Tag: Solutions
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SOLUTIONS 12/18: Inspiring personal story and example for us all
By Huck Fairman In this time of stress, environmental and political, TED Talks offers an inspirational, personal story in the form of a talk delivered by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Beginning with his personal history growing up in rural Brazil, he recounts how he first studied economics before turning to photography. Born in 1944, he…
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SOLUTIONS 11/27: Initiatives and ideas to address climate change
By Huck Fairman As climate change becomes more pronounced – the warmest years on record have all been over the last several – societies and communities are discussing and trying different approaches. In Portland, Oregon, voters approved a 2018 ballot measure, The Clean Energy Fund. Denver, Colorado, voters recently approved a similar program. President-elect Joe…
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SOLUTIONS 11/20: Looking Ahead
By Huck Fairman The last week in New Jersey has seen beautiful, summer-like days with blue skies and temperatures in the 70s. Many have ventured outside to enjoy them. But others have worried that this unusual November weather is another warning that we are warming our planet. Is there evidence to support those concerns? In…
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SOLUTIONS 10/30: Artwork inspires us to take action to protect water bodies
By Huck Fairman As most readers are aware, man’s activity, and particularly his emissions from fossil fuel usage, are warming the earth – the atmosphere, the oceans and the continents. Many residents are doing their part and more to help address, publicize and correct the situation. But among the more striking efforts to bring these…
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SOLUTIONS 9/25: Storms and fire
By Huck Fairman The world is changing, the physical world and the political ones. Fires have been raging not only in our northwest and in California (following record heat and an extended drought), but in Argentina, Indonesia, Brazil, Siberia, the Arctic and Australia. Hurricanes have been ravaging the Gulf states (as well as other coastal…
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SOLUTIONS 9/18: Gas powered SUVs are killing us
By Huck Fairman SUVS are the second largest cause of the global increase in emissions over the last decade. This is the conclusion of the International Energy Agency in 2019, as reported in The Guardian. The emissions from the rising numbers of gas-powered SUVs in the US, Europe and China have exceeded those from shipping,…
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SOLUTIONS 9/4: Municipal strategy for clean energy
By Huck Fairman Our town of Princeton, the university and many of the local citizens have taken a variety of steps to reduce emissions by using less energy and producing or buying cleaner energy. These steps include turning to electric vehicles, installing solar panels and/or geothermal systems, using LED light bulbs, biking, enhancing public transportation,…
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SOLUTIONS 8/21: Our Final Warning
By Huck Fairman This summer, parts of this country have been experiencing record heat, a hurricane or two, torrential rains, or droughts and wildfires. And most regions around the Earth have shared one or more of these responses by nature to our heating up its air and water. British author and journalist Mark Lynas, currently…
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SOLUTIONS 8/7: THREATS AND ADAPTATIONS
By Huck Fairman Princeton University climate scientist, Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, has been looking at the possible impacts from ocean level rise, storm surges, higher tides and breaking waves. He acknowledges that modeling estimates for these coastal changes is not easy because of the many uncertainties. For instance, predicting the height of and the destruction from…
