Tag: tipping point

The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind (Credit to Bob Dylan)

The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind (Credit to Bob Dylan)

The winds of change are blowing.   I’ve alerted you too many times to count that the energy industry is changing rapidly and is nearing a tipping point.  Actually, given the current situation, may have been pushed permanently beyond the tipping point and into a new reality.   Here’s some more evidence of how the rapidly evolving future is currently…

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Could Soaring Flood Insurance Premiums Trigger a New Mortgage Crisis?

Could Soaring Flood Insurance Premiums Trigger a New Mortgage Crisis?

As if we don’t have enough to be stressed about, we are facing “The Perfect Storm”.  For those who read the book or saw the movie, you know that this is when three separate storm fronts crash together creating complete chaos.  And that’s what we are now facing: The Corona Virus, Climate Chaos and a completely inept government that has…

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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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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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