Who would have imagined that we would be in these circumstances 50 years after the first Earth Day? We all thought the ceremonial designation of a day to honor the Earth was advanced specifically to avoid this grim horizon –…
Today, as we commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blow-out, oil prices have hit an all-time low. West Texas Crude hit $1 a barrel today. This is in an industry where they need to get $35 a barrel…
Heading into week four, I’ve spoken with friends who are really missing the company of others, and I have spoken with friends who are under house arrest with their own family. How does the phrase go? “Fish and family –…
The comment period for a US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging project in the San Francisco Bay was just extended until April 21. We submitted our comments last Friday, and I’ll let them stand. The proposed plan is to deepen the…
For those who are ten, or have a ten-year-old in your den with you, this week’s “stuff for kids to do with sound” will head into visualizing sound. Humans, along with most terrestrial animals depend on sight as well as…
As part of our “fun sound projects for kids” series, this week we listen in on sound transmission and propagation. A big part of what we do here is review Environmental Impact Statements and provide “technical comments” on their proposed…
I hope you are all staying well, and adjusting to all of the social distancing recommendations from health professionals. All without going “cabin crazy.” It occurred to us that you might want to dig into some sound activities in…
This is when it occurred to me that EO 13807 was a Trojan Horse… This was the bill that would lock us into fossil-fueled transportation for the next 30 years while privatizing our roads, bridges, waterways, and freeway rest areas.
This last month has been a study in maintaining magnanimity for me, as I have been reviewing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) proposed revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA has been called the “Magna Carta”…