Tag Archives: NIMBY

Back to Cherry-Picking and Political Feedback

Posted on August 22, 2023 by climatechangefork

In the last few blogs, I was busy summarizing our trip to Australia. It’s time to return to the real world. The dominating features in the news are the various legal issues of ex-president Trump and his acolytes and the … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropogenic, Climate Change | Tagged cherry picking, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, News, NIMBY, polarization, political, Solar, Technology, Wind | 3 Comments

Me vs. Them vs. We – Nationalism/Populism vs. Globalism

Posted on May 30, 2017 by climatechangefork

The world is a shaky place right now. The best windows into this instability are countries where citizens can express their feelings in the voting booths. I am not alone in having mentioned repeatedly that the world is now entering … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged America, America First, American, americanism, Anthropocene, city, Climate Change, conservative, country, Donald Trump, era, fascism, fascist, free trade, Global, globalism, globalization, Godwin's Law, governance, governing, Government, Hitler, Homo Deus, immigration, me vs them, me vs them vs we, mtw, nationalism, Nazi, NIMBY, party, Passover, political, politics, populism, Republican, sovereign, State, TED talk, Timeline, Trump, UN, US, Yuval Noach Harari | 1 Comment

Assessment: Shenzhen’s Mudslide and a Prognosis for the Planet?

Posted on December 29, 2015 by climatechangefork

Figure 1– Shenzhen Mudslide New Year’s Eve is around the corner, which makes this a great time to reflect on the last three months and follow up on my Fall Assessment (September 22, 2015). As far as global focus on … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, IPCC, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged abelian, Abelian Sandpile Model, Adaptation, agreement, assessment, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Conference, COP21, Democratization, DNNer, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, Facebook, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, Government, greenhouse gas, Growth, Hong Kong, IPCC, IPCCC, landslide, meeting, megacity, Mitigation, mud, mudslide, New Year, NIMBY, Paris, Physics, Population, Power, Power Plants, sandpile, Science, SEZ, Shenzhen, Social Media, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, Twitter, UN, US, World Population | Leave a comment

COP21- Anticipations

Posted on December 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

The COP21 meeting is over, as is my student’s final exam, 60% of which depended on an evaluation of the conference. What’s next for my students and the world at large? My class material for next semester will answer the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Conference, Education, IPCC, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged accord, adapt, Adaptation, agreement, Bill Gates, candidate, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, Conference, contribution, convention, COP21, Decline, Democratization, developed countries, developing, Earth Summit, Economics, Economy, Education, Election, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, enforcement, Environment, finance, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, Global, Global Population, global suicide, Global Warming, globe, greenhouse gas, implementation, India, Industrial Revolution, IPAT, IPCC, Kyoto, mitigate, Mitigation, Natural Gas, NIMBY, Obama, objective, Oil, Paris, Physics, Policy, political, politics, pollute, polluter, Pollution, Pope, Pope Francis, Population, Power, Power Plants, president, progress, punishment, renege, Republican, responsibility, responsible, Rio, scenario, Science, security council, Self Inflicted Genocide, senate, socioeconomic, Solar, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, suicide, Sustainability, Technology, treaty, UN, UNFCCC, US, Wealth, World, 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

NIMBY: Wind vs. Fossil Fuels

Posted on June 9, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I focused on Texas. In spite of its strong inclination toward state autonomy, reluctance to implement new taxes, and its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, it is playing a vital role in the energy transition: The state is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Democratization, Economics, EIA, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Georgetown, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Mitigation, NIMBY, Pollution, Power, Power Plants, public opinion, Renewable, Roscoe Wind Farm, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Texas, Texas Interconnection, Transition, turbine, US, Wind, wind farm | 8 Comments

One Big Family

Posted on August 20, 2013 by climatechangefork

My original intention was to use today’s blog to explore water as the central issue in climate change: both with regards to projected impacts, and to adaptation efforts. My focus on water came about largely as a result of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Egypt, Family, Family Tree, Genocide, Global, Global Population, Global Warming, Holocaust, Mauritius, Murder, NIMBY, Relations, Relationship, Rwanda, Water, World | 1 Comment

Am I Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog was dedicated to Jim Hansen’s retirement and the central role that he has played in the Climate Change debate. It immediately garnered several comments from readers, none of which had anything to do with the blog. All … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Bike Lane, Bikes, Brooklyn, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Comments, Local, NIMBY, Personal | 3 Comments

Conflicts and Navigation

Posted on February 18, 2013 by climatechangefork

The perspective of sustainability that I have advocated in the last three blogs was aimed toward the horizon and focused on maintaining equilibrium with the physical environment. I proposed reaching this equilibrium through a combination of recycling our resources, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Cap and Trade, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Game, Global Warming, Horizon, IEC, Investment, Keynes, Lori Scarlatos, NIMBY, Obama, Romney, Science, Sustainability | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged China, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Justice, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, NIMBY, Romney, Science, ScienceDebate | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: NIMBY

Back to Cherry-Picking and Political Feedback

Me vs. Them vs. We – Nationalism/Populism vs. Globalism

COP21- Anticipations

NIMBY as a Business Strategy

NIMBY: Wind vs. Fossil Fuels

One Big Family

Am I Talking Out of Both Sides of My Mouth?

Conflicts and Navigation

Tackling Environmental Justice: Sovereign State against the Individual.

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