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I recall my Biology professor taking our class outside to walk the grounds of our school and saying that what most people feared was being attacked with a nuclear bomb. Not so, he said. What’s likely to kill us all is already here, in our backyards and shelves of your local markets or warehouses of …

Like the characters in “The Wizard of Oz” story that followed “the yellow brick road,” why are some people intent on following the “green” road to a mythological utopian society? Kansas to Switzerland road trip can take one from land to air or sea to mountaintops. No, not to some “green job,” but to study …

“I’m looking you in the eye today to say: Your president, whom you voted for, is not guilty of corruption.” Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, June 12, 2019, Time “When it came to the electricity supply…beware of overlooking one of the four sectors in the city – had to be taken off the grid for at …

The Pacific Islands, specifically the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Johnston Atoll or Johnston Island Recovery Operations Center, and Wake Island has served man well in the 20th and 21st centuries. Possession of the islands, or territories, by men is a far cry from the time of 17th century English Poet and Scholar …

Lure of an “easy kill” comes natural to man and beast. Sanctions are not reserved only for countries. “The president of Creative Pipe…repeatedly destroyed evidence in bad faith…and lied under oath about his actions.”   News of the company Colonial Pipeline reportedly paying ransom after being hacked, reminded me of an article I read in …

In memory of my late father. His love, courage, and sacrifice created and inspired the force in my life. Sensing my father in my shadow, I longed to be in his. If only for a day. And when day disappeared and night fell, be in his skin, feel his joy and pains, proudly wear his …

From the Americas to Africa to the Middle East to Europe to Asia and Australia undergrounding can be found in select cities with means-wealthy residents and big companies. Yet, debate between overhead v underground power lines is ongoing. Public-Private companies have been slow to revamp ground antiquated power and telecommunications infrastructure in sectors susceptible to …

World Accords are not new or restricted to Middle Eastern leaders. In fact, businesses from U.S., Iran, Europe, South America, Africa, and Russia have shaken a few hands going back a century and are as common as oil spills. But will their fates be of their own making and like prehistoric animals drown in tar …

The dichotomy of Fossil Fuels v Nuclear Power is not only false but misleading. Energy companies speak of a “green” future applauding all the powers – hydro, wind and solar. Yet, they’ve been pledging to transition in 20, 30, 40, 50….years since the 1970s. All the while focus and investment has been on both Fossil …

“Attention, Attention. Honorable Comrades.” Chernobyl Disaster on April 26, 1986 opening announcement (English translation).  “Kill Switch” is found on air crafts, weapons and nuclear power plants. Who controls the “safety control rod axe man” (SCRAM)? The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported in 2018 450 nuclear power reactors in operation in 30 countries. Viewing satellite …