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About climatechangefork

Micha Tomkiewicz, Ph.D., is a professor of physics in the Department of Physics, Brooklyn College, the City University of New York. He is also a professor of physics and chemistry in the School for Graduate Studies of the City University of New York. In addition, he is the founding-director of the Environmental Studies Program at Brooklyn College as well as director of the Electrochemistry Institute at that same institution.

Incorporating Changing Reality into College Strategic Plans: Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2023 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog focused on the celebration of Earth Day, ending with a promise that this week’s blog would focus on a local effort. The natural local effort for me to address is my place of work: the City University … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2023

Posted on April 25, 2023 by climatechangefork

 (Source: Houston Arboretum) This is obviously not my first blog titled Earth Day. Just put the title in the search box and start investigating. The day is unique for me on two levels: it celebrates our physical environment and commitments … Continue reading →

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Teaching Students to be Involved in the Energy Transition

Posted on April 18, 2023 by climatechangefork

Spring Break at Brooklyn College I am starting this blog at the tail-end of spring break at my university (CUNY). It will be posted as classes recommence for a month, followed by final exams and the summer break. This is … Continue reading →

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Inserting Climate Change into our Collective Thinking

Posted on April 11, 2023 by climatechangefork

(Source: SafeKids Worldwide) Last week’s blog focused on collective crimes, collective blame, and collective wisdom. A timely question relevant to my teaching and to this blog is how we “fertilize” collective wisdom to prevent or mitigate global disasters such as … Continue reading →

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Collective Guilt, Collective Blame, and Collective Wisdom

Posted on April 4, 2023 by climatechangefork

(Source: Spreaker) A few days ago I was notified by our Judaic Studies Department about a new film that came out about the history of  German reparations to the Jewish people for the atrocities now known as the Holocaust. I … Continue reading →

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Politicizing ESG Means Politicizing Our Future

Posted on March 28, 2023 by climatechangefork

I have raised the issue of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments in earlier blogs. A blog from this summer (August 16, 2022) delves into the details of the acronym, shown again in Figure 1. That blog also describes how … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog by Phil Gallagher: Going Solar 2

Posted on March 21, 2023 by climatechangefork

This week, we have a follow-up guest post from my friend Phil Gallagher updating us on his “going solar” journey. It’s been about seven months since I reported on the solar panels we installed last April 15; time for an … Continue reading →

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Population Decline: Remedies

Posted on March 14, 2023 by climatechangefork

Starting on February 28th of this year, I’ve posted a series of blogs mentioning proposed remedies to the local implications of the global population’s declining trend and consequential societal aging. These include seppuku (voluntary suicide of the old) suggested by … Continue reading →

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Population Decline: Impacts

Posted on March 7, 2023 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog focused on the dynamics of global population changes, which are determined by the balance of births and deaths. The global population is still growing because births are still outpacing deaths but the near-term (one-generation) trends predict a … Continue reading →

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Population Decline – Background

Posted on February 28, 2023 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 (Source: World Economic Forum) While I was busy over the last few blogs talking about living and dying in the Anthropocene, a few major changes in the demography of the planet took place. These changes drove me to … Continue reading →

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