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Global Warming is a Risk Management Issue
October 29th, 2007
We are moving toward the end of 2007 and there are still people that question whether the planet is warming up and more specifically whether humans have anything to do with it. I have listened to and read some of the thinking of these people and it falls into several categories. First, and this is true, there are people, Republicans mostly, that cannot stand Al Gore — they still remember his self righteous sighing in 2000 – and are therefore tying the message with the messenger. Second, there are those that are natural contrarians, so they will naturally react negatively …
Sputnik: 50 Years Later
October 3rd, 2007
It was 50 years ago this week that the Russians launched Sputnik, the first man made satellite to orbit the earth. It changed the world. In fact, there are few, if any events of the last 50 years that had such a global impact on just about every aspect of humanity. I can still remember the night that, as a …
Grand Children and Polar Bears
September 11th, 2007
I have written here several times about the fact that the U.S. crossed a tipping point in 2006 regarding global warming. It is now a subject that a majority of Americans have awareness of and are concerned about. As with most large issues that are complex, it often takes time for the citizens to understand and to then take action. If it can be made personal or emotional the process is accelerated. Global warming is no different.
Three or four years ago, when I was discussing global warming, the enormity of the problem and the developing urgency to act, I …
Future of Energy – Harnessing the Sun: Embarking on Humanity’s next Giant Leap
September 7th, 2007
In this seventh installment of our on-going series of interviews with some of the leading thinkers and scientists on the subject of energy, we interview Dr. Feng Hsu.
Facing and solving the multiple issues concerning energy is the single most pressing problem that we face as a species. There is a lot of media coverage about energy, alternative energy and global warming, but what has been missing is the knowledge and point of view of scientists, at least in the main stream media. If you have missed the first five interviews, please scroll down the right side of the page and …
