The $70 Trillion Arctic Ice Problem We Shouldn’t Ignore
Atmospheric CO2 has been consistently measured since 1956 in Hawaii. Calculated figures over geological times have suggested vast changes in CO2 levels, surface temperatures and changes in the climate; now […]
The Next Financial Crisis will be Worse Than 2008. Here’s How the World Can Prepare For it
Still psychologically scarred, few were keen last month to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Dow’s rock bottom close in March 2009. Even so, all month long, calls to heed […]
US-China Climate Pact A Good Start, But Not Quite Enough
The meeting in Lima, Peru, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Global Warming, which concluded on Sunday without a pathbreaking agreement, sent a strong message about how seriously we […]
Digital Currencies do Represent the Future
In the past few years, a curious new economic fad has swept across the world, spurred by the rapid rise of one simple piece of software. You’ve heard about it […]
And The Most Promising Green Technologies Of 2014 Are…
Looking back on 2013 it is apparent that we’ve reached a unique place in history where technology and the modern lifestyle are merging. And we seem to have finally reached […]
Why the U.S. Should Grant Edward Snowden Amnesty
As we say goodbye to 2013 and look forward to all that is to come in the New Year, I would like to take a quick opportunity to look back […]
May we be more optimistic!
Two years ago, writing for Khaleej Times, a leading daily in the United Arab Emirates, I was mildly pessimistic yet held out hope for the future in 2012. I was too […]