The last couple of messages weren’t particularly encouraging. This one brings a better message: The message is getting through. The message is that climate change is REAL, something to be concerned about and will have a personal impact. “Nearly three-quarters of respondents also said they were worried about the current global climate, with 34 percent saying they…
The following Newsweek opinion piece’s principal message is that the current COVID-19 pandemic should teach us the lesson about the cost of failing to recognize foreseeable disasters and take actions to mitigate them. Denying the science behind pending catastrophes doesn’t make them go away. “The real discussion we should be having is not about the age-old debate of big government versus small…
Before I start my overview of the attached article I want to address the feedback I received from many of you about my format. Thanks to all of you who responded. The first point was that almost everyone liked it and encouraged me not to change it. That said, there was some confusion on the overall scheme. So let me try to…
“Georgia regulators this month halted the last proposed coal plant in the United States.” “”This represents the end of a bad idea,”” VICTORY! FINALLY! The seeds of the campaign to stop any new coal plants from being built and put into operation started here in Chicago back in the mid 90’s with the Sierra Club Northern Illinois Air Quality…
I have been warning of the impending collapse of the fossil fuel business especially oil. And, with it the devaluation of value of the oil companies’ stock price. I expected it to happen quickly when it occurred but I certainly didn’t expect it to happen due to a global pandemic. But here we are. As predicted, it ain’t pretty. And after we get past…
First of all, click on the video below and enjoy some Bee Gees music while you read this. You’ll get the connection. As I wrote about in my last post, renewable energy is blowing away fossil fuels. It’s not only a prediction any more. It’s reality. “Renewable energy beat coal for generating electricity for the first quarter of…
In light of the health crisis we are all now experiencing it feels disjointed to be focusing on anything else. So far I, Debbie and the rest of my immediate family are all feeling good and hunkered down in isolation and working from home. I certainly hope that you are doing as well also and imploring everyone you can influence…
The winds of change are blowing. I’ve alerted you too many times to count that the energy industry is changing rapidly and is nearing a tipping point. Actually, given the current situation, may have been pushed permanently beyond the tipping point and into a new reality. Here’s some more evidence of how the rapidly evolving future is currently…
I’ve over the years, and recently also, mentioned positive feedback loops. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback) Certainly the melting of the Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland ice is one that is very frightening. But there is another one that has been extremely worrisome to me and which has gotten little public attention but could be the dagger in the heart to being able to stop runaway climate…
Following up on the post I wrote on Monday (https://franklytalking.com/is-the-coronavirus-pandemic-sending-us-a-wake-up-call-on-climate/) I am attaching two more articles about how ill prepared the U.S. is for anticipating and preparing for a rapid change in the climate and the consequences thereof. Just look at the title of this post and think of how totally incompetently the current Administration is in dealing with the current Pandemic to…