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North Korea, U.S. Find Common Ground in Science
Partnerships to pursue knowledge could advance both scientific and diplomatic relations.read more
View ArticleSociety and Politics Today: The Empowerment of Individuals and Social Groups
March 10, 2014 - It strikes me today that the cynicism that accompanies our political discourse is a symptom of a growing disconnect between those who govern and those who are governed. We are seeing...
View ArticleThe Relationship Between Greenland and Sea Level Getting More Troubling
March 18, 2014 - There are two large banks of frozen water on our planet - Antarctica and Greenland. And although the former seems to be maintaining its mass there are some disturbing signs that that...
View ArticleWhat Did We Learn in State of the Future Report?
The 2014 State of the Future represents a distillation of current thoughts. What are they?read more
View ArticleWhy is Admitting to the Reality of Climate Change So Difficult for...
"It requires more than technology or financial resources. It demands that we switch from a world where short term economic gains are the strongest driver of individual and collective choices, to a...
View ArticleHow Not to Lose an Airplane in Flight
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 would not have been lost if the International Air Transport Association (IATA) recommendations that came out of the report into the crash of Air France 447 over the South...
View ArticleDo We Know The Cost of Dealing or Not Dealing with Climate Change?
MIT's Robert Pindyck says we don't know the real costs of mitigating climate change. But a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) puts a $44-trillion price on switching to low-carbon...
View ArticleIt is More Clear to Me Each Day - National Governments Don't Understand Our...
The world is undergoing a paradigm shift, not just because of environmental stress but because of a revolution that is altering discourse and decision making across the planet. I state this because of...
View ArticleEuropean Union Plans to Cut Greenhouse Gases by 40% by 2030
October 24, 2014 - The original goal was to cut greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 20% from 1990 levels by the year 2020. But the read more
View ArticleLima Climate Agreement - The Nations of the World Respond to Climate Change
December 14, 2014 - Two weeks of meetings in Lima, Peru have ended with 190 countries coming to agreement to address climate change on a nation-by-nation basis. Called Intended Nationally Determined...
View ArticleEven Among Business Conservatives the Case for a Carbon Tax is Accepted
January 5, 2015 - Taxing carbon has been seen as a bad idea by business and financial conservatives for a long time. But it seems with the Paris global climate agreement on the agenda this year that...
View ArticleThe Spawning of Climate Change Resistance Movements
February 8, 2015 - In the late Michael Crichton novel, State of Fear, he questions climate change science and weaves a story about a green guerilla resistance movement focused on tearing down modern...
View ArticleThe War Between Energy Utilities and Rooftop Solar
March 9, 2015 - In an article posted on March 7, 2015 in the Washington Post, read more
View ArticleIKEA to Spend 1 Billion Euros on Tackling Climate Change
June 4, 2015 - There are few homes in countries where IKEA is present where you won't find some piece of furniture that comes from the Swedish home furnishings giant. I know our downsizing from our...
View ArticleWhat Do Governments Have to Do to Create Low-Carbon Economies?
June 26, 2015 - National governments today have a lot of balls in the air.read more
View ArticleMore Nations Announce Carbon Emission Cuts
July 2, 2015 - The United Nations has received commitments from 44 countries and the European Union (28 countries) so far in advance of the Paris climate change conference planned for December 2015....
View ArticleIs Climate Change a Human Rights Issue?
July 13, 2015 - The United Nations is looking at climate change not just from the science perspective but as an issue of human rights. At a forum held in Geneva this month Bangladesh, the Philippines...
View ArticleCanadian Sub-Jurisdiction Leaders Agree to Do as Little as Possible About...
July 18, 2015 - In an indictment of a political process hijacked by self-serving fossil fuel energy producing provinces, Canada through its provincial and territorial leaders has shown a lack of...
View ArticleWhy the Number One Trillion is Too Much
August 7, 2015 - One trillion is a big number. And when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions it represents what scientists believe is the absolute limit of that gas in our atmosphere. One trillion...
View ArticleExperiencing Climate Change First Hand on the Danube River
September 7, 2015 - It has been over two weeks since I posted anything to this blog site. The reason, my wife and I celebrated our 42nd anniversary by taking a scenic river cruise on the Danube.read more
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