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“Natural” or “Anthropogenic”? – Climate Change

Posted on January 9, 2018 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at various methods of distinguishing “natural” vs. “artificial” vanilla. I used this as a jumping off point to facilitate answering the much more important question of how we distinguish anthropogenic climate change from “natural” climate change … Continue reading →

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Long-Term Adaptations

Posted on October 17, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Scene from “The Martian” I was considering using a more descriptive title for the coming series of blogs, inspired by a recent article in the New York Times (NYT) called, “How to Survive the Apocalypse?” The article … Continue reading →

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Bret Stephens and Uncertainty

Posted on May 16, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Taken from the 2017 Intelligence Report Figure 1 might look familiar – I took it from the fifth IPCC report (AR5) and showed it in my October 28, 2014 blog where I discussed the IPCC’s use of … Continue reading →

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Searching for Limits – Stability for a Distant Future

Posted on January 24, 2017 by climatechangefork

I am finishing this blog on Friday, January 20th – Inauguration Day for our new president. I didn’t recognize the country that he described in his acceptance speech. Nevertheless, I wish him – and all of us – the best. … Continue reading →

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The Sun as an Example of Stability Through Balance of Forces

Posted on November 8, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am posting this on Election Day; I have no idea as to how the vote will pan out but I think all of us can agree that the results will be highly consequential. With this much at stake, any … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged angular momentum, Balance, big bang, black hole, candidate, chemistry, dead star, Election, election day, Equilibrium, force, Government, gravity, helium, hydrogen, hydrogen bomb, hydrostatic, hydrostatic equilibrium, linear momentum, momentum, nuclear fusion, Physics, pressure, protostar, red giant, rotation, satellite, Science, solar system, stability, stable, star, star birth, star stuff, sun, vote, white dwarf | 4 Comments

A Redefinition of Sustainability: The Unilever Case

Posted on January 5, 2016 by climatechangefork

The 1987 United Nations’ Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development) was the first platform to articulate the idea of “sustainable development” to a wide audience. The Report framed it as “…development that meets the needs of the present … Continue reading →

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China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I started discussing the upcoming COP21 conference in Paris. I talked about the Earth Summit, which sanctioned the IPCCC, and included the near term commitments from the 10 most carbon emitting countries as to reduction of their emissions … Continue reading →

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Economic Growth and Problems With My Sourdough Bread.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by climatechangefork

One of the three conditions that I have previously (blogs January 28 and February 4) identified as necessary for sustainable society is that we must maintain equilibrium with the physical environment. Merriam Webster dictionary defines equilibrium in the following way: … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Bubbles, China, Climate Change, Emissions, Equilibrium, Foam, Global Warming, Growth, India, Physical Environment, Science, Sourdough Bread, Stagnation, Steady State, World Population | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Equilibrium

“Natural” or “Anthropogenic”? – Climate Change

Long-Term Adaptations

Bret Stephens and Uncertainty

Searching for Limits – Stability for a Distant Future

The Sun as an Example of Stability Through Balance of Forces

A Redefinition of Sustainability: The Unilever Case

China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

Economic Growth and Problems With My Sourdough Bread.

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