Tag Archives: Netherlands

Back from Europe

Posted on September 6, 2022 by climatechangefork

As I have mentioned in previous blogs, after three years of COVID-19 hibernation, my wife and I just came home from visiting friends and family in England, Poland, and France. I will spend a few days teaching the first week … Continue reading →

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Russia: The Large Gas Station With Nuclear Weapons

Posted on February 28, 2022 by climatechangefork

The current situation between Russia and Ukraine started in November 2021, when the Russian army began encircling Ukraine. It was about two months before the Winter Olympics were scheduled to start, and President Putin had promised President Xi that he … Continue reading →

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External Pressures on Oil Companies May Prompt Change. We’ll See.

Posted on September 21, 2021 by climatechangefork

I posted my first blog here on Earth Day, April 22, 2012. I’m now approaching 500 (498) blog posts. Almost all of them, directly or indirectly, have focused on climate change and the energy transition that we are necessarily going … Continue reading →

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The Math Identity for Olympic Medals

Posted on August 17, 2021 by climatechangefork

One of the biggest shocks of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was Simone Biles’ historic withdrawal from several events. Her teammates expressed solidarity with her decision and she received a lot of positive feedback globally for placing her health above her … Continue reading →

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Weaponizing Climate Change Ranking

Posted on March 3, 2020 by climatechangefork

Since I started this blog, I have habitually ranked countries with regards to their climate change indicators. These include changes in carbon emissions, energy use, forms of sustainable energy, and various ratios such as energy intensity (energy divided by GDP) … Continue reading →

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Solar Roads: Driving Into the Future

Posted on February 18, 2020 by climatechangefork

The last three blogs were not fun. Some of my readers have asked, “Where can we move that isn’t here?” The answer, sadly, is nowhere. We must try to fix this place. Many of us are already doing so. We … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! The end of the year brings Christmas (December 25th) and Hanukkah (December 22nd-30th), two traditional holidays, and Kwanzaa (December 26th – January 1st), which began in 1966. All three include giving presents. Children all over the world … Continue reading →

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Wisdom from Germany: How to Transition Away From Coal

Posted on October 8, 2019 by climatechangefork

This is the end of my series about my summer trip and the lessons I learned when I visited Germany. In last week’s blog, I promised to finish up my examination by comparing Germany’s energy transition efforts with those of … Continue reading →

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Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears

Posted on September 17, 2019 by climatechangefork

My original plan was to continue writing about what I learned during my summer-long trip. Last week I focused on Dubai and I thought to focus this week’s blog on the greenhouses in the Netherlands. However, as usual in this … Continue reading →

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Around the World in 5 Weeks: Three Weddings, Climate Change, and the Holocaust

Posted on September 4, 2019 by climatechangefork

Travel My wife joined me on a whirlwind trip from New York City to Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia to Dubai, UAE to Paris, France to The Hague, Netherlands to Farsleben and Berlin, Germany to Krakow, Poland. We returned a few … Continue reading →

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