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Humanity is Creating Continents of Trash

David Houle - Futurist
09.09.2024

 

We Must Consume Less   Humans are the only species that creates waste. We are the only species that can live anywhere on the planet. These two “attributes” set us apart from all other species, yet these two “attributes” are killing thousands of other species.   The climate crisis is about CO2 and all other […]

 

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A Sustainability Portrait of McMinnville, Oregon

Jon Biemer, P.E.
09.01.2024

 

McMinnville is the county seat of Yamhill County, Oregon. The 2020 census reports that it has 34,000 residents. It is in the heart of wine country about an hour southwest of Portland, and an hour east of the Oregon shore. No freeways pass anywhere near. I prepared the following sustainability profile of McMinnville in anticipation […]

 

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Inputs Needed for a Regenerative Future

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager
08.27.2024

 

Regenerative approaches aim for complete systems changes that address the root causes of our climate crisis and other global crises (they are all connected). The goal is to create the conditions for all life to thrive, generating self-sustaining positive outcomes for nature, people and the economy. Regeneration offers a bold vision of the future we […]

 

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New Product Development in an Era of Climate Crisis


08.06.2024

 

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series by crew members concerning business opportunities that would not exist if it weren’t for our rapidly changing climate. This Crew Commentary is authored by Scott Hamilton. Scott is a Board Advisor who manages Torastan, a consulting firm focusing on enterprise growth and sustainability located in Wokingham, […]

 

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Breaking Heat Records at an Accelerating Rate

David Houle - Futurist
07.29.2024

 

We all know that global warming leads to our climate crisis. As the planet warms, the crisis grows and accelerates. We are on a year-long streak when each month broke the all-time heat record for hottest month ever. June was the hottest June ever. July was the hottest July ever. Repeat for every month so […]

 

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Wildfires Here Now: We Have to Adapt as We Mitigate

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager
07.20.2024

 

NOTE: As I write this on a July weekend in Portland OR… here’s today’s headline in the New York Times: “Pacific Northwest Faces Critical Fire Risk as Wildfires Burn”. About 1.7 million people are under fire danger warnings on Sunday as a heat wave continues to bake the region and several large blazes burn in Oregon. […]

 

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Deep Geothermal Drilling: Serious Hope


07.14.2024

 

The world has shut down 1,631 coal-fired power plants since 2010. However, there are 2,433 coal-fired power plants still in operation as of mid-2023. China has almost half at 1,142. India has 282, and the U.S. has 210. Massive amounts of carbon-dioxide and other GHGs continue to be emitted into our atmosphere! How do you […]

 

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Our Elders are Vulnerable to the Impacts of a Changing Climate

Bob Leonard - Climate Risk Manager
07.02.2024

 

There are hundreds of millions of Baby Boomers all over Spaceship Earth. They are now in their 60s and 70s. They are our neighbors, friends, family… maybe even ourselves. Climate change is a public health emergency. Older adults are especially vulnerable to the impacts of our climate crisis. Adults 65 and over make up 16% […]

 

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Potential Energies and the Environmental Risks They Represent


06.22.2024

 

Engineering dynamics tells us to pay attention to “potential energy”. That’s the energy that will be released if some restraining condition is removed. A simple example would be a glass sitting on the edge of a table. If the glass is knocked off the table, the glass crashes to the floor – turning potential energy […]

 

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Driving, EVs, Transportation and Community Design

Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist
06.17.2024

 

I love to drive.   Plain and simple – I love to drive. I like seeing the scenery. I like seeing the life of the community – the farms, the wild areas, the bird life, people walking and being outdoors. I like experiencing the weather and the seasons. I do have limits. Travel: yes. Traffic: […]

 

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