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
Is climate optimism for real?
Is climate optimism for real? There has been a lot of good news on the climate front recently. Most of … Continue reading Is climate optimism for real?
A blind trust in the profit motive helped cause the Texas disaster.
Texas had what was probably its worst disaster ever last week. When a severe winter storm hit the US and … Continue reading A blind trust in the profit motive helped cause the Texas disaster.
Food-lines are getting longer and longer
The food lines in America began last March or so. But now the food-lines are getting longer and longer. At … Continue reading Food-lines are getting longer and longer
Between the Great Plains and the Rockies
I have lived my entire life between the western edge of the Great Plains and the Rockies. And I have … Continue reading Between the Great Plains and the Rockies
The German Energiewende movement is huge
Germany has been making big advances in the transition from fossil fuels to renewables for the past 20 years. In … Continue reading The German Energiewende movement is huge
The world’s best Power-Shift so far
The world’s best Power-Shift so far began in Germany in 1998. By “Power-Shift” environmentalists mean the transition from fossil fuels … Continue reading The world’s best Power-Shift so far
With Speed and Violence
Fred Pearce is one of my favorite writers. He has a dozen or so books out, most of them are … Continue reading With Speed and Violence
Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’
One of my favourite environmental writers is Carl Safina. He recently wrote an article called “Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’” in … Continue reading Avoiding a ‘Ghastly Future’
The Republican Party is cutting its own throat.
I was reading the New York Times this morning and I see that Joe Biden is beginning to introduce his … Continue reading The Republican Party is cutting its own throat.
Biden’s climate plan is new, different and hopeful
Joe Biden’s climate plan is new, different and hopeful. One of the ways it is different is how it will … Continue reading Biden’s climate plan is new, different and hopeful
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?