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Tag Archives: environment
Should there be a new way of living for the top one billion? – The iPat edition
Andrew Revkin asks on his blog, Dot Earth, ‘Would the world benefit from a set of millennium development goals for the “top billion”?’ Michael Schesinger, a climatologist at the University of Illinois, among other things, wrote, “Perhaps humanity and the … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability, Technology, environment
Tagged environment, overpopulation, population bomb
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‘Environmentalism’ doesn’t need to address climate change
Dave Roberts wonders on Grist.org (motto: “A beacon in the smog”), “Can we survive in conditions [caused by global warming] that humanity has literally never faced?” Oh I think so. In fact,our species have faced such occurrences. Notable warm periods … Continue reading
Posted in environment
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, Climate Change, environment
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Let’s not gush about our clean energy options
Estimates regarding the rate of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil blowout get spewier with each succeeding news cycle. The mess being made requires that we Americans consider what we are willing to pay—economically and environmentally— for energy. I didn’t see President … Continue reading
Posted in Life as I find it, Sustainability, Technology, environment
Tagged AGW, anthropogenic global warming, California, environment, Sustainability, Technology
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The hangover after Earth Day
A few expletive filled thoughts for the day after the 40th anniversary of Earth Day from George Carlin, stand-up philosopher. Watch him “coalesce the vapors of human existence into a viable and meaningful comprehension.” “The planet isn’t going anywhere. We … Continue reading
Happy 40th Anniversary, Earth Day
Happy 40th Earth Day Everyone! As I’ve written before, on April 22, 1970, I attended one of the first Earth Day celebrations (as did 20 million others that day). The one I went to was held at Santa Monica City … Continue reading