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…
Happy New Year. I hope that you all had a safe, restful and pleasant holiday season. While we face distressing situations right in front of us let’s have confidence that 2021 will see improved outcomes than we’ve experienced last year. I thought rather than starting out 2021 with the BIG picture I’d start with the SMALL picture. As I’ve written about in the…
I hope you had a wonderful holiday however you may celebrate. And let’s hope that we survive until noon on January 20th and that after that 2021 is a better year than this one. As we end 2020 I am astounded and delighted by the change that has occurred since the 2018 midterm election. The change in the public’s…
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…
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…
Back in June 2018 I sent out this piece: Altering NSR Can Kill You. Concerned?? (https://franklytalking.com/altering-nsr-can-kill-you-concerned/) Well, NSR (New Source Review) is back in the news. I’m really delighted to send you this article today. You probably know that I am a life member of Sierra Club having joined the Club in 1976. I have been actively engaged…
In case you haven’t been paying attention, it’s becoming more and more clear that the horse is out of the barn: we’ve passed a tipping point. When you can read this in Forbes, things have changed. “After all the suffering of the pandemic, let’s make investments that will preserve life as we know in this planet and strengthen our…
Short but sweet today. Following up on my last two messages to you to reveal the widening acceptance and understanding that we should learn and take advantage of our current circumstances regarding the COVID – 19 pandemic as relates to climate chaos. The two concepts to which I am referring are: 1. There is a connection from this pandemic to…
The last couple of messages weren’t particularly encouraging. This one brings a better message: The message is getting through. The message is that climate change is REAL, something to be concerned about and will have a personal impact. “Nearly three-quarters of respondents also said they were worried about the current global climate, with 34 percent saying they…
The following Newsweek opinion piece’s principal message is that the current COVID-19 pandemic should teach us the lesson about the cost of failing to recognize foreseeable disasters and take actions to mitigate them. Denying the science behind pending catastrophes doesn’t make them go away. “The real discussion we should be having is not about the age-old debate of big government versus small…