From May 24th to May 28th, I had the privilege to participate in an historic conference to link the public and private investor sectors to help tackle the multi-trillion dollar capital expenditures required between now and 2050 to implement the strategies outlined in the December 2015 Paris COP 21 sessions. Here is a link to the […]

A very helpful marketing consultant by the name of Peter Klein (peter@pkassoc.com) suggested that I consider the concept of Diplomats to help spread the word about The NRF. The NRF is a 501c3 organization operating as a public charity. It is currently a development stage company looking for ways to help finance public climate resilience […]

Some thoughts about Green House Gas Emissions Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States are: Electricity production (30% of 2014 greenhouse gas emissions) – Electricity production generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. Approximately 67% of our electricity comes from burning fossil […]

Odds and Sods I just finished the 1000 page tome by David Foster Wallace called Infinite Jest. I got exposed to it through seeing the film, End of the Tour that features a literary and oratory voyage between Wallace and his Rolling Stone Interviewer David Lipsky that occurs sometime after the book was published and […]

As part of my care giving services to my mother, I decided to drive from New York to Florida to be with her, and initially my stepfather, from January 19th until about February 24th, including the driving. I will be returning to South Beach, Miami from March 15th until March 30th when my mother, her […]

One of the outcomes of my Nicaragua trip was that I met a very experienced hydrologist who has spent the last fifty plus years organizing large scale angler fishing expeditions around the world. His conclusion is that in some time in the not too distant future, there will be widespread drought in the area between […]

To my network: This 2016 year is a pivotal one for me.  I am pretty much divorced and moving on with my life. I am also in my 60th year so I would like to slow down, take care of my mother and concentrate more on my music and meditation in a much warmer climate […]

I am in the middle of reading an excellent book by Johan Rockstrom (climate scientist) and Mattias Klum (photographer)  called “Big World Small Planet” that really encapsulates our current situation. As a postscript to Paris COP 21, I thought this excerpt from their book really summarizes where humanity is at: A New Narrative “It’s high […]

Just finished an excellent book called Mastery by Robert Greene.  He is also the author of the 48 Laws of Power, a book I have not read yet. I am not really into self-improvement books as they are sometimes just exercises in “feeling good” about oneself.  Mastery, however, is the real thing and can assist […]

I was in DC last week meeting with two members of the National Security Council and a colleague of mine discussing resilience efforts and measures at the Federal government level. One of the results of the discussion was the desire, on the part of the Federal Government, to engage Fortune 500 companies in the adoption […]