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Bali
December 11th, 2007
Bali is a word that in 10-15 years I hope will represent and define the time when humanity made an essential shift in direction. There are currently some 10,000 people attending the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Bali. More than 180 countries are represented along with numerous attendees from non-governmental, intergovernmental groups and of course the media. The general reason for the meeting is to start work on the replacement of the Kyoto accord to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions which expires in 2012.
The Bali conference is actually the first step since its goals are threefold: …
Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day 2030
November 20th, 2007
Thanksgiving is, in many ways, the truest of holidays. It is not connected to a religion or to a national political event. It is about giving thanks and sharing life’s abundance, manifested by a large meal to be shared by friends and family. Giving thanks for all the wonderfulness of this planet.
On Thanksgiving day in 2030, I hope my then middle aged son will be sharing this day with loved ones hopefully including me. I hope that they all will be able to give …
Over Population of the Planet and Global Warming
October 31st, 2007
The impact that humanity is having on climate change is directly related to the fact that there are so many of us. Add on top of our shear numbers the fact that we treat the planet harshly and it is clear why we are moving toward a global crisis.
Consider some facts about the growth of human population. Humans have been on the planet for hundreds of thousands of years. It took until 1804 for our numbers to reach 1 billion. It took another 123 years to reach 2 billion in 1927. It only took another …
Future of Energy – $100 a Barrel Oil
October 23rd, 2007
There is no question in my mind but that oil will rise to at least $100 a barrel within the next year. It is easy to see a scenario of $125 a barrel price in the same time frame. The triple digit price of oil will become the norm. Recently it has been trading in the $80-90 range, and as it approached the upper end of that range the media began again covering the story with “sky is falling†concern about what this might mean for the economy. This reminded me of the comment that James Schlesinger, the first U.S. …
