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So yesterday, 1/20, was Trump's re-inauguration, which also happened to land on Martin Luther King Jr. Day so more salt in the wound, and one of his first Executive Orders was to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement, again. To act / behave like m…

The Blue Economy has long history, dating back to at least 6000 BC when humans are believed to have begun whaling in Korea so we're talking 8000+ years.  For most of us though, we equate the Blue Economy with the Viking Age from 800 to 1050 AD w…

Tomorrow, Sun, 9/25, is World Rivers Day which is a day of celebration and recognition for the world's rivers (the image used is my fav swimming hole on a river here in Oregon).  Water is 70%+ of the earth's surface and of that, ~96.5% is the oc…

Over the last few years, we keep hearing about the Blue Economy so thought it made sense to unpack this a bit to bring more clarity to the concept.  The Blue Economy is not new as humans have been profiting from the ocean, lakes, rivers and stre…

So here we are at Earth Day 2022 where the theme is invest in the planet.  I have to be honest, I think the tag line is overly optimistic as we, humans, as a species, don't seem to grok the damage we are doing to the earth.  Silly humans.&n…