Ecology

New Zoning Laws for Colorado?

Legislative Proposal in Colorado Aims to Tackle Urban Sprawl, a Housing Shortage and Climate Change All at Once – Inside Climate News

The New Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in NV

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument | Bureau of Land Management (blm.gov)  

More Erratic Winter Weather Ahead

Researchers correlate Arctic warming to extreme winter weather in midlatitude and its future: Study shows that melting Arctic ice may lead to unpredictable winter weather across the globe — ScienceDaily

Treason/Quid Pro Quo, Ronald Reagan, Bush and “Democracy”

Reagan’s Treason: October Surprise and the $23 Million Payoff – Greg Palast

The Unconscious as a Driver of the 6th Great Extinction

Political parties that are more pro-oil development, pro-private car, pro-sprawl, and pro- additional resource use look to have even greater public support going forward. These desires will have even more potent effects on the already…

Humans and Phytomass, a 2000-Year View

Human domination of the biosphere: Rapid discharge of the earth-space battery foretells the future of humankind | PNAS

Recent Winter Temperature Change

Ocean CO2 Uptake Constraints Due to Alkalinity

Ocean Surface Tipping Point Could Accelerate Climate Change | Jackson School of Geosciences | The University of Texas at Austin (utexas.edu)

Civilization is a Heat Engine

Past world economic production constrains current energy demands: Persistent scaling with implications for economic growth and climate change mitigation (plos.org)

Walkable Urban Areas and Public Planning

Opinion | City Life, Culture Wars and Conspiracy Theories – The New York Times (nytimes.com)