It’s No Joke, Go for Woke!
As I write this on Monday afternoon, July 29, the northern edge of the Park Fire is 20 miles due south from our home. At 370,236 acres, about 500 square miles, it is a red rash the size of Los… Continue Reading
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The High Cost of Denying Science
We live in crazy times. The COVID pandemic is in its eighteenth month and we could have it well under control by now like China, New Zealand, Taiwan, Belgium and Singapore but “more than 98% of US residents now live… Continue Reading
Saving the World Before it’s Too Late
“The world from our childhood is no longer here. Our young children today are seeing so much change, but it is difficult for them to understand the pace. We are losing so much of our culture and connections to the… Continue Reading
Love, Truth and Climate Change
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land Love Teresa was young, barely five-years-old, but confident like she is now and a little fearless.… Continue Reading
The Climate Crisis is Personal
“We basically have three choices: mitigation, adaptation and suffering. We’re going to do some of each. The question is what the mix is going to be. The more mitigation we do, the less adaptation will be required and the less… Continue Reading
Faith Based Statements on Climate Change
For many people in the world, their religious or spiritual faith is a central or defining aspect of their identity and informs their relationship with the physical world. One definition of religion is “respect for what is sacred,” and usually… Continue Reading
10 Ways to Save the World
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” -Mahatma Gandhi Edward Davey has led an interesting life so far. He has traveled the world in support of… Continue Reading
The Crisis Beyond Fake News: Welcome to the Post-Truth Era
As a journalist, I have a saying that I keep close in mind whenever I’m writing for publication. “The text must be unassailable!” I mutter to myself as I pace about the room. It’s applied to both style and substance… Continue Reading
25 Points of Climate Change
1) The prevailing view or consensus on climate change within the worldwide scientific community is that our climate is warming. https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ 2) Humans are seen as the principle cause of climate warming, primarily through our use of fossil fuels and… Continue Reading
A Hotter World Means More Wildfires in our Future
For most of us in the North State, 2018 will be remembered as the year of multiple, devastating wildfires. First it was the Carr Fire, which destroyed over a thousand homes in Redding, killed eight people, including three firefighters, burned… Continue Reading
