us a Wake Up Call on Climate???

The world around us is changing fast.  And as much change as we’ve seen in the last week, especially since Wednesday, it’s going to accelerate and it’s hard to imagine what life will be like a week from now much less in a month.  I hope you are taking this pandemic extremely seriously and staying home and isolated.  Even if…

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Is it Time to Engage Now??

Is it Time to Engage Now??

Recently I wrote about what you can personally do to help protect the planet from the worst possible outcomes of climate chaos and leave our descendants a more hospitable and livable environment.   https://franklytalking.com/quitting-your-hamburger-addiction-aint-gonna-cut-it/ One of the things I suggested was joining Sierra Club and helping in these pursuits.  (Full disclosure, as  you probably know, I have been a Club member since…

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How Bad Can It Really Get?  A Lot More Than We’ve Been Lead to Believe…

How Bad Can It Really Get? A Lot More Than We’ve Been Lead to Believe…

For years I have been saying that scientists and other climate “experts” were under estimating the likelihood and degree (pun intended) of a warming planet.  The reason for this I said was because they were worried about public perception of being alarmist and possibly of “getting out over their skis.” And if in fact that their more extreme predictions didn’t come to…

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Sulfur is the New Cobalt

Sulfur is the New Cobalt

I have been predicting for years that an alternative technology would eventually replace the lithium-ion battery that is now used in electric vehicles.  Some of the reasons being weight, cost, range and, the availability and cost of cobalt.   The following article describes a promising development that could make a huge difference in EV adoption.   We’re getting closer and closer to…

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Quitting Your Hamburger Addiction Ain’t Gonna Cut It

Quitting Your Hamburger Addiction Ain’t Gonna Cut It

I am often asked by people, “what can and should I be doing to help curb climate catastrophe?”  Many people feel guilty about their lifestyle and/or simply want to do what they can to be a part of the solution to prevent the worst consequences of a warming planet.  My answer is not always what people want to hear. I…

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Here It Comes!  A Seismic Shift in Money Flow

Here It Comes! A Seismic Shift in Money Flow

Almost 40 years ago, 1982, a book was published called “Megatrends”.  The author had been an intelligence officer in WWII and was using a technique that had been developed during the war to intuit what was happening to society, primarily in Germany, at that time.  The general concept was to count the number of lines in the local papers that various…

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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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