Architects and Engineers Address Global Warming
With atmospheric temperatures creeping upward from the tropics to the poles, air conditioning in dwellings and workplaces will be in great demand. The estimate from the Intergovernmental Panel on...
View ArticleSpectacular "Supersociety" Possible Thanks to Highly-Human Shift?
An unprecedented global "supersociety" may be emerging -- in spite of resource depletion, pollution and conflict that seem to be driving us to dystopia.This surprisingly positive prospect is the...
View ArticleOne of Canada's Biggest Banks Looks at the Economics of Weather Events
The Toronto-Dominion Bank, currently vying for the number one position in Canada, and a growing player in the United States, issued on April 14 a special report, Natural Catastrophes: A Canadian...
View ArticleNew West Antarctica Report Points to Rising Sea Levels from Melting Glaciers
In the past I have described how different the impact of global atmospheric warming has been on our two polar regions. In the Arctic we have witnessed a decline in the size of the sea ice pack and...
View ArticleProterra's Electric Bus Travels Over 1,100 Kilometers in 24 Hours
For those of you still using the British Imperial Unit, the over 1,1o0 translates to 700 miles. The route traveled simulated an urban setting and a typical commuter series of runs over a day. The...
View ArticleI Was Asked to Contribute an Abstract to an Upcoming Conference On Vertical...
I share with you my comments to the conference organizers.read more
View ArticlePutting Perspective on Climate Change Impacts, Part 1: The Eastern US
Why do I keep writing about climate change? Because I'm worried that the majority of us don't get it. So here is different perspective. Think about tourism and how climate change can alter your...
View ArticleChina to Build Kilometer-High Sustainable Tower
China has unveiled plans to erect, within the next three years, two new towers in Wuhan, a city on the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang), 689 kilometers (428 miles) west of Shanghai. If you are not familiar...
View ArticleChicago's Museum of Science and Industry is All About the Past
It is an inspiration to see the technological marvels that have gotten us to where we are today. And a great place to see this is Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Containing more than 35,000...
View ArticleNew York State Takes Activist Role in Implementing Solar Energy Projects
The investment doesn't amount to a lot of dollars, a mere $1 billion, a drop in the bucket compared to the hundreds of billions and trillions that are the numbers associated with the fossil fuel...
View ArticleNew York To Reveal Something New - The 21st Century Payphone
November 18, 2014 - Yesterday a friend of mine sent me a news clipping from The Washington Post. But before I talk about the content of what he forwarded I want to take you down memory lane for a...
View ArticleChina Experiments with Smart Cities
November 29, 2014 - Cities are where human ingenuity is demonstrating how to address climate change and implement smart green solutions.read more
View ArticleA Self-Driving Hotel? It Could Happen!
Rick Holman, who leads GM's global trends network, spoke at the Foresight & Trends conference about the enormous potential impact of self-driving cars. By some estimates, there's $36 Trillion of...
View ArticleSingapore to Launch Autonomous Vehicles in 2015
December 23, 2014 - The city-state that likes to push technology's limits is read more
View ArticleMiami Beach's Answer to Rising Sea Levels - More Waterfront Condos
December 23, 2014 - Southern Florida is the most vulnerable floodplain in the United States. The City of Miami Beach to protect itself from storm surges is attempting to implement a $300 million...
View ArticleBoston Issues Action Plan to Combat Rising Sea Levels and CO2
January 20, 2015 - The City of Boston has a plan to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) by 25% by 2025 and 80% by 2050.read more
View ArticleWriting From Florida About Freshwater
February 13, 2015 - My wife and I are snow birds, Canadians who come south for part of the winter to escape snow, ice and the cold. When we get here there is one thing we don't do. We don't drink the...
View ArticleNew York City Looks to a Climate Change Future - What About Others?
March 5, 2015 - From the perspective of coastal southern Florida it takes little imagination to realize just what is at risk from rising sea levels, a consequence of global warming. The area where my...
View Article228 Cities Set Emission Reduction Targets - Fort Collins, Colorado Leads the...
March 29, 2015 - Before I tell you about Fort Collins, Colorado, I want to clarify a couple of points in my earlier posting today that praised the North American automotive industry for exceeding...
View ArticleSatellites Tell Us That Sea Levels Are Rising Faster Than Previously Thought
April 21, 2015 - I wonder how deeply this headline will get buried but it is one to which most of humanity need pay attention.read more
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