PinnedPulling Together Across Blue Water for TenerifeThe tall ship Tecla, a Dutch North Sea sailing herring dragger built in 1915, was bound for Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands. It was tied by three heavy hawser lines to the ferry quay in Ullapool, Northwest Scotland, a town of white-washed buildings packed together for the herring fishery…Climate Change11 min readClimate Change11 min read
PinnedMember-onlyPint Glass With Ice Refutes Reports of Atlantic Ocean Current CollapseThere was no ambiguity to the title of the juried science journal article: “Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic Meridional…Oceans8 min readOceans8 min read
PinnedSoil is the Elephant in the Climate Change RoomWe’ve been so focused on fossil fuels and the short-term methane from burping cows that we’ve missed the significant amount of carbon (and water) being lost from under our feet to the air and to the seas.” Nicole Masters, For the Love of Soil Soil is the Elephant in the Climate Change Room With 2800 billion tons of carbon…Climate Change4 min readClimate Change4 min read
PinnedMember-onlySailing against the wind into the lightBeneath lowering skies, the addressing-climate-change voyage is underway. We mark progress, take the measure, adjust course, and carry-onPositive Thinking18 min readPositive Thinking18 min read
PinnedSaving Forests with Carbon Offset Rewards for Not Cutting, Let Forests Grow OldThe forests of the U.S. Northeast are in peril. Global warming has raised temperatures, improving conditions for insects such as the emerald ash borer, to ravage trees already stressed due to drought and scorching summers. Massachusetts forests experienced 97 wildfires across the state during the summer of 2022. Keeping pace…Trees3 min readTrees3 min read
Sep 1Wild Goose Chase | Global Warming SolutionsOn January 1, the Sunday morning paper reported a white-fronted goose was seen off Argilla Road in Ipswich, and I was on my way on the chase. This is a brown goose with a pink bill surrounded by white feathers. …Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
Aug 24Yes, Tessa, we absolutely can stop climate change.Yes, Tessa, as you say, we absolutely can stop climate change. Groups of people are taking positive steps to do so all around the world where they live. Indigenous people, particularly Native Americans, have, for the most part, better practices because they do little plowing, furrowing, fertilizing, irrigating, etc. These…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
Aug 24Our Culture Will Colapse By 2030.1.2K35Jan SlortWhy must we sustain the level of energy we are producing with the increasing efficiency of…Why must we sustain the level of energy we are producing with the increasing efficiency of machines, lighter materials, and minituration? Why can't we save energy? Must Americans continue our outrageous rate of consumption? Why must we pollute so much? Can't we organize like all other life forms to take…1 min read1 min read
Aug 14Member-onlySlowing water runoff, recharging groundwater, and storing more carbon in healthier soilsConsider the Slow Water Drought Relief Carbon Offset Fund to fight climate change, increase climate resiliency, minimize human environmental impacts, and restore nature. The fund takes a two-pronged approach. The first part of the Slow Water Fund focuses on slowing water down and restoring natural water cycles. In natural areas…Environment4 min readEnvironment4 min read
Jul 24Member-onlyGoing it alone in the fight against climate change is like the boy who cried wolfThe apocryphal story is of a boy so worried about wolves attacking his community that he cries out the alarm when they are not coming. Then when hungry wolves salivated on the threshold, nobody heeded his alarm call. The story is often taken as not sounding the alarm unless you…Climate Change3 min readClimate Change3 min read
