At some point in my life I hope to play “Random Karaoke slide show”. There is an open source program called SlideShare Karaoke Randomizer, where you type in a search term and the web-based program accesses numerous presentations tagged with that search term. You then can present a random presentation ad hoc. Most will think, why the hell would I want to do that, well I think it would be great fun and a learning experience.
I have previously been involved with Toastmasters, which has helped me with …

I have had an inclining to get up to speed on GHG science and the actual debate about GHG’s affect on global warming for some time now. I recall a friend of mine in a environmental policy class stating that its hard, as a student, with little specific knowledge of the science to understand the details behind GHG science in a manner that allows him to judged if its true or not.
Just take a quick look at a website devoted to the science of temperature …

I came across this NY Times article which covered a video that is “about the effects of human consumption.” Well, more accurately it reflects the negatives of human consumption.

The video was created by Annie Leonard, a former Greenpeace employee and an independent lecturer who paints a picture of how American habits result in forests being felled, mountaintops being destroyed, water being polluted and people and animals being poisoned.
Apparently the video quickly spread among teachers who,

recommended it to one another as a brief, provocative way of drawing students into …

Today the House will be voting on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (Waxman Markey Bill).
See my last post on my view of GHG legislation. This post is reserved to express the concept of certainty.
Vote Yes, For Certainty
I work in the energy industry and part of my work involves helping utilities make decisions. Over the last few years it is increasingly difficult for energy industry professionals to make decisions. This isn’t because of a change in culture or increasingly complicated decision making …

The War on Drugs was started by President Nixon 40 years ago and a recent Op-Ed in the NY Times explains how it has failed.
Nicholas Kristof describes three ill-effects of the War on Drugs:
1. Increased incarceration.

The United States now incarcerates people at a rate nearly five times the world average. In part, that’s because the number of people in prison for drug offenses rose roughly from 41,000 in 1980 to 500,000 today. Until the war on drugs, our incarceration rate was roughly the same as that of other countries.
2. Increased …