Monthly Archives: October 2018

It’s Not Only What Climate Change Will Do to Our City, It’s to Our Whole Network

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

It’s Not Only What Climate Change Will Do To Our City, It’s What It Will Do To Our Whole Network We live in a complex interdependent world, where most of the connections are invisible to us.  Our city does not … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, California Oil, California Smog, California Water, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Science, Electric Cars, Green Rate Plans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Laguna Beach Flood Levels, Laguna Beach Transportation, Los Angeles Congested Traffic, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Ocean Acidification, Paris Climate Accord, Power Content Labels, SC Edison, SDG&E, Sea Level Rise, Solar Energy, US Climate Mayors, Wind Energy | Leave a comment

Penance, and a UN Solution to the Yemen War

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Penance, and a UN Solution to the Yemen War All of the parties in the Yemen war are in trouble.  The main humanitarian problem is the impending famine of 13 million people there.  In religious countries, it is well understood … Continue reading →

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The Club of Rome World Projections to the Year 2050

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

“Transformation is feasible”.  “How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Within Planetary Boundaries.” A Report to the Club of Rome from the Stockholm Resilience Center and the BI Norwegian Business School.  They use a model with many development factors to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Midterm Election, Affairs of State, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Economies, Education, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ocean Acidification, Paris Climate Accord, Poverty, Renewable Energy, Smog worldwide, United Nations, Upward Mobility, Wealth, Women’s Rights, World Smog | Leave a comment

Election Probabilities for the US, California, and CA 45th, 48th, and 49th from Nate Silver

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Election Probabilities for the US, California, and CA 45th, 48th, and 49th, from Nate Silver We present midterm election probabilities from Nate Silver, who uses multi-factor statistical analyses, covering US, California, and local house races.  The website is fivethirtyeight.com The … Continue reading →

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Funds for Orange County Congressional Candidates

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Funds for Local and Another CA Congressional District The funding reports are totals of the 2018 race from 2017-18, filed for the third quarter on 9/30/2018.  They are only for the final two candidates.  The data are taken from opensecrets.org, … Continue reading →

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Dictators Suppressing the Press and Opponents Often Backfires

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Why Don’t Dictators See that Suppressing the Press or Opponents Only Leads to Vastly More Negative Publicity? Why is it that the killing of one of Putin’s political opponents outside the Kremlin wasn’t forseen as elevating an unknown opponent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to Assemble, Freedom to Petition, Freedoms, Secrecy, Trump Truthiness, Trump's Mental Health | Leave a comment

Iran is the Real Target, and US Banks See a Risk

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Iran is the Real Target, and US Banks See a Risk Apparently, I have been misguided in focusing on Saudi Arabia and its oil.  Trump’s real goal is to block the worldwide export of Iranian oil, as a punishment for … Continue reading →

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Tired of Having the Saudi Crown Prince Laughing at America?

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Tired of having the Saudi Crown Prince laughing at America? Want to get back at their despot who can cruelly murder a Washington Post reporter who is also an American resident, in their consulate?  Who jails their women protesters?  Who … Continue reading →

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World Oil Use and Exports

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

World Oil Use and Exports In order to understand the challenge of reducing oil usage to mitigate climate change, we examine oil use by country or region.  We then look at world oil trade in terms of oil exporters. The … Continue reading →

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Legal Weasel in Chief: Donald Trump

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Dennis SILVERMAN

Legal Weasel in Chief: Donald Trump It took Trump two weeks, and many prodding calls to the Saudi King and Prince, but Trump has again constructed a weasel out of losing any money from the Saudis. Of course, I am … Continue reading →

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