Show up and be counted
April 21, 2024
by Morgan Goodwin
It wasn't hard to find candidate Farrah Kahn in the parking lot. The Mayor of Irvine and candidate for OC's 3rd Supervisor District may have been the shortest person around, but there was no doubt of who was in charge. She was...
From little acorns great oaks grow
April 20, 2024
The most common response to the question “Would you like to join the fundraising committee?” is “No thanks, that’s not my thing.”
Take this short quiz to find out if you are, in fact, a fundraiser. Check all of the boxes that apply!
Sea Level Rise - Nature bats last
February 19, 2024
by Penny Elia
“It’s going to be a managed retreat
or an unmanaged retreat
because the ocean is coming
and nature bats last.”
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Sierra Club Camera Committee’s Focal Points Magazine
February 19, 2024
We came upon a hidden treasure rather by coincidence on the Angeles Chapter’s website: the Sierra Club Camera Committee. The group’s goal is to show the natural beauty of our world as well as areas of conservation social justice concerns. A hint of...
Where I'm coming from
February 19, 2024
First off, a bit of historical background: I was born in the summer of 1942 in Switzerland, in a suburb of Basel, just a stone’s throw from the German border. This was a summer of great uncertainty for the Swiss as the...
Plus ça change… Climate Change in the Paleolithic
February 19, 2024
In a paper published last fall “Demographic dynamics between 5500 and 3500 years ago (3550–1550 BCE) in selected study regions of Central Europe and the role of regional climate influences” authored by Ralph Grossmann, Mara Weinelt,...
Way to go in Daggett, California
December 23, 2023
Said Governer Newsom: "This is exactly the sort of innovation and big thinking that California needs, repurposing old fossil fuel infrastructure to build one of the biggest solar and battery projects in the country… "
COP 28 in Dubai - Final Update
December 22, 2023
November 30 - December 12, 2023
I had previously reported that this global conference opened with a bang; unfortunately, it closed with a whimper! After much arm twisting and wrangling, the meeting’s final statement recognized, for the...
Laguna Niguel Trail in Poor Shape
December 18, 2023
One of the 2 scenic trails that follow the Colinas Bluffs high above the Santa Ana freeway is in sad shape due to disputes between homeowners in the Bear Brand Ranch neighborhood in the City of Laguna Niguel.
COP28 in Dubai - Update of 12/2/2023
December 4, 2023
Reuters reports today that the meeting opened with a bang in the form of the adoption of a wonderful new fund to help poor nations deal with climate change. This puts...