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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 →

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Water as a Commodity

Posted on September 24, 2013 by climatechangefork

Recently, I have been writing a lot about water- I feel honored that one of the local papers here in Brooklyn, Our Time Press, picked up one of my posts in its entirety to republish. I am trying to get … Continue reading →

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Tackling Environmental Justice: Sovereign State against the Individual.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by climatechangefork

Last week, I started the discussion of how developing countries can contribute to alleviating anthropogenic (human caused) climate change.  The main goal is to mitigate climate change by achieving a global agreement to transition to more sustainable energy choices. I … Continue reading →

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Limit to Growth – Again?

Posted on October 22, 2012 by climatechangefork

The reason that I am writing this series of blogs is to try to do whatever I can to prevent what I previously called a “Self Inflicted Genocide” (April 22); one, which in my opinion, and that of many others, … Continue reading →

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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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