The beauty of our endangered earth.
This blog is essays and images of the American Earth. Our earth is now changing rapidly: millions of species are … Continue reading The beauty of our endangered earth.
22 favorite landscape images
Here are our 22 favorite landscape images. The American earth is a great and beautiful place. We have always cared … Continue reading 22 favorite landscape images
Some very good climate news
Five new facts about climate were discovered in 2020. I plan to write about all five in the near future, … Continue reading Some very good climate news
A Majority of voters support fighting climate change
A survey found that a majority of voters support initiatives to fight climate change. This post is from a New … Continue reading A Majority of voters support fighting climate change
What happened to climate in 2020
The NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies summarised what happened to climate in 2020 in a report released on January … Continue reading What happened to climate in 2020
A long lonesome look at America
The title of this post, A long lonesome look at America is the title of a great article in the … Continue reading A long lonesome look at America
Is America at a new tipping point?
Is America at a new tipping point? Last week Trump incited his base to occupy the US Capitol building. A … Continue reading Is America at a new tipping point?
Should we punish the invaders of the Capital?
Should we punish the invaders of the Capital? Yes, I definitely think we should punish the invaders of the Capital … Continue reading Should we punish the invaders of the Capital?
Waiting for the Georgia results
It’s 5 PM in Georgia on January 5, 2020. It won’t be long before we know the early results of … Continue reading Waiting for the Georgia results
Surprising news about arctic oil leases
Republicans have been pushing for congress to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling for many … Continue reading Surprising news about arctic oil leases
The lessons of Germany’s clean energy project
Twenty years ago Germany lead the world in its clean energy project. In some ways this project became a model … Continue reading The lessons of Germany’s clean energy project
Iraq’s great rivers are dying
If you think the US had a bad year in 2020, you should take a look at Iraq. The situation … Continue reading Iraq’s great rivers are dying
Back to normal is the last thing we need now
Joe Biden has been promising a return to normal as soon as he is inaugurated. Actually, back to normal is … Continue reading Back to normal is the last thing we need now
Climate migration is now changing everything
For the past year I’ve been reading a series of articles in the New York Times about how climate migration … Continue reading Climate migration is now changing everything
What is permafrost and why does it matter
Much of the northern latitudes of the earth are underlain by trillions and trillions of tons of permafost. Permafrost is … Continue reading What is permafrost and why does it matter
How the presidential inner circle really works
Joe Biden is in the middle of appointing his new staff right now. He is appointing cabinet members, advisors, heads … Continue reading How the presidential inner circle really works
Only 33% in US have a bachelors degree
It was a huge surprise to me that only 33% in US have a bachelors degree. By contrast, 92% of … Continue reading Only 33% in US have a bachelors degree