Excerpted from my journal written during a summer spent mostly alone on an island in the Arctic Ocean, the following is a small introduction to a place most will never go. I’ve […]
Sensory deprivation
Let’s talk about oil pipelines, for instance
Wherein I try a new troll…#indiesplaining As with everything else, I’m no expert. I’m just some rando doing some supposing about things when a headline catches the eye. Right now I’m thinking […]
There is a place…
…ringed by mountains, where the lake comes and goes over the span of decades. The birds fill flush with saline krill and rest in desert solitude. Coyotes roam the lake edge, pouncing […]
Really? It was ‘Science Day’ in Congress?
Scientists should be allowed to conduct rigorous research independent of government interference. But Rep. Smith does not trust scientists, whom he considers politically motivated. How nice of the retiring Rep. Lamar Smith […]
Remove words? Control discourse? That’s power.
Those who can control language have power over those who cannot. That has been the most corrosive power exercised by President Donald’s administration. This is especially true in matters relating to science. […]
At the World Forum on Natural Capital 2017 – part 2
China is about to become the global standard for this sort of effort, and other countries, particularly developing countries, will be looking to China, not Europe yet, and certainly not the US… […]
At the World Forum on Natural Capital 2017 – part 1
Incorporating natural capital concerns into investment decision-making needs to take place considerably more rapidly – we don’t have two decades. Part 1 of a series Since I’m retired and can go to […]
A day to not be thankful …
Since I left college in the ‘60s, my “thankful” list has shrunk. The “not thankful” list is on its second ream of paper. Ah, Thanksgiving. The time to be thankful, as tradition […]
The hoarder
The new color of fall in the West
Another record year of heat. Another record year of wildfire. The new colors of fall in the West: black, silver, and white. Reds, yellows, and oranges are now the province of summer […]
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