Articles about tropics

Moving Away from Fossil Fuel Consumption Will Require Innovative Thinking and Diligent Changes in Habit

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Tony Simeone

  There are a couple of sayings that are often used together: talk is cheap and actions speak louder than words. Each separately and both together can convey the idea that it is easier to talk about something but harder … Continue reading →

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Hotter Tropics and Higher Tropical Rainfall Totals. Reason for Concern or Merely Cyclical Variance?

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Tony Simeone

  In 2007, an article was published in Science and Development Network that shared data from the NASA Global Precipitation Climatology Project that “analyzed the global rainfall record from 1979 to the present.” It confirmed one thing that most scientists … Continue reading →

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Ancient Civilizations in the Amazon – Another Biochar Fact or Fiction?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Tony Simeone

  I have begun to add more blog details about “Terra Preta” and “biochar” to help raise awareness about potential benefits of this ancient soil improvement process. An article by Juan Forero Washington Post Staff Writer (Sept 5, 2010): Scientists Find … Continue reading →

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