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Mars Here We Come This was a big week for America, China, and the UAE. All three countries launched spacecraft on 300 million mile journeys to land on Mars in February, 2021. The NASA launch with the United Launch Alliance (ULA) was dazzling. On board is a compact car sized six-wheeled robotic vehicle which has […]

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Carbon Neutral Update Apple Inc. has pledged to become carbon neutral across its business, including its mostly overseas supply chain, within the next 10 years. I believe many more major companies will rearrange its operations to battle climate change. The iPhone maker said Tuesday its new commitment means, by 2030, every Apple device sold will have […]

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The Vote on Internet Voting On Tuesday evening the 14th, Bob Reby, CFP®, Founder and CEO of Reby Advisors, and I discussed Internet voting in a Zoom webinar hosted by the Ridgefield CT Library. In part, it related to my book, Election Attitude: How Internet Voting Leads to a Stronger Democracy.  I pledged to donate […]

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Fireside Chat About Internet Voting On Tuesday evening the 14th, Bob Reby, CFP®, Founder and CEO of Reby Advisors, and I will be discussing Internet voting. It will, in part, relate to my book, Election Attitude: How Internet Voting Leads to a Stronger Democracy.  Some of the things Bob and I will discuss include: Voting […]

The Simple Science of a Greenhouse

Every day, there are stories in the media about climate change. Opinions on the subject vary widely. Based on a UN report, Axios wrote “Nothing is happening remotely fast enough to save humanity from facing the self-inflicted disaster of runaway climate change”. Some see it quite differently. The challenge is the subject consists of incredibly […]