Monthly Archives: December 2012

Happy New Year: We are Now Part of Nature

My intention was for this to be a very positive blog, focusing on what I have learned during 2012 from my students and all the commentators that posted their comments on this blog, emailed me directly their comments or expressed … Continue reading

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A Stuttering Energy Transition

Figure 1 The EIA (Energy Information Administration) data (see October 15 blog) clearly shows that the US is in the midst of an energy transition. It may not be exactly the one needed to mitigate climate change – but we’re … Continue reading

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Vive La France

The Festival of Lights in Lyon, France, expresses gratitude to Mary, mother of Jesus, on December 8 every year. My French 2nd cousin who lives in Paris emailed me that this year, one central display, shown below, was being powered … Continue reading

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Two Shades of Audience

Over the last two weeks, I was invited to give two different talks. One was to take place as part of another school’s Physics Department’s seminar program, and the other as part of an Economics Student Club at my own … Continue reading

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Tackling Environmental Justice: Sovereign State against the Individual.

Last week, I started the discussion of how developing countries can contribute to alleviating anthropogenic (human caused) climate change.  The main goal is to mitigate climate change by achieving a global agreement to transition to more sustainable energy choices. I … Continue reading

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