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Category Archives: administration
Vote!
Today is exactly one week before election day (Tuesday, November 5th). Election Day comes at the end of an intense election period. Early voting has become a norm. Chances are that by the time this blog is posted, two more … Continue reading
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Back to Cherry-Picking and Political Feedback
In the last few blogs, I was busy summarizing our trip to Australia. It’s time to return to the real world. The dominating features in the news are the various legal issues of ex-president Trump and his acolytes and the … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Anthropogenic, Climate Change
Tagged cherry picking, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, News, NIMBY, polarization, political, Solar, Technology, Wind
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Politics and Approval Ratings
*Note: This is a pre-written blog and may not reflect current events. If everything goes well, by the time this blog is posted, I will already be in Europe. I am writing it before I leave so that it reflects … Continue reading
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The Sky as an Inspiration
A week ago, I got a new email from a young friend, reacting to the recent verdict by the Supreme Court that negates Roe vs. Wade, which has defined the abortion landscape for the last 50 years: I was reading … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Climate Change, politics
Tagged Abortion, bottom-up, carbon emissions, change, China, choice, Climate Change, constitution, covid, COVID 19, democracy, economic, Economy, EPA, executive, Fertility, Future, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, guns, judiciary, law, legislation, minority, NYC, rights, Roe v. Wade, Russia, Second Amendment, separation of power, Supreme Court, surveillance, Technology, top-down, Ukraine, vote
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The First One Hundred Days
President Biden has now been in office for 98 days. We look at the first 100 days as an important marker of a president’s accomplishments: The 100-days concept is believed to have its roots in France, where the concept of … Continue reading
Earth Day 2021
Earth Day is in two days. It’s a big day. Among other distinctions, it is both my wife’s birthday and that of this blog (this is now 9 years!). From a climate change perspective, this year’s celebration is special because … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Climate Change, Sustainability, UNFCCC, US
Tagged Adaptation, Biden, business, carbon dioxide, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Earth Day, Emissions, Extreme Weather, Future, GHG, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, INDC, industry, Mitigation, Net-Zero, Paris, target, Trump, UNFCCC, US, warming
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The American Jobs Plan & Power Generation by Source
Last week, when I discussed the new $2.3 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” I listed the costs of items that directly address climate change mitigation. The second most expensive item was the $174 billion program for electric vehicle incentive. A few … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Electric Cars, Sustainability, US
Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, carbon emissions, carbon zero, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, coronavirus, economic, Economy, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, fossil fuel, fuel, Gas, Global Warming, IEA, Infrastructure, low carbon, Methane, Mitigation, NOAA, Nuclear, Oil, Power, power plant, renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, temperature rise, Wind
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Peaceful Presidential Transition vs. the Rise of Nazis
I started writing this one day after President Biden and Vice President Harris were inaugurated. Many of us were thoroughly relieved that the event turned out to be a dignified, uneventful transition of power. I wouldn’t quite call it peaceful, … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Holocaust, Trump, US
Tagged baton, Biden, Climate Change, coronavirus, covid, Genocide, Germany, Global Warming, Great Depression, hate, Hitler, Holocaust, Inauguration, Jew, Jewish, mob, Nazi, pandemic, Power, relay, Russian revolution, self-inflicted, spanish flu, Transition, Treaty of Versailles, Trump, US, Weimar Republic, WWI
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Shame!
My dear friends who now live in Poland sent me the image above. Both are now infected with and trying to recuperate from COVID-19 but they didn’t want my sympathy. They contacted me to say that they felt sorry for … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Election, Holocaust, law, politics, US
Tagged Arizona, Biden, capitol, Congress, coronavirus, coup, COVID 19, Democrat, Election, electoral college, fascism, Government, house of representatives, Mitt Romney, mob, Nazi, Pennsylvania, Poland, Polish, president, protest, Republican, riot, Romney, senate, shame, statue of liberty, Trump, US, vote, voter, Washington DC, WWII
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Teaching Moment 2: How Do we Vote?
When we vote in an election, we balance between what we perceive to be good for us personally and what we perceive to be good for society at large. If we are well-off with a good job, we may prioritize … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Climate Change, Education, Election, politics, Trump, US
Tagged America, Biden, Climate Change, climate change denier, Climate Change Deniers, Democrat, Donald Trump, Future, Global Warming, harm, hispanic, Joe Biden, latina, latino, map, me, president trump, Republican, survey, them, Trump, US, vote, voter
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