The story of Washington, D.C., tells a tale of two cities. One of them is an epicenter of wealth and power, the seat of the most powerful government in the world. It is a tourist hotspot that attracts millions to the National Mall to marvel at monuments to past presidents and soldiers. It is a hub of education, boasting the Smithsonian museums and several major universities.
(Part Two of a Two-Part Series Dealing with the Climate Crisis)
In my last column, "Three Numbers that Predict the Future of the Planet", I wrote about the state of the climate crisis and focused on three key data points that reveal a bleak, but not altogether hopeless, reality for us and for the rest of the planet.
Since that article posted two weeks ago, there have been two major developments: Read More