A Calamitous Week
Something is infinitely wrong in the
picture, a juxtaposition of polar opposites:
New Zealand, a country of unfailingly courteous and kind people, and an
extremist terrorist killing...
The Problems With Brexit
Does anyone remember Nigel Farage?
He led the UK Independence Party and the 'leave' EU vote -- along with his last
minute ally Boris Johnson who...
I love the the Green New Deal but …
Ever since out first ancestor lit a fire,
humans have been pumping CO2 into the atmosphere. Add to that the first
herder because ruminants are another...
New Environmental Studies Raise Alarms
New environmental research continues to
alarm as three studies published within the past week amply demonstrate.
Danish scientists report a significant increase in winter rain...
The Art of the No-Deal: Korea and the Indian Subcontinent
Miscalculation and a bit of overreach on both sides and we have a
regrettable end to the North Korea Summit. Each party thought the other
was...
Government Inaction While Reports Signal a Climate Crisis
In the wake
of climate-fueled disasters and several alarming reports on climate change, a
gap is evident -- a gap between how the world is responding...
Beating The Drums Of War Against Iran And Pakistan
As countries continue their squabbles, their home the earth is going to hell in a handbasket. A new review paper in Biological Conservation reports...
Phasing Out Coal and Other Transitions: Lessons From Europe
Climate change reports are seldom sanguine. Carbon dioxide, the principal culprit, is at record levels, about twice the preindustrial value and a third higher...
Thwarting Trump on Climate Change Denial
We now have the remarkable convenience of the internal combustion engine, and also its noise and chaos and emissions to energize climate change. Burning...
America’s SOTU from a Billionaire President and Inequality
When Thomas Piketty published his book "Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century" five years ago, it was a sensation. He had analyzed historical concentrations of...