ENVIRONMENT: Our Beleaguered Earth

Ukraine, China’s spy balloons, divisive US politics fueled by the media (not just social), the far-right loonies and liars, the odd economy with low unemployment, … Read more

First, what exactly is sustainability? There are a few definitions, but most incorporate three basic principles: Environment, Economy, Social, aka Planet, Profits, People. Environment includes … Read more

We have met the enemy, and he is us (and U.S.) [Thanks to Walt Kelly and Pogo] Most of the residents of the United States … Read more

As I mulled over where to go for science-based, practical, factual solutions and what to include in this post, I kept coming up with the … Read more

Plutarch, Sophocles, and Shakespeare all wrote about what can happen to the bearer of bad news. Nevertheless, I will tempt this fate. Not only have … Read more

Surely you must realize that climate change and the impact of the coal and oil and gas industries are killing your voters, just as COVID-19 is, although the numbers for a specific time period may not be as dramatic, they are there. I believe you have a family that includes children and grandchildren, as I also do. Do you not care what kind of habitable world they will have to live in? Please take a look at your grandchildren and tell me you can’t support the necessary climate change and transitions needed for our and everyone else’s grandchildren to survive in a healthier world?