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Last (Vice) Presidential Debate?

Posted on October 13, 2020 by climatechangefork

Like many others, I watched the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday evening (October 7th) with relatively low expectations. I figured that it would be much more civilized than the first presidential debate but would not have much new to offer. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Election, politics, US | Tagged administration, Biden, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Debate, Donald Trump, Election, Harris, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, pandemic, Pence, politician, politics, president trump, Trump, vaccine, vote, VP | 7 Comments

Looking at the Future Through Coronavirus-Infected Eyes

Posted on August 11, 2020 by climatechangefork

The iconic MAGA hat exemplifies the Trump administration’s unilateralist “America First” philosophy, to the detriment of global welfare I am starting to write this blog on Thursday, August 6th. The coronavirus situation is currently: Globally: around 19 million cases, more … Continue reading →

Posted in administration | Tagged Adaptation, administration, America First, arms control, atom bomb, atomic bomb, atomic weapon, blackboard, Brooklyn College, cases, Climate Change, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, CUNY, death, distanced learning, Donald Trump, Future, google meet, Health, Hiroshima, immigration, Japan, John Bolton, lockdown, MAGA, Mitigation, Nagasaki, New York, nuclear war, NYC, pandemic, Paris Agreement, president trump, social distancing, treaty, Trump, unilateral, unilateralist, WHO, WWII, zoom, zosia samosia | 1 Comment

How Do We End a Pandemic?

Posted on May 12, 2020 by climatechangefork

When I read my morning paper on May 4th, three articles jumped out at me: As Trump Pushes to Reopen, Government Sees virus toll nearly doubling WASHINGTON — As President Trump presses states to reopen their economies, his administration is … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Economics | Tagged administration, Bloomberg, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, coronavirus, COVID 19, Cuomo, disease, Economy, extreme heat, Extreme Weather, flu, Future, Global Population, heat, hospital, infection, NY, NYC, projection, Science, social distancing, spanish flu, test, Trump, US, virus | 1 Comment

To Make America Great Again, Please Stand Tall

Posted on February 26, 2019 by climatechangefork

I interpret standing tall as holding your head up and meeting oncoming challenges rather than burying it in a pile of sand to avoid reality (see the October 16, 2018 post on ostrich myths and the American government’s deliberate obtuseness … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Election, immigration, law, politics, refugee, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged Adaptation, administration, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Arizona, Balance, Chuck Todd, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congress, coral, Cost, damage, Dan Coats, Democrat, democratic socialist, denial, Donald Trump, Economics, EIS, Election, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, environmental refugee, evidence, Extreme Weather, fire, Florida, forest fire, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Warming, GOP, governance, Government, green, green new deal, greenhouse gas, heat stress, house of representatives, immigration, impact, Industrial Revolution, intelligence, IPCC, law, legislation, Local, Media, Mitigation, North Carolina, North Korea, objective, opinion, ostrich, politics, reef, refugee, reporter, Republican, resolution, responsibility, Science, senate, socialist, subjective, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, Trump, UN, US | 6 Comments

Climate Change Complementarity: the US Government

Posted on January 2, 2019 by climatechangefork

Oxford Dictionaries define complementarity in the following way: A relationship or situation in which two or more different things improve or emphasize each other’s qualities. ‘a culture based on the complementarity of men and women’ Given how broad this definition … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, law, politics, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged administration, carbon dioxide, China, Climate Change, climate change denier, climate summit, CO2, Coal, complement, complementarity, complementary, COP24, Economics, Economy, Emissions, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Future, governance, Government, India, IPCC, laws, NCA, Niels Bohr, Physics, Poland, Sustainability, Trump, US, WMO | 2 Comments

Yellow Vests, Al Gore, President Trump, Conflicts Between Present and Future

Posted on December 18, 2018 by climatechangefork

I love France. I have family there and many dear friends. I always look for opportunities to visit. Some in my family are social activists who “enjoy” demonstrating. So when the Yellow Vest (Gilets Jaunes) demonstrations started to take place, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged administration, Al Gore, Andrew Wheeler, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Arc de Triomphe, belief, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, critical mass, Donald Trump, Economics, Emanuel Macron, Energy, energy affordability, energy cost, energy reliability, energy transition, Environment, EU, fissile material, France, Future, Gas, gas prices, GDP, Germany, gilets jaunes, gini coefficient, Global Warming, Gore, governance, Government, Italy, law, Macron, minimum wage, Mitigation, Paris, Paris Agreement, Population, president trump, Science, Social Media, Spain, taxes, trigger, Trump, UK, wildfire, yellow jackets, yellow vests | 12 Comments

Governing Through Denial

Posted on December 4, 2018 by climatechangefork

The consequences of continuing the business as usual activities that result in climate change are not a mystery. We are in the middle of an avalanche of credible reports about the present state of the world and near future prognoses … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Climate Change, IPCC, law, politics, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged Adaptation, administration, air quality, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Balance, bias, black friday, business as usual, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, censor, China, Clean Energy, clean power, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, conspiracy, Donald Trump, doubling time, economic damage, Economics, Economy, Emissions, energy transition, Environment, EPA, Exponential Growth, FEMA, Flood, Flooding, GHG, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Heartland, Heartland Institute, heat, heat wave, hoax, IPCC, Japan, keystone xl, Labor, mortality, NASA, NCA, Policy, Power, Power Plants, RCP, Report, security threat, Thanksgiving, Trump, tweet, US, Weather, WMO, worst, worst-case | Leave a comment

Giving Up is Not an Option: Let’s Focus on What We Still Can Do

Posted on August 14, 2018 by climatechangefork

Bridge used to be one of my favorite social activities (when my free time was a bit more abundant). To those not familiar with the rules, the basic structure is simple: one deck of cards, two teams of two. Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Federal Government Funding

Posted on August 7, 2018 by climatechangefork

Last week I looked at four Republican senators’ efforts to terminate government funding for television meteorologists who mention climate change as part of the forecast. I also discussed the issue in light of the global heat wave and the havoc … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, politics, Sustainability | Tagged accountability, Adaptation, administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, assessment, attribution, Britain, budget, causality, cause, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Drought, Environment, Extreme Weather, forecast, funding, GAO, Global Warming, globalization, Government, heat, heat wave, heatwave, indoctrination, James Inhofe, James Lankford, Japan, Kelvin Droegemeier, laos, Meteorologist, Meteorology, Mitigation, National Research Council, political, politics, probabilistic, propaganda, Rand Paul, Republican, risk, Science, science adviser, senator, Sustainability, Technology, Ted Cruz, TV, UK, Weather, weather system | 16 Comments

Conflict and Confusion

Posted on August 15, 2017 by climatechangefork

The Trump administration’s approach to climate-related, policy becomes clear from the following: The administration gave “official” indication to the UN that it will abandon the Paris 2015 international agreement: WASHINGTON — The White House formally notified the United Nations on … Continue reading →

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Last (Vice) Presidential Debate?

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