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Problems for a Contemporary Joseph

Posted on April 15, 2014 by climatechangefork

I am writing this blog one day before Passover. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the blog will be posted on Tuesday, April 15, the day of the 2nd Seder. Using Joseph as my timely hero is still permissible. Unlike the previous blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, California, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Democratization, Desalination, DOE, Drought, Electricity, Energy, FERC, Food, Food Supply, Future, Global Warming, Infrastructure, Joseph, MIT, Mitigation, Obama, Passover, Sustainability, Technology, Variability, Water, Water Stress | Leave a comment

Waiting for Joseph

Posted on April 8, 2014 by climatechangefork

In a few days, my family, together with Jews all around the world, will start celebrating Passover with the seder meal (seder in Hebrew means “order”). Meanwhile, I assume that following recent tradition, President Obama and many on the White … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropogenic, Bergen-Belsen, Bible, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Cycle, Drought, Egypt, Extreme Weather, Flood, Global Warming, Haggadah, History, Holocaust, IPCC, Israel, Israelites, Joseph, King James Bible, Mitigation, Passover, Pattern, Pentateuch, Periodicity, Pesach, Pharaoh, Power Plants, Science, Seder, Story, Sustainability, Thank you, Theresienstadt, Water, Water Cycle, Water Stress, Weather | Leave a comment

Bard CEP Talk

Posted on March 11, 2014 by climatechangefork

Last Wednesday, I did a talk, Desalination as Adaptation as part of Bard College Center for Environmental Policy’s National Climate Seminar. The seminar, which is biweekly, was in the form of a conference call. Unfortunately, this format is completely new … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Algeria, Australia, Bard, Bard CEP, California, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Desalination, Distillation, Education, Energy, Fresh Water, Global Population, Israel, Power Plants, Quantitative Survivalist, Reverse Osmosis, Salt Water, Saudi Arabia, Seminar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Thermal Desalination, Water, Water Cycle, Water Recycling, Water Stress, World Population | Leave a comment

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

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

“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

Michael Kirsch Guest Blog

Posted on November 5, 2013 by climatechangefork

My blogs from the last few months have focused on the global water stress we are suffering, and its relation to climate change. The last two blogs in this series (October 8 and 29) have centered on the efforts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Desalination, Distilation, Energy, Environment, Guest Blog, JFK, Michael Kirsch, Nuclear, Power, Power Plants, Science, Sustainability, Technology, Water, Water Cycle, Water Stress | Comments Off

Desalination – Where Are We?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by climatechangefork

After last week’s detour, I would like to take the chance now to refocus on desalination as a possible remedy to the global fresh water stress the world is currently suffering. Here, I will discuss specific aspects of the prevalence … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Clean Energy, Climate Change, Desalination, Economics, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Population, Science, Technology, Water, Water Cycle, Water Stress, World Population | Comments Off

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Problems for a Contemporary Joseph

Waiting for Joseph

Bard CEP Talk

Why Do We Care About Inequality?

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

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

Feedback on Desalination

Obstacles to Adaptation of Water Desalination

Michael Kirsch Guest Blog

Desalination – Where Are We?

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