According to www.weatherandradar.com, May 2023 was a scorcher globally. It was the third warmest May in the 174 years of reliable data. The average global May temperature was 1.75 degrees F (0.97 degrees Celsius) above the 20th century average. This was the 531st consecutive month with temperatures above the 20th century average. The western hemisphere…
This is a fairly ripping yarn about a group of pesky underdogs who find themselves at a moment of existential worry. It seems that their enimy was practicing genocide against them and so war to the death was the only option. and they undertake a mission with warrior poet presision, Like the army you always…
March 16, 2021 Essay One of the things that has become most clear to me in writing this project is how openly the Russians buy into climate denial. One could see it almost as a source of pride on their part to be able to fend off information. I do not want to use this…
March 2, 2021 To me, the answer is simply to be aware of one’s environmental impact and to be respectful of that situation. We live in a consumer society. and what that means is that the vast majority of us do not directly contribute to their own food security except via money. This…
25 March. 2021 Without getting too deeply about the reasons why I live in the Republic of Belarus and have been here for almost 20 years, suffice it to say we are no longer the most eco-friendly country in the world. In fact, the last 7 years have proved the willingness of the state to…
March 16, 2021 If one of the real problems in the world is the erosion of topsoil due to excessive mechanical tilling, monocrop industrial farming, overgrazing and an overabundance of chemical fertilizers, some people think that simply allowing nature to do what it wants to do is the answer to soil fertility. And of course…
Essay I guess what I’m trying to say is like everybody, I love innovation and new ideas and new wonderful technologies that make our lives easier. I like drugs as much as the next guy if you want to look at it that way. But I’m talking about a world where our drugs and innovation…
Essay For people unfamiliar with the term, desertification is what happens when poor Land Management continues to such an extent that the land can no longer provide sustenance for people to live. This would also be true if we consider all living things in the area. If the land degrades to the point that it…
29 April, 2022 Essay Once upon a time long long ago in a country far from here, I was in New York City bike messenger. How I got into this profession is an interesting story in and of itself but suffice it to say, it was the best job that I have ever had. My…
12 May, 2022 News and commentary from the front I am certainly not the only person who thinks that our environment and habitat is the most important thing. The quality of our land, air and water directly correlate to the possibility of Life continuing on the planet. And I am sure I am one of…
Many years ago, I had an opportunity given to me unexpectedly. I saw it like I was being granted a little nepotism when I moved to Oregon but suddenly, there was simply nothing there. Where I had expected being able to walk into a job, on arrival, there was simply no job to…