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…
I hope you have been paying attention to what I have been telling you was coming for many years. Seems the inevitability of the future of energy is finally beginning to not only take hold but take OVER. And investors are sniffing it out and the flee from fossil fuels is starting and only going to gain momentum. Values for any fossil fuel assets…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Last April I told you for a second time not to worry about the proposed fuel economy standards (CAFE) rollbacks because even if the Trump Administration did issue lower regulations that most likely they wouldn’t be implemented and if they were, the auto manufacturers would not adhere to them. 10 Months Later the Story’s Still the Same: Trump is Irrelevant You’ve seen that…
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…