Microplastics: How To Avoid What You Can (Reposted)
“I want to say one word to you, Benjamin, one word. Are you listening?” Yes, sir, I am.” “PLASTICS.” Dialogue from the 1967 movie “The …
Environment: Discover
Climate change, solutions, sustainability, pollution. Please feel free to contribute your own green ideas and practices.
Damage Control: Cognitive Environmental Behavior (Reposted)
Thinking can actual change something! Cognitive Behavior Therapy is usually applied to mental health issues. It stems from the idea that thoughts, emotions, and actions …
Climate Change and the Impact of Extreme Weather (Reposted)
With extreme winter weather wreaking havoc on much of the United States, the conspiracy theorists will have a field day bashing global warming. The facts …
Open Letter to Senator Joe Manchin, III (Reposted)
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.
Fishing for Plastic
Read about a clever approach to two major world problems. First, a brief “why.” Plastic never goes away. You may recycle it or put it …
Land Use Policies in Rural Colorado Politics
The following is my letter to the Chaffee County Commissioners about a proposed development near where I live. It is putting multiple homes on current …
Hooked on Whales
Taking a break from politics, I decided to share some of my adventures with whales and information I learned in the process during our circumnavigation. …
Fighting Climate Change
Those of us with a brain and the ability to look at and understand factual information know that climate change is real. Some can argue …
Dispersal: Lessons from Cattle Egrets and Crocodiles
Dispersal is a different type of “migration.” There may be negative reasons for it—usually overcrowding—but it doesn’t have the violent upheaval characteristics of being a …