I am running for re-election to the GVEA Board of Directors for another 3 year term. In the 5 1/2 years I’ve served, GVEA has made great progress and I’m proud to have contributed. In the next few years, GVEA … Continue reading →
I celebrated the first Earth Day at the University of California Berkeley campus in 1970. The issues were different and we had such hope. I became familiar with the work of James Hansen of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies … Continue reading →
Amazingly enough, the Trump Administration wasn’t able to stifle the 4th Climate Change report produced by a number of federal agencies because the report was mandated by law. It follows on the 3rd report in 2014 to confirm what we … Continue reading →
I had considered buying Twitter and shutting down @realDTrump, but it’s been insanely (and worryingly) entertaining. Plus, I don’t want to spend down all my retirement. But in the interest of the world, perhaps Twitter could take on a month-long … Continue reading →
A recent Doonesbury cartoon lays out an appropriate analogy. it joins another one of my favorites:
Continue reading →So this week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a method and a goal for reducing carbon emissions (CO2) from power plants by 30%. And it leaves it to each state to come up with their own method for doing so. … Continue reading →
A couple of significant reports are out recently with respect to climate disruption. One is from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change with their 2014 report on mitigation. Another is from the 3rd report of the National Climate Assessment Research … Continue reading →
I tried to send an email to Rep. David Obey, who Alaska’s congressional rep Don Young was castigating for suggesting it was time to do something about minimizing our contributions to the increased threat of climate change. Obey doesn’t want … Continue reading →
Suzy Fenner, a Fairbanks resident, has taken up the mission to put together a grassroots effort to encourage sustainability. You can read about the nascent efforts at scanfairbanks.wordpress.com. I’d been encouraging the development of a clearinghouse of efforts locally and … Continue reading →
I see that some haven’t given up casting seeds of doubt on working for mitigation of climate change causes and consequences. Resource Development Council board member Paula Easley’s “Sky is not Falling” editorial is a case in point. She grabs … Continue reading →