The behemoth was smack dab in front of me. Unforgettable on reflection, yet in the moment I actually mistook it for a boulder. It was years back. I was ambling…
Month: May 2026
Hiding in Plain Sight
One of the remarkable aspects of the World Court’s far-reaching and erudite 2025 opinion on State obligations in respect of climate change was that all 15 Justices voted without dissent…
The Nations United Stand Up
In the end there were “141 votes in favour, eight against and 28 abstentions,” according to a UN News account. By that strong, if curious, margin the United Nations General…
Jim Hansen Signs Citizen Petition
Joins Call on Congress to Halt Trump II Unilateral Withdrawal from Framework Convention We are pleased to report here that Dr. James E. Hansen has signed our citizens’ petition to…
CPR Initiative Demands Answers
Why did the State Department Formally Withdraw the Nation from the Framework Convention? Marco Rubio serves the Trump II Administration as Secretary of State, acting National Security Advisor, and, increasingly,…
Our Most Poisoned Power
In Re Coal: Part I of VI The normally astute Paul Krugman recently proffered a large, if common, error of metaphor at his Substack site. The writer was arguing, in…
Are Sea Levels Rising?
For the Answer, Do Not Consult the April 29, 2026 United States Senate Properly impatient with the current majority party’s intransigence on climate change, Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) on Thursday sought…