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Happy Jewish New Year

Posted on September 22, 2020 by climatechangefork

Let This Year be as Short as Possible and Mark the End of the Virus I started to write a blog about opening schools—a timely topic right now. However, I got a message from my Australian family for Rosh Hashana—the … Continue reading →

Tagged Australia, bridge, bush fire, Climate Change, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Extreme Weather, fire, Flood, forest fire, Global Warming, holiday, Hurricane, Islam, Jew, Jewish, kugel, mental health, muslim, New Year, rosh hashana, School, social distance, social distancing, strategy, tzimmes, wild fire, wildfire | 2 Comments

Holidays During a Pandemic: Let the Young Lead the Way

Posted on March 31, 2020 by climatechangefork

My first entry for this blog was on April 22, 2012. April 22nd is Earth Day but we will celebrate many other things throughout this coming month, including my wife’s birthday, spring, and many religious holidays, including the following: April … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged access, Ashkenazi, Bhuddist, Brooklyn College, ceremony, Christian, coronavirus, COVID 19, CUNY, Easter, Eid, Electricity, equity, Hindu, holiday, isolation, Israel, Jew, Jewish, muslim, Online Education, pandemic, Passover, quarantine, rabbi, Ramadan, religion, remote learning, Sephardic, Shabbat, social distancing, tradition, zoom | Leave a comment

Ranking: What’s the Best Choice?

Posted on February 25, 2020 by climatechangefork

Almost every fact-based decision-making involves some sort of ranking. In other words, once we set our criteria, we have a list of options to choose from, some of which are more desirable or compelling than others. In our digital society, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged AI, algorithm, best, China, communication, comparison, criteria, facial recognition, fake news, filler, Google, muslim, News, phone, rank, Ranking, sort, worst | 1 Comment

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

Posted on December 13, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at the separation between the rural and urban vote in the just-concluded US presidential elections. This week I will examine whether this split is a unique American phenomenon or part of the global transition as we … Continue reading →

Posted in Election | Tagged Aberdeen, african american, Anthropocene, Beijing, Birmingham, black, Brazil, BREXIT, Bristol, Britain, Buenos Aires, Calcutta, Cardiff, change, China, city, Climate Change, Congress, constituency, constituent, Delhi, democracy, Democrat, democratic, democratic index, Dhaka, Edinburgh, elect, Election, electorate, Environment, Glasgow, Great Britain, Guangzhou, house, illiterate, India, Islam, Jakarta, Japan, Karachi, Kinshasa, Kolcata, LA, Lagos, Leeds, literate, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Manila, Mexico, Mexico City, Moscow, Mumbai, muslim, NDA, NYC, Paris, parliament, political, politician, politics, representation, Republican, Rio de Janeiro, rural, Sao Paulo, Sea-Level Rise, senate, Seoul, settlement, Shanghai, suburban, Tokyo, town, UPA, urban, vote, voter, Voting | 1 Comment

My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

Posted on September 27, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – a weekend scene Near Canal Saint-Martin in Paris Before the international meetings on climate change started in Paris (COP21 – see the four December 2015 blogs), I asked my younger family members there to monitor the street … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, immigration | Tagged American, anxiety, assimilate, ban, Bastille Day, Bataclan, border, build a wall, burkini, Charlie Hebdo, climate, Climate Change, COP21, culture, Debate, Donald Trump, Eagles of Death Metal, Election, emigrant, enforcement, Family, far right, fascist, fear, France, French, Global Warming, hijab, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, host, immigrant, intimidate, intimidation, Islam, Islamic, Malta, Mexican border, Mexico, modest, Mohammed, moral, morality police, muslim, Nice, Paris, Paris attacks, police, political, politician, politics, presidential campaign, Qur'an, refugee, right wing, Saint-Martin, Saudi Arabia, Science, secure, security, Stade de France, swimsuit, terror, Terrorism, terrorist, Trump, UN, US, Vacation, vote, voter | Leave a comment

Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

Posted on August 30, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – A map of refugee camps in the Middle East Successful resettlement is probably the most important aspect of the global refugee issue. Resettled refugees can make major positive contributions to their host societies. We have seen this … Continue reading →

Posted in immigration | Tagged annex, Arab, arab league, Arabist, attitude, Australia, bias, Brooklyn College, camp, choice, Citizen, Citizenship, Civil War, CUNY, document, Egypt, emigrant, emigration, Family, Fatah, Gaza, Hamas, Holocaust, home, homeland, Human Rights, identity, immigrant, immigration, Iraq, Iraqi, ISIS, Islam, Israel, Israeli, Jew, Jewish, Kuwait, land, Lebanon, middle east, migrant, migration, muslim, opinion, Palestine, Palestinian, Palestinian National Authority, partition, political, politics, privilege, property, pull factor, push factor, refugee, religion, resettlement, return, right, right of return, Saudi Arabia, security, settlement, Suez, Syria, teach, teacher, treaty, Turkey, UDHR, UN, UNRWA, US, War, west bank, Yemen | Leave a comment

Guest Blog by Sofia Ahsanuddin: Immigration

Posted on July 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

“You broke the ocean in half to be here. Only to meet nothing that wants you.” – Nayyirah Waheed, Immigrant Dear Reader, I am writing this blog post at a critical transitional point in my life. I have just graduated … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 5: Can Psychology Help with a U-Turn?

Posted on April 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

A week from the posting of this blog, primaries will take place in NY State. It is the first time I can remember when the presidential primary will have such a large impact on both the Democratic and the Republican … Continue reading →

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Assessment – Fall 2015: Religion’s Role in Saving the World

Posted on September 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

I missed my usual summer assessment this year. My main excuse is that it was scheduled for the first two weeks of July, when I was out in China. As it stands, since my last assessment (April 21st, 2015), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Al-Quaeda, assessment, Ban-Ki Moon, Boko Haram, Catholic Church, China, Christian, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Conference, encyclical, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, ISIL, Islam, Istanbul, Jew, Judaism, muslim, Papal Encyclical, Paris, Pope, Pope Francis, Power, refugee, religion, Sustainability, symposium, Taliban, Taoism, terrorist, Turkey, UN, United Nations, World Population | Leave a comment

NIMBY as a Business Strategy

Posted on June 30, 2015 by climatechangefork

The June 9, 2015 blog focused on traditional NIMBY arguments in the context of attitudes toward wind farms. The main issue I raised was that if we are making the statement that we object to wind farms because they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Batteries, Battery, Berkshire Hathaway, business, Catholic, Christia, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Denis Ladyzhensky, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Elon Musk, Emissions, encyclical, Energy, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, Future, Germany, Guest Blog, Jewish, muslim, net metering, NIMBY, Omaha, oracle, Papal Encyclical, Photovoltaic, Pope, Pope Francis, Power, Power Plants, Prediction, SEIA, Sofia Ahsanuddin, Solar, Storage Capacity, Technology, Tesla, US, utilities, Utility, Warren Buffett, Wind, wind farm | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: muslim

Ranking: What’s the Best Choice?

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

Assessment – Fall 2015: Religion’s Role in Saving the World

NIMBY as a Business Strategy

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