https://slate.com/technology/2021/08/ministry-for-the-future-first-chapter-kim-stanley-robinson-interview.html I Can’t Stop Thinking About the First Chapter of This Climate Change Novel A conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson about The Ministry for the Future and this summer’s extreme heat. BY REBECCA ONIONAUG 16, 20215:47 AM On Tuesday, Aug. 31, at noon Eastern, Future Tense will host an online event to discuss stories about human thriving in … Continue reading Kim Stanley Robinson and his climate change novels
Month: August 2021
Housing price surge may not be a bubble after all
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/08/17/1028083046/home-prices-are-now-higher-than-the-peak-of-the-2000s-housing-bubble-what-gives Home Prices Are Now Higher Than The Peak Of The 2000s Housing Bubble. What Gives? August 17, 20216:30 AM ET GREG ROSALSKY Pixabay Even before the pandemic pushed the U.S. housing market into overdrive, the price of the average American home was on a rocket ride, climbing more than 50% between 2012 and 2019. … Continue reading Housing price surge may not be a bubble after all
Methane gas leaks during natural gas protection being monitored more because of buyer pressure based on climate crisis fears
https://www.wsj.com/articles/frackers-shippers-eye-natural-gas-leaks-as-climate-change-concerns-mount-11628760602 Frackers, Shippers Eye Natural-Gas Leaks as Climate Change Concerns Mount Cheniere Energy, EQT among those dispatching drones, planes and specialized cameras to collect data amid international pressure from buyers A drone used to monitor methane emissions flies over EQT Corp.’s Captain USA natural-gas production site in Washington County, Pa., in July.By Collin Eaton | Photographs by … Continue reading Methane gas leaks during natural gas protection being monitored more because of buyer pressure based on climate crisis fears
Delays for elective surgery have medical effects including death
http://www.statnews.com/2021/08/13/elective-surgeries-delayed-again-doctors-response/ Elective surgeries are being delayed again. Doctors want to handle it differently this time By Claudia López Lloreda Aug. 13, 2021 ADOBE In the past month, Tampa’s BayCare Health System has seen a tenfold increase in Covid-19 patients at its 14 acute care hospitals in central Florida. Expecting this surge to get worse, its executives decided … Continue reading Delays for elective surgery have medical effects including death
Wonderful tale about the place a dog has in the writer’s world
https://katherinebouton.com/2021/08/16/sleeping-with-dogs/ Sleeping with Dogs August 16, 2021 Katherine Bouton Healthy Hearing When my dog was a puppy he slept in a crate, then he moved to a chair, then onto the bed. My husband would pick him up like a little lamb, when he came to bed after me, and move him back to the … Continue reading Wonderful tale about the place a dog has in the writer’s world
Diet soda an addiction? A heartfelt story of quitting after 40 years
If this article persuades you to consider attacking your diet soda habit, here's an article with five good reasons to quit. https://www.eatthis.com/health-benefits-of-quitting-diet-soda/ But, in the meantime, read this from an addict of 40 years who recently quit: nytimes.com/2021/08/11/well/eat/diet-coke-addiction.html I Was Powerless Over Diet Coke After almost 40 years as a diet-soda addict, my body suddenly … Continue reading Diet soda an addiction? A heartfelt story of quitting after 40 years
Wingspan digital board game gorgeously converted for iOS
All three of my posts today have two articles -- just that sort of day. Wingspan used to be just a board game. It was then converted to platforms such as Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo Switch before its recent release for iOS. The first one, set out below, is a fulsome review. The second is … Continue reading Wingspan digital board game gorgeously converted for iOS
Siberian wildfires (at 10 million acres) bigger than all other fires on planet combined
Here's a link to another, excellent magazine article on the same disaster: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/siberian-wildfires-are-larger-globes-total-blazes-year-combined-180978433/ https://abcnews.go.com/International/siberian-wildfires-now-bigger-fires-world-combined/story?id=79422602 Siberian wildfires now bigger than all other fires in world combined Huge fires have been fueled by the historic drought.ByPatrick Reevell August 12, 2021, 12:52 PM 00:1605:525:51 Siberian wildfires now bigger than all other fires in world combinedABC News' Patrick Reevell … Continue reading Siberian wildfires (at 10 million acres) bigger than all other fires on planet combined
NYC population booms but not everywhere and not for everyone
As any regular reader of this blog knows, I'm a huge fan of NYC. This city may not be perfect but it has so many great features -- walkability, diversity, public transit, wide range of activities, four seasons, and (believe it or not) many affordable aspects to daily life -- that the downsides, for me, … Continue reading NYC population booms but not everywhere and not for everyone
Hurray for career bureaucrats who put the public interest ahead of politics
ww.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/sunday-review/census-redistricting-trump-immigrants.html? How the Census Bureau Stood Up to Donald Trump’s Meddling Credit...Nicholas Konrad/The New York Times By Emily Bazelon and Michael Wines Ms. Bazelon is a staff writer at The Times Magazine. Mr. Wines is a national correspondent for the paper who writes about voting and other election-related issues.Aug. 12, 2021 WASHINGTON — There were 10 days left … Continue reading Hurray for career bureaucrats who put the public interest ahead of politics
Methane far worse for us than CO2
https://www.vox.com/22613532/climate-change-methane-emissions (Also: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/us/methane-climate-change/index.html) It’s time to freak out about methane emissions This lesser-known greenhouse gas will make or break a “decisive decade” for climate change. By Rebecca Leber@rebleberrebecca.leber@vox.com Aug 12, 2021, 2:00pm EDT From his home office in Arizona, Riley Duren was multitasking, telling me about frighteningly powerful greenhouse gases even as he monitored his team’s aircraft. … Continue reading Methane far worse for us than CO2
Biden not truly serious about climate change as he grants 2,000 new drilling and fracking permits
President Biden's position on granting drilling and fracking permits was always visible during his campaign and his decades-long favoritism for the fossil fuel industry wasn't hidden. But oh, how I hoped he would realize that times have changed. But he has not and the planet will pay for his decisions. Is Biden serious about climate? … Continue reading Biden not truly serious about climate change as he grants 2,000 new drilling and fracking permits
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