Punta de Mayo

I urge to read the following, an excerpt from Al Gore's enviromental website. Here he warns us that we may be headed toward extinction as a people, if we don't get our act together. (Together with a long line of unfortunates, like the Mayans, the DoDo bird and the buffalo.) I got to thinking, since this is partially a carbon emission problem, why couldn't every one start skipping every other breath, we could reduce our carbon emissions by 50% overnight. I ask no recognition or applause for my suggestion, I am just trying to do my part.


Looking Back to Look Forward November 19, 2008 : 3:04 PM
A new study suggests the Mayan civilization might have collapsed due to environmental disasters:
"'These models suggest that as ecosystems were destroyed by mismanagement or were transformed by global climatic shifts, the depletion of agricultural and wild foods eventually contributed to the failure of the Maya sociopolitical system,' writes environmental archaeologist Kitty Emery of the Florida Museum of Natural History in the current Human Ecology journal."
As we move towards solving the climate crisis, we need to remember the consequences to civilizations that refused to take environmental concerns seriously.
If you haven’t read already read it, take a look at Jared Diamond’s book, Collapse.

On a lighter note, give it up for Kyler, he won the science contest at UIL yesterday. He is quite a scientist. I am trying to get him to develop a drug that makes young men clean their rooms, and remember to shower. He is just the one to do it.

Winter has hit the high plains. It is COLD as blazes here. (whatever that means.) And the wind is blowing 50 mph. (I started my breath skipping experiment this morning, I think it is already working.)

Til next time.