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Bill McGuire is professor emeritus of geophysical & climate hazards at University College London and author of “Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant’s Guide.” The views expressed in this commentary are his own, despite my personal agreement.  In an earlier blog post, Pessimist or Realist, I echoed his views and remain more convinced we are heading towards a very … Read more

Well, it has taken a long time but we are finally getting started on phase 1 of the farm project!  Plans have been completed and building permit application submitted (should take about 5 weeks to process)  Started demolition this week of the old sheds where the new ranch/bunkhouse is going to be built.  Frankly speaking, … Read more

Sorry to age myself, but back in the seventies, Don Meredith was an announcer on Monday Night Football.  Once the game was decided, he used to sing “Turn out the lights, the party’s over” and it was basically time to get a jump on traffic and leave the game.  Well, if you don’t live in … Read more

It is pretty obvious why reducing emissions is going to be hard  since getting to net zero is more than just converting to EV’s and electrification via renewables.  A recent article by William Ripple of Oregon State University (An environmental and socially just climate mitigation pathway for a planet in peril) touches on what will … Read more

Zadig Casa Earth Renderings (1) (2) As any reader of my blog may be aware, I am building a sustainable farm project up in Washington State and here is a short update: Back in late 2019 I went into contract on approx 50 acres of gorgeous land located west/southwest of Mt. Rainier (picture of property … Read more

For those of you who have followed my blogs, you may recall that I have noted on several occasions that the thawing of permafrost is one of my biggest concerns as we warm the planet.  Well, this article just released notes that not only is the permafrost melting, it is doing so much, much faster … Read more

Following is an excerpt from an article today in regards to comments that Bill Gates made recently.  While an optimist but still a realist, he is indicating that 1.5 deg C rise is no longer realistic but that he thinks we won’t exceed 3 deg C (this by the way would be catastrophic).  I would … Read more

Time is running out for those who want to have options if things go sideways.  I recommend reading the article titled ‘2023 state of the climate report: Entering Uncharted Territory’  via the link below.  SZ https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biad080/7319571 From conclusion section: As scientists, we are increasingly being asked to tell the public the truth about the crises … Read more

I like this article because of its frankness.  That said, I think we passed the tipping point 5yrs ago and it is emission based, not some single event as theorized below.  Either way, we are in serious trouble and will suffer consequences that we can only make worse by in-action.  Although as individuals, every drop … Read more

Comments below are from David Schimel who won the Nobel Prize with Al Gore in 2007.  His comments are in complete agreement with a lot of my blogs over the last few years, so I am privileged to be in such good company.  That said, we have a long way to go in getting focused … Read more