Category Archives: Environment
What is Pollution?
I prevented our dogs from wading at Jamestown Beach today. The rising tide carried a floating mat of yellow scum. I suspected pollution, which made me wonder about the meaning of the word. Pollution is as hard to define as … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Islands
Tagged Bass Rock, hair, James River, Michaelangelo's David, pollution
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Pollinators and our Plates
Guess the replies if you ask if wasps and flies have any virtues. Many people wish them extinct, but they are important pollinators along with wild bees, honeybees, and lepidoptera. The decline of 1-2% per year in insect populations around … Continue reading
A tornado not heading to Oz
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up. “There’s a cyclone coming …” he said. Thus, began Dorothy’s voyage over the Kansas prairie with her dog, Toto, carried by a tornado. The first warnings were the wail of the wind and bowing grass. … Continue reading
Appreciation of James Lovelock (1919-2022)
Did you ever regret you hadn’t met someone after hearing it was too late? I did today. James Lovelock was one of my scientific heroes. He died on Tuesday at age 103. I knew people who worked with him at … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Environment
Tagged James Lovelock, Montreal Protocol, ozone hole
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 