POSTED: Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist • 12.27.2017 • no comments

I have long believed that our electricity supply system had a vitamin D deficiency. We were not getting enough sunlight into the equation.   I’m well versed in both the potential and viability of solar energy, and the promise of sustainability. I’m also an advocate of Buckminster Fuller’s design philosophy and a disciple of Ian […]

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POSTED: Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist • 11.28.2017 • no comments

On December 12, 2015 the Paris Climate Accord (PCA)*1 was adopted by consensus of the 195 members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  News reports showed the celebrative mood of the participants.  Not only had the PCA been agreed upon, but the plan was going to try to limit global average […]

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POSTED: William "Coty" Keller • 09.26.2017 • 1 Comment

Staff Writers Zach Murdock and Elizabeth Djinis did a nice job in the Sarasota Herald Tribune (Preparing for More Irmas, 9/17/2017) explaining that hurricane Irma represents the new normal: the strongest storms should get stronger in the coming decades as the ocean temperatures warm; creeping sea level rise will make storm surges and inundation worse, […]

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POSTED: Bob Leonard • 08.02.2017 • no comments

Welcome to Earth Overshoot Day 2017. August 2nd is the earliest Earth Overshoot Day ever. Today is the day when humanity’s consumption of natural resources officially surpasses the planet’s ability to replenish them in one year.   The good news is that the time frame for this special day has slowed its march back through […]

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POSTED: Roger Streit • 06.22.2017 • no comments

Before people address a problem, they must be made aware of it. Once aware, they must take appropriate action to solve the problem. This is the premise behind This Spaceship Earth’s “crew consciousness” concept. TSE is devoted to developing people from being passive passengers on Spaceship Earth to being active crew members.   Just as […]

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POSTED: Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist • 06.14.2017 • no comments

The ocean has a draw to it.  We go there to live, to work, to relax, to escape, and to find ourselves. It is a mystery, a provider, a taker, and a wonder. It is a source of life.     In an effort to improve our relationship with the ocean, the theme of this […]

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POSTED: Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist • 06.06.2017 • no comments

This commentary originally appeared on Planetary Ethicist.    This year’s theme for World Environment Day is about reconnecting with Nature: go outside and enjoy Nature, value Nature, and learn about the importance of Nature in our lives and livelihoods.   We tend to take Nature, natural resources and nature’s services for granted. It’s easy to under-appreciate the […]

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POSTED: David Houle - Futurist • 05.29.2017 • no comments

As a boy, the four letters NASA meant unprecedented adventure to me. NASA opened up the frontier of space. It gave credence to all the science fiction I had read. Most importantly, it gave America a vision, one that brought the country together and gave us a collective sense of pride.   For me, that […]

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POSTED: William "Coty" Keller • 04.27.2017 • no comments

A Vietnam veteran, William “Coty” Keller is an ecologist and Florida Master Naturalist, working to conserve and restore the natural relationships among living things and the environment. He lives and works in Port Charlotte, FL. Current projects include leading the local chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, eradicating invasive species from the mangroves in the Charlotte […]

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POSTED: Tim Rumage - Planetary Ethicist • 04.20.2017 • no comments

Habitat loss is the wrong term and sends the wrong message – for habitats aren’t lost. Habitats do not wander off the trail, become confused and fail to find their way home again. Nor do habitats fall through a hole in one’s pocket, or get jostled out of a backpack and get left behind. Habitats are not lost, they are taken.

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