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Building a Better Anthropocene – The Challenge of Our Time
Once a year, on Earth Day, many of us pause to think about matters environmental. Then we get on with our lives. Yet the ‘matters environmental’ get more serious year by year, and I wonder why so many of us fail to see the obvious. Today I try to summarize the problem by looking at … Continue reading
Room for a little #OceanOptimism on Earth Day?
Earth Day is upon us once more and with it the international March for Science. I wasn’t sure whether to blog or march, but figure I will leave the marching to the scientists still in harness. I’ll be there in spirit, because the failure of vast numbers of the public to even understand what science … Continue reading
Lament the Decline of Ethical Standards; It Hampers Our Ability to Deal with Environmental Issues
Addendum: As I was about to post this to my blog, the first authoritative press release concerning the 2017 bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef was hitting the media. I don’t discuss it here, but the fact that the GBR has bleached severely in two successive years underscores the seriousness of the global environmental situation. … Continue reading