Plastic recycling is, for many of us, a guilt provoking topic. I try to be careful of what I toss into my recycling bin, even so, I do not believe that all of it is recycled. Contrary to what the waste management websites say, I know there is no recycling…
In some ways, the state of Maine and the state of New Mexico are similar. They both have a population of about 2 million. The median household income for Maine is $68,251 — higher than New Mexico’s at $58,251. But households in Maine are going to be able to access…
What is happening with EVs? There has been a lot of negative commentary about EVs lately — some of it filled with misinformation. Be wary of those who call themselves “independent consultants.” It is well understood that most fossil fuel emissions are caused by the cars we drive and the…
The largest clean energy investment the U.S. has made, the Inflation Reduction Act, IRA, is now a year old. President Joe Biden was recently in New Mexico touting the benefits of the IRA. As 350 New Mexico says on its website, “The IRA offers consumers, companies and contractors a once…
Our planet is our life support system and we have interfered with its complex mechanisms in ways we do not understand. Our finite brains are not designed to comprehend complexity at this level. We need a full systems-level view of our world. AI — artificial intelligence — will not solve…
According to the New Mexico State Wetland Summary, we used to have about a million acres of wetlands. We have lost 52%. Now only 0.6% of our land base is wetland. In our high desert communities those remaining should be considered our crown jewels. They have always been vulnerable, but…
I recently heard a TED talk by Yuval Noah Harari, the historian and author who wrote “Sapiens.” I was struck by what he said. “If Humanity invests just an extra 2% of the global GDP in developing eco-friendly technologies and infrastructure every year, this would be enough to prevent catastrophic…
It seems like we have entered a new political landscape. Our governor, who has been considered a climate-change leader, just vetoed most of the climate change legislation passed by our House and Senate this session. And she did so with very little explanation, suggesting these bills were not “sustainable.” Most…
Climate anxiety or eco-anxiety is experienced as stress, fear, and worry about current and future effects of climate change. It is based on a real threat and is a rational response to the world we live in. Floods, fires, heat waves and massive storms have already caused hundreds of thousands…
Most of the climate change news is not good. In fact, there is a daily barrage of troubling climate data that tell us the future will be exceedingly challenging. We already face multiple and costly climate disasters ranging from record heatwaves to massive flooding. But, now and then, there is…
