Virtual Residency Day Forty-One, the good and the bad
In Austin, Texas, Grist reported yesterday, they are aiming to institute building codes that will establish 'Zero-Energy Capable Homes' by the year 2015.
That good news was off set by more terrible news. In Grist today, they cite a BBC report to the effect that global warming will result in more bubonic plague, which thrives in warm moist conditions.
This evening, at a social occasion, I was speaking to a limnologist, who works with fresh water systems. She discussed how mercury has finally leveled off in the systems she is studying. We went on to chat about how tuna is now considered even more mercury polluted. I commented that the toxicity of the poor fish may save their lives... if you don't count what happens to then genetically.
The best of the good bad balance is there is increasing awareness and willingness to finally do something. The trillion dollar question is, will we, can we do enuf? The willingness is the critical part.
That good news was off set by more terrible news. In Grist today, they cite a BBC report to the effect that global warming will result in more bubonic plague, which thrives in warm moist conditions.
This evening, at a social occasion, I was speaking to a limnologist, who works with fresh water systems. She discussed how mercury has finally leveled off in the systems she is studying. We went on to chat about how tuna is now considered even more mercury polluted. I commented that the toxicity of the poor fish may save their lives... if you don't count what happens to then genetically.
The best of the good bad balance is there is increasing awareness and willingness to finally do something. The trillion dollar question is, will we, can we do enuf? The willingness is the critical part.
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