It’s hard to know where to start given the outcome of the election. That said, I think I’m just going to stay on message and report environmental news and my perspectives in this regard. While not unusual or surprising, climate change and the environment did not rise up to the top of issues that drove the decision of who to…
I was in Greece kayaking along the south shore of Crete and then visiting Santorini, Paros and Athens with Zack and Debbie when the back to back hurricanes Helene and Milton hit Florida and the SE US. We had a magical and fabulous time in warm, sometimes hot, but perfect weather. Meanwhile, so many people were suffering and some were…
I am going to follow two themes today. First, a series of headlines with links to the articles providing specifics about some consequences of global warming that we may not have been considering, or realized previously. Then, some others that reiterate topics that I have been following with you for some time. Secondly, I am going to cover the continuing…
For decades, I have been predicting the types of weather type repercussions that were going to happen that we are now seeing such as drought, fires, floods, hurricanes, excessive rain events, etc. These are happening so frequently every day that it is mind numbing. I’ve also tried to alert you to how all this is going to effect us in…
It’s been a while since my last post and I know I have been very irregular recently. As I’ve run into some of you, you bring this up. Not to worry. I’m fine. I’ve been traveling some and otherwise just enjoying the summer. And there hasn’t been a ton of pressing news to report that you aren’t seeing on your…
“A republic, if you can keep it.” –Benjamin Franklin’s response to Elizabeth Willing Powel’s question: “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” Being that this is Memorial Day weekend, I want to take a moment to reflect on this and recognize how fortunate we are that for almost 250 years Americans, and immigrants that were not…
The only theme for today is that there is no central theme. I am going to present to you a wide variety of news that reports on what’s happening. They cover some of the various topics upon which I try to keep you informed. Included in these are: disconcerting changes to the planet, impacts of climate change on our human…
I am going to start today with the economics of climate change. Over the years you may have read articles deriding the cost of doing what scientists claim it will take to transition from a fossil fuel economy to one based on one free of climate change causing emissions. My response has always been that what is claimed to be…
I’ve been astonished the last couple of weeks at the number of disastrous weather events occurring around the world pretty much at the same time. And the consequences are horrific. While it may be beautiful and sunny outside your window this morning, it’s not that way in many other places around the globe. And sooner or later we will all…
Today’s focus will mostly be about EV’s and Insurance. If you’ve been following the mass media news about auto and light duty truck sales you’ve been hearing about the slowdown in EV sales. And yes, some of the auto manufacturers have moderated their production of them and their outlook. What is happening is that the PACE of growth of EVs…