Category Archives: Climate Change

Mañana

Posted on October 8, 2012 by climatechangefork

Mañana is a common expression (derived from Spanish but used much more generally) that translates as tomorrow or in the indeterminate future. It is also the common denominator of my “Three Shades of Deniers” (September 3 blog) that I have … Continue reading →

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Cost Effectiveness

Posted on October 1, 2012 by climatechangefork

In the previous blog (September 24) I outlined a “victory,” based on IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) projections, which will allow us to stabilize the composition of the atmosphere at levels that adaptation will be able to handle. I … Continue reading →

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Declaration of Victory and Exit Strategy

Posted on September 24, 2012 by climatechangefork

The title of my previous blog was “Declaration of War.” I wrote: In the next few blogs I will try to expand this notion to include non-military action, with a specific focus on climate change. My objective is to look into … Continue reading →

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Declaration of War

Posted on September 17, 2012 by climatechangefork

“After the end of [the] Persian Gulf War in 1991, Colin Powell, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined his vision for efficient and decisive military action.” This vision is now known as the Powell Doctrine. The last condition … Continue reading →

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The Conventions

Posted on September 10, 2012 by climatechangefork

I watched both the Republican and Democratic conventions.  I was listening for information about where the parties and the candidates stand on the issue of climate change. In advance of the conventions, the candidates did, in fact, provide written responses … Continue reading →

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Three Shades of Deniers

Posted on September 3, 2012 by climatechangefork

I wish I had a better name for deniers of climate change. I don’t like the association with deniers of the Holocaust for reasons that I have mentioned before (May 14 blog) where I have tried to make the case … Continue reading →

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Learning From the Olympics: Changing the Competition from NIMBYism to Doing Our Best

Posted on August 27, 2012 by climatechangefork

The last obstacle to the democratization of decision making on climate change (June 18 blog) is NIMBYism. I have already expanded on the first three obstacles (climate change and the nature of science, science “hatred,” and we are not prophets) … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Prophets II – Back to Deniers and Skeptics and Forward to Insurance.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by climatechangefork

The issue is not so much the accuracy of the prediction as the magnitude of the impact when the predictions are coming to roost. Our difficulties in predicting the future do not guarantee that the future will be better, there … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Prophets

Posted on August 13, 2012 by climatechangefork

We are not prophets. None of us are, but like biblical prophets, we stand on the top of the hill and warn about a coming Armageddon (remember the “self-inflicted genocide” in my first blog post). The tools that we use … Continue reading →

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Is Algebra Necessary? – Yes It Is!!!

Posted on August 6, 2012 by climatechangefork

I’ve been living with this question for a long time – starting with my own son when he attended Middle School (he is now 45, a Managing Director in Greenwich Capital, with his own Middle School aged children). On Sunday, … Continue reading →

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