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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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Impact Assessment: Self-Inflicted Genocide and the Toronto Principle

Posted on December 27, 2016 by climatechangefork

In the beginning of November I got an email from a student at the University of Pennsylvania that said the following: My name is Richard Ling, a student at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the Fossil Free Penn … Continue reading →

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Audience Assessment: End of Year Test

Posted on December 20, 2016 by climatechangefork

2016 is about to end. It was a very challenging year around the world. Certain factions gained ground internationally, winning significant majorities in publicly elected government. In some senses, globalization has become a curse – when it gives rise to … Continue reading →

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The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Posted on October 18, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am running behind. My intention this week was to cover two of the most contentious issues in this election period – not only within the US but globally: immigration and trade. I discussed immigration in a series of blogs … Continue reading →

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Assessment – Fall 2016: Global Issues, Personal Perspectives and Climate Change

Posted on October 4, 2016 by climatechangefork

Shana Tova! The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is here. For me, it’s a family celebration. According to tradition, we are entering into the year 5777, but nobody that I know of dwells too much on the origin of this … Continue reading →

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Immigration: Quantifying Migration

Posted on July 26, 2016 by climatechangefork

The Scope of Present Global Refugee Issues: Global migration (June 21, 2016) arises from people’s quest to survive and attain better opportunities. More specifically, people leave their homes: Due to war/civil war As a result of broken states In search … Continue reading →

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Immigration: IPAT

Posted on June 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

Noah Smith wrote an article in Bloomberg about how to convince the Japanese to have more kids: Japan would like to stabilize its rapidly aging population, and there are really only two ways to do that. It can let in … Continue reading →

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Educating for the Anthropocene: Trying to Climb Over the Obstacles

Posted on May 31, 2016 by climatechangefork

In previous blogs I have tried to summarize the transformation of the international educational system that is needed to accommodate the coming global shift to the Anthropocene (May 3, 2016): The real point is that governing has reached a greater … Continue reading →

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Educating for the Anthropocene: the Local View

Posted on May 24, 2016 by climatechangefork

The Anthropocene (April 26, 2016 blog) is a proposed epoch beginning when human activities started to have a significant global impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems. Regardless of what we call our time period, if we want to successfully manage … Continue reading →

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The Politics of the Anthropocene Part 2: The Data

Posted on May 17, 2016 by climatechangefork

Back to trying to politicize the Anthropocene. The key, as I see it (May 3, 2016), is that all of us must learn how to speak and listen in the same “language” (within English, Spanish, French, etc.). To do so … Continue reading →

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Searching for Limits – Stability for a Distant Future

Impact Assessment: Self-Inflicted Genocide and the Toronto Principle

Audience Assessment: End of Year Test

The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Immigration: Quantifying Migration

The Politics of the Anthropocene Part 2: The Data

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