Today’s post will be mostly about current news/headlines to keep you current on some of the themes upon which I report. Of course, a great deal is happening. First, though, I want to share a rather upbeat article so that I contest my reputation for being Mr. Doom and Gloom. The message is from one of the authors of the…
It is hard to comprehend that we are around half way through summer. It sure doesn’t seem like it to me. It’s going by so quickly and for some reason I feel like I’m missing out. Maybe because of the weather? Too hot, too dry, too wet, too cool, too windy (meaning being unsuitable to kayak on Lake Michigan). But…
I know that I am constantly pointing out how right I have been for years and years when it comes to predicting what would (and has) happened concerning the subjects which I cover. AND, that it would be worse than the conventional media was reporting. My kids tell me that I overdo that aspect of my messages. OK, I get it. But…
There’s been several articles this week that describe how we are inexorably headed for a carbon free, mostly, electric future in transportation. There have been, and still are, skeptics that don’t believe that we will get to the point by 2030, or 2035 at the latest, when every mass produced car in the US will be fully electric much less light duty…
Let’s talk cars. There’s a bunch of news recently on several fronts. Two states are passing legislation requiring all sales of new cars to be electric by 2035. (That’s only five years after I bet on 2030 quite a few years ago. The world is finally catching up to me!) ELECTRIC VEHICLES: N.J. calls for 100% EVs by 2035,…
In the last week or two, there has been a great deal of news about the science and impact of climate change. There are many new studies and research that has occurred and articles reporting the results. Many of these are about the topics I have been writing you about for a long time. Today I will focus on real…
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…
As you well know, I mostly focus on climate change in my postings. Not today. With the climate change crisis growing exponentially every minute, it’s easy to forget about all the other environmental issues that are a mortal threat to our personal health and that of the planet. I presume that you know that plastics mostly do not degrade and can…
Last December I wrote about creating electricity from nuclear fusion. I’m not going to describe what that is again but suggest you click on this link to review what I wrote back then if you want a refresher. Fission or Fusion: What is the Difference? My purpose today is to keep you informed and updated on the fact that…
I imagine that many, if not most or all, of you know that the populations of pollinators have plummeted dramatically over the last couple of decades all over the world. Bees and monarch butterflies are the canaries in the coal mine so to speak. The dramatic decimation of their populations dramatize how what may appear to be minor changes in climate…