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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.

Jim Foreit Guest Blog: How Does Population Decline?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by climatechangefork

In the last few posts, I have discussed the global population (both current and future), as it relates to both economic input and contribution to climate change. I promised to ask a friend who specializes in demographics for his comments. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Abortion, Bangladesh, Breastfeeding, Climate Change, Contraception, CPR, Distal Determinants, Family Planning, Fertility, Global Population, Guest Blog, India, Infant Mortality, Malthus, Margaret Sanger, Menarche, Menopause, Nigeria, Population, Population Control, Proximate Determinants, Replacement Rate, TFR, United Nations, World Population | 3 Comments

Why Do We Care About Inequality?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! My last blog ended with a quote from Karan Singh, a former minister of population in India, who said, “Development is the best contraceptive.” This was supported by data which shows that fertility rates and population growth … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Bjorn Lomborg, Clean Energy, Climate Change, de Blasio, Education, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fertility Rate, Fossil Fuels, Gallup, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, Mayor, New York, NYC, Paul Krugman, Pollution, POP 19, Poverty, Sustainability, Warsaw, WHO, World Population | Leave a comment

Poverty and Population

Posted on January 2, 2014 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! My last two blogs raised the issue of a timeline for “absolute” sustainability; one that would give us enough time to move any remnants of the human population to another planet in case we are “successful” in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Demographic-Economic Paradox, Education, Fertility Rate, Global Population, Malthusian Trap, Mumbai, Population Control, Population Density, Poverty, Replacement Value, Sustainability, Thanksgivukkah, Timeline, World Population | 1 Comment

Future Populations

Posted on December 24, 2013 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog established various time targets for the existence of our civilization and thus tried to establish an absolute level of sustainability. Granted, some of the targets I provided were rather trivial, like the desire to see another “Thanksgivukkah,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Fertility Rate, Global Population, Growth, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Population, Projections, Replacement Rate, Sustainability, Thanksgivukkah, UN, World Population | 2 Comments

Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and the Drake Equation

Posted on December 17, 2013 by climatechangefork

I recently finished celebrating Thanksgiving and Hanukkah with my family; enjoying the wonderful meal, lighting the 2nd Hanukkah candle and thanking God both in English and Hebrew. Following this, we also prepared to celebrate the end of the semester, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Aliens, Alpha Centauri, Astrobiology, Avatar, Calendar, Christmas, Climate Change, Climate Change Fork, Drake Equation, Extrarerrestrial, Frank Drake, Future, Global Population, Gregorian, Hanukkah, Hebrew, Helios 2, James Cameron, Jew, Jewish, Kepler, NASA, New Year, Now, Population, Present, Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah, UFOs, Voyager 1, World Population | 3 Comments

A Return to “Self Inflicted Genocides” – this Time in the Present.

Posted on December 10, 2013 by climatechangefork

About two weeks ago, I was asked to write a blog about the ongoing climate change meeting that was taking place at the time in Poland (COP 19). I was born in Poland and speak the language, and my blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Conference, Desalination, Egypt, Energy, Environment, Fatah, Fossil Fuels, Gaza, Genocide, Global Warming, Holocaust, Israel, Mediterranean, Mitigation, Palestine, Poland, Pollution, Power Plants, Residence Time, Self Inflicted Genocide, Sewage, Sewer, Water, Water Pollution, Water Stress, Water Table, Water Treatment, World Population | 1 Comment

Kosher Water and Desalination.

Posted on December 3, 2013 by climatechangefork

A few years back, I was teaching an environmental course to prospective teachers at our school of education (Brooklyn College, CUNY). One of the topics that was in the news at the time was the overpopulation of deer. Proposed remedies … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | 3 Comments

“My Way or the Highway” Can Be a Problem With the Best of Intentions

Posted on November 26, 2013 by climatechangefork

I am an old guy. My wife is younger but also past her official retirement age. Like everybody else, we try to prepare for retirement times by investing our savings. She is also an academic so we share the responsibilities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptability, Adaptation, Advocacy, Cap and Trade, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Desalination, Diversify, Economics, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Fukushima, Investment, Jim Hansen, Nuclear, Nuclear Energy, Parallel Processing, Power Plants, Technology, Wastewater, Water, Water Cycle, Water Stress | 2 Comments

Feedback on Desalination

Posted on November 19, 2013 by climatechangefork

Last week, after posting the newest blog here on CCF, I immediately received a response from Peter Gleick, one of the authors of the report about water desalination that I had discussed. Through my twitter account, he led me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged California, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Cost, Desalination, Economics, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Mitigation, Pacific Institute, Peter Gleick, Power Plants, Price, Science, Seawater, Sustainability, Technology, Water, Water Cycle, Water Stress, World Population | Comments Off

Obstacles to Adaptation of Water Desalination

Posted on November 12, 2013 by climatechangefork

This blog will focus entirely on a report that was issued by the Pacific Institute in 2006 under the title “Desalination, with a Grain of Salt.” The report was authored by Heather Cooley, Peter H. Gleick and Garry Wolf. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged CCMI, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Desalination, Energy, Pacific Institute, Peter H. Gleick, Water, Water Cycle, Water Scarcity, Water Stress | Comments Off

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Jim Foreit Guest Blog: How Does Population Decline?

Why Do We Care About Inequality?

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Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and the Drake Equation

A Return to “Self Inflicted Genocides” – this Time in the Present.

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“My Way or the Highway” Can Be a Problem With the Best of Intentions

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